Structural Work in Lake View Terrace
Lake View Terrace deck supports in steel, heavy timber or enclosed framing on engineered piers, chosen for fire hazard rules and permitted through LADBS.
Does the new framing under the deck have to be steel? The fire hazard map answers part of that for a Lake View Terrace house. Parts of Lake View Terrace sit within mapped fire hazard zones, and on a lot inside one, exposed structure may have to meet ember-resistance rules. Heavy timber, ignition-resistant materials or an enclosed underside can also qualify, so steel is one option among several.
Choosing what holds the deck up
Steel posts and beams are noncombustible and need little upkeep beyond their coating. Heavy timber, where the rules allow it, chars slowly on its surface and keeps carrying load. Enclosing the underside with an approved material keeps embers from collecting beneath the floor. Whatever the frame, the posts land on concrete piers sized by the engineer, and on a sloping lot those piers are drilled down to firm soil. Decking and guards are picked to meet the same rules, so the whole assembly works together.
LADBS review
LADBS issues permits for Lake View Terrace, which lies inside the City of Los Angeles. Reviewers there read the calculations along with the fire-resistance details of the deck. Inspectors visit the pier holes before concrete, the framing and connectors before decking covers them, and the finished guards. If the work includes a retaining wall near the deck, its footing, steel and drain are inspected on the same permit before backfill. The approved set stays at the site so each inspector can compare the materials on hand with those drawn.
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Structural Work in Lake View Terrace: questions
A structural engineer, once the wall's lean, cracks, drain and footing have been checked. Where repair or replacement is recommended, LADBS approves the engineered design, and its inspectors see the footing, steel and drain before soil goes back against the wall.
How strong the soil is and how deep firm ground lies, from borings or test pits. Then the grade, any fill, runoff paths and loads near the top, along with the material limits that apply if the lot sits in a mapped fire hazard zone.
The piers, caissons and walls are, with each pier at its drilled depth and each wall at its length and height. Deck framing, its fire-resistant materials and the guards are separate items, so choosing steel or heavy timber shows its effect on the total.
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