Full Home Remodeling in Van Nuys
Whole-house remodeling in Van Nuys with finishes picked for hard sun and dry wind, structure checked first and plans sent through LADBS plan check.
An acrylic finish coat flexes where cement color coats crack, and that matters on a Van Nuys remodel whose windows change size. New stucco around each resized opening meets the old wall at a seam, and an inland lot under hard sun and dry wind keeps both surfaces moving. Laid over old and new together, the acrylic coat bridges hairline cracks, fades slowly and sheds water off the patch.
What goes under the new finish
Stucco patches start with the paper behind them. Where an opening is enlarged or closed, the old water-resistive barrier is cut back and the new layers lap over it like shingles, so water that gets behind the plaster runs out at the weep screed. Metal lath is fastened into the studs, then scratch and brown coats are built up to the thickness of the existing wall. The brown coat has to cure before the acrylic finish goes on, or the new stucco can shrink and show through as a ghost outline.
Inside materials picked for heat
Indoors, the same exposure shapes a few choices. Opened exterior walls get blown insulation that slows heat moving through, and a radiant barrier on the attic side of the roof deck cuts what the ceiling picks up. Replacement windows meet the energy values the code sets for an alteration, with low solar heat gain glass on walls that face the afternoon sun. Ducts that stay in the attic are sealed and wrapped, since an open joint dumps cooled air into the hottest space in the house.
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Full Home Remodeling in Van Nuys: questions
Look at what sits above each wall. A partition with only a ceiling over it can usually go, and one under a floor, a ridge or the joists of an upper level needs a beam with posts down to footings. Where the house steps, the dividing wall often carries both levels, so the engineer checks it before it comes out.
Phase lines are drawn around the services. The electrical panel and water main are upgraded early during a short planned shutoff, and after that the house is worked in sections so a bathroom and a sink remain usable. Rooms inspected together are grouped into one phase, which keeps the number of inspection visits down.
We list them apart. The structural part covers engineered items such as new beams, posts, footings and hold-downs, and the finish part covers what you see and touch. Seeing the 2 groups side by side helps when choosing what to build now and what can wait for a later phase of the remodel.
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Tell us about the lot and the job. A builder replies by phone or email to set up a visit.