Openings, decks and shade in Claremont, Los Angeles County
Glass Doors, Decks and Covers in Claremont
Palmcrest Contractors draws Claremont plan sets for wider doors, decks and patio covers, answers plan check comments and builds to each city inspection.
The City of Claremont building division is where drawings for a wider back door, a deck or a patio cover are checked, and Palmcrest prepares them with that review in mind. Its plan checkers look at the engineer's numbers for the new beam, the way a cover or deck attaches to the house and the energy rating of the glass. Once the set is approved, inspectors return at each stage of the build.
Sheets the reviewer reads
For the opening, the set carries the engineer's header calculation and a detail of the posts and footings that take the load down. Doors come with a schedule listing size, glazing and the energy values California requires. A deck attached to the house shows its ledger, the flashing above it and the bolts that hold it, plus joist spans and the guard if the surface stands high enough to need one. A patio cover sheet shows post bases, beam sizes and the roof framing. Plan check comments are answered on revised sheets until the permit issues.
Inspections, then the patio
Once approved, the build pauses at set inspection points. Footing holes are inspected open, before concrete goes in. Framing is inspected while the header and posts are still exposed, and a final visit signs off the door, deck or cover once complete. On the yard side, a cover of aluminum or painted wood throws shade across the new glass, and composite boards or pavers lead off the sill, sloped so rain drains toward the yard. Gutters on the cover end in downspouts placed clear of the posts, keeping water off the footings the inspector approved.
What we build in Claremont
Every service below is available here, from a wider opening at the back of the house to a full remodel.
Open up your house in Claremont
Tell us which wall, room or yard you have in mind, and we will arrange a measure.