Openings, decks and shade in North Hills, Los Angeles County
North Hills Family Rooms That Open Outside
Palmcrest Contractors opens the back wall of a North Hills house with an engineered header, tight glass doors and a patio cover sized to shade them.
For Palmcrest, the back wall of a North Hills house matters more than any other part, because it is where the family room can meet the patio. Opened under an engineered header and filled with wide glass doors, that wall lets the outdoor space read as part of the room. Inland lots in the valley see hard sun and dry, gusty wind, so the glass, the seals and the shade over them are picked for exactly that.
Glass and seals for hard sun
Dual glazed panels with a low emissivity coating turn back much of the heat that would otherwise pour through a wide run of glass. Fiberglass frames, or aluminum with a thermal break, hold their shape as they warm, and a pale frame color fades less. Gusts push fine dust at every gap, so the doors are specified with compression seals, a snug interlock where the panels meet and a sill whose weep holes drain outward. A retractable screen tucked into the jamb lets in air on a mild evening without a fixed frame crossing the view.
Shade overhead and the LADBS review
The patio cover is drawn deep enough that its shadow stays on the glass through the hottest hours. Insulated aluminum panels give full shade and soften the sound of rain, while a louvered roof can be tilted open to let winter sun reach the room. A gutter collects runoff from the occasional heavy storm and sends it to a downspout away from the slab. Because North Hills is part of the City of Los Angeles, LADBS checks the header calculations, the post footings and the ledger attachment, and an inspector signs off each stage before it is covered.
What we build in North Hills
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 North Hills
Tell us which wall, room or yard you have in mind, and we will arrange a measure.