Openings, decks and shade in Palms, Los Angeles County
Palms Rooms That Reach Into the Yard
Palmcrest Contractors opens Palms rooms to the yard with wider doors, compact decks and patio covers, drawn and inspected under City of Los Angeles review.
The Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety, known as LADBS, is the office that reviews and inspects a remodel in Palms, since the neighborhood lies within City of Los Angeles limits. For a project that widens a back wall into a glass door, adds a deck or hangs a cover over the patio, Palmcrest prepares the drawings around what that office will ask to see.
What the reviewer asks for
A plan checker wants to see the existing wall, the new opening and the header that spans it, with the engineer's calculations for the beam, the posts and any new footing. For an attached cover, the ledger connection and the post bases are drawn in detail. Setbacks from the property line matter on a compact lot, so the site plan shows how far a deck or cover reaches toward the fence. Inspections follow the build in order: footings, framing and then the finished opening, each cleared before work moves on.
Light and privacy on a city lot
With houses and fences close at hand, a wide door has to bring in daylight without putting the room on display. Frosted or reeded glass in the side panels, a cover with adjustable louvers and a planted screen along the fence line all help the patio feel tucked away. A low deck or paver floor set level with the sill makes a small yard read as part of the room. Low emissivity glass and an insulated cover cut the heat hard sun can bring into a room facing the yard.
What we build in Palms
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 Palms
Tell us which wall, room or yard you have in mind, and we will arrange a measure.