Openings, decks and shade in Santa Monica, Los Angeles County
Santa Monica Rooms That Open to the Patio
For Santa Monica houses, Palmcrest Contractors specifies patio doors, decks and covers with hardware and finishes chosen to stand up to damp air.
Damp air that carries minerals off the water is the condition that shapes the back of a house near the Pacific. For a Santa Monica home, a wide patio door, the deck outside it and the cover above are each specified for steady moisture. We plan them together, which keeps the room bright, the shade where it is wanted and the moving parts working smoothly.
Hardware for damp air
Stainless or coated fasteners, sealed rollers and powder coated or fiberglass door frames hold up where ordinary steel would pit and stain. Deck boards are picked for low swelling when the air stays humid, and cover posts stand on raised metal bases so their ends stay dry above the concrete. Flashing over the new door head is sealed at the laps so wind driven water cannot work behind it. Each of these items appears as a separate part of the written quote, so you can see what it adds.
State review and the city permit
Structural work for the opening, along with any attached cover or raised deck, goes to the City of Santa Monica building department for review. Some lots near the water also come under state review for development along the Pacific, and others do not. We check the address early so the drawings go in with whatever that lot needs. From there we answer plan check, build through each inspection and finish with the room and the patio opening onto each other.
What we build in Santa Monica
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 Santa Monica
Tell us which wall, room or yard you have in mind, and we will arrange a measure.