Openings, decks and shade in South Pasadena, Los Angeles County
Wider Openings and Shaded Patios in South Pasadena
Palmcrest Contractors itemizes each South Pasadena glass door, deck and shade cover quote, so you can see which choices move the written number.
Written in separate lines, the Palmcrest quote for a South Pasadena house reads like this: the wall opening and its engineered header, the door or window unit, then whatever goes outside, a deck, a patio slab or a cover. Three things move it most. How wide the opening gets, whether the wall turns out to carry roof load, and which glass and frame you pick. Each line can be changed without redrawing the rest.
What sits behind each line
The opening line covers shoring, demolition, the header the engineer sizes, any new posts and footings, and the patch work inside and out. The unit line names the door style, the frame material and the glass package, since a multi panel slider and a hinged pair are priced very differently. Outdoor work is listed by surface and by structure, with the cover's posts, beams and roof panels shown apart from the deck boards. Permit fees and engineering appear as their own items. If you trim the scope later, the affected line changes and the others hold.
Light, shade and the suburban lot
On a suburban lot with a yard behind the house, the goal is a back room that reads as part of the patio. Low emissivity glass keeps the bright afternoon from heating the floor, and a cover sized to the opening throws shade across the threshold where it counts. A louvered roof can be opened for a breeze and closed against glare. Drawings for South Pasadena go to the city's building department for review, and an inspector visits at footings, framing and the finished stage. Alhambra, San Marino and Pasadena are handled with the same quote format.
What we build in South Pasadena
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 South Pasadena
Tell us which wall, room or yard you have in mind, and we will arrange a measure.