Valley Glen ADU Construction Measured From the Fence
Valley Glen ADU construction that starts by measuring the fences around the yard, then sets windows, patio glass and shade for privacy and light.
Fence height is the first number we write down on a Valley Glen lot. It tells us how much of the unit's glass a neighbor could see over the top, and how high a window sill has to sit before privacy takes care of itself. With those heights in hand, we give the main room a full-height patio door on the side the fences screen, and keep the walls the neighbors can see for higher, smaller windows.
Reading the yard from eye level
We measure each fence or wall around the yard and note where it dips, where a gate breaks it and where a neighbor's upstairs window looks down. Standing where the patio would go, we check what a seated person can see and who can see them. The unit then turns its tall glass toward the stretch the fences screen most fully. A new fence section, a hedge or a slatted screen can fill any gap, kept within the height limits the city applies, which plan check confirms.
Windows placed for light and privacy
Walls that face a low fence or a neighbor's window get clerestory windows set high, which pull daylight across the ceiling without opening a view. The patio side gets the wide slider or folding door under an engineered header, shaded by an overhang or pergola. Window sizes on any wall close to a property line are checked by LADBS against fire separation rules, since Valley Glen falls within the City of Los Angeles, so we place the tall glass where that rule leaves room.
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On the stretch of yard the tallest fences screen, with its glass facing that way and away from the main house. A hedge or fence segment between the two buildings then keeps each home's windows to itself, and the patio sits where a seated guest sees planting.
The package suits a Valley Glen unit with a single level whose floor tops out at 500 square feet. On this lot the floor plan carries our fence readings, setting each sill height and the patio door's position. What the city charges and the build are quoted separately once we have measured the yard.
Yes, on the screened side. A wide slider or folding door leads from the main room onto pavers or concrete at nearly the same level, with a pergola or solid cover overhead and a gentle slope away from the door to carry rain off.
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