Venice ADU Construction With an Outdoor Shower
Venice ADU construction with an outdoor shower beside the patio, corrosion-resistant fittings and wide glass doors that open the main room outside.
"Can we add an outdoor shower beside the unit's patio?" On a Venice visit we treat that as a design question, since a backyard ADU on a coastal lot makes a good home for one. We set the shower against a solid wall of the unit, screened by slatted panels, so sandy feet get rinsed before anyone steps through the wide glass doors. The main room stays clean, and the patio gains a second use.
Plumbing an outdoor shower
The valve sits inside the unit's wall, with hot water drawn from the unit's own heater. Fittings are stainless or brass, since salty air pits plain steel quickly. The floor is a sloped concrete pad or a slatted deck over gravel, and the drain connects as the plumbing code requires, which the plans show. A light, a hook rail and a slatted cedar or composite screen complete it, placed so the water never splashes onto the track of the patio door.
Coastal review and LADBS
LADBS handles building plan check for ADUs in Venice. Before drawing, we look up whether the parcel lies within the state coastal zone, since a lot inside it may need a coastal permit alongside the building permit, and that step adds paperwork and review time. We raise it on the first visit. The shower, its drain and the patio paving are drawn into the same set, and inspectors check the plumbing at rough-in before the walls close, then return for the final.
ADU Construction in Venice: what people ask
Facing its own patio and shower corner, with the main house behind a planted screen or a slatted fence. If the lot is narrow, the unit can run lengthwise along one side, its glass doors facing the open strip of yard and its solid wall facing the neighbor.
Yes, if the Venice cottage keeps to a single story and 500 square feet. The shower is where we spend drawing time, because its drain line shows up on the floor plan and LADBS checks it at rough-in. Permit fees and the construction are quoted separately from the drawings.
Sure. Stainless rollers and hinges let a slider or folding wall open the main room fully to a paved patio, and an aluminum-framed shade cover keeps glare off the glass. The shower corner sits to one side, so the patio stays dry for a table and chairs.
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