West Hollywood ADU Construction With a Wood Privacy Screen
West Hollywood ADU construction with a thermally modified wood privacy screen, a glass door and a shaded patio of its own, built by Palmcrest Contractors.
Around the patio of a West Hollywood ADU we like a slatted screen of thermally modified ash. Heat treatment breaks down the wood sugars that decay fungi feed on, so the boards stay sound outdoors without chemical preservatives and hold their shape better than untreated lumber under hard sun. Spaced slats let breeze and light through while keeping the view from the main house out.
Screens, glass and a small yard
A tight urban lot leaves little space between the two homes, so the screen does the work a long garden would. We set it on steel posts in concrete footings, a little apart from the unit, so the patio feels enclosed yet open to the sky. Low-e glass in the door and windows cuts heat gain from the open side, and frosted or high windows face the house. The ash weathers to a soft silver gray unless it is oiled each season, and either finish suits the plain plaster or siding of a small unit.
City review in West Hollywood
Being a separate city, West Hollywood handles its own ADU permits and checks the plans against state law and the city's zoning rules. Screens and fences come into that review where they rise above set heights near a property line, so we draw the slatted wall with its height and footing details. Setbacks, separation from the house, fire ratings for walls close to the lines and the energy report all appear on the set. Once permitted, we build the unit, set the glass, and install the screen and patio last so the finished wood stays clean.
ADU Construction in West Hollywood: what people ask
Behind the main house with its glass facing the patio and the slatted screen, so the view from the unit lands on wood and planting. On a narrow lot, the unit's side wall toward the house carries clerestory windows that let in light without sightlines. The screen then marks a private room outside the door.
Yes, for a West Hollywood ADU on one floor that stays within 500 square feet. On a compact lot, our site plan has to fit the setbacks, the separation and the footprint of the screen on one page, and we draw it from measurements taken on site. Larger units or a second story are priced after a site visit.
It can. A sliding or folding glass door opens onto pavers framed by the ash screen, with a shade sail or a small pergola above. A narrow planting bed along the screen softens the wood, and outdoor lights on the unit's circuit make the patio usable after dark.
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