Valley Village Full Home Remodeling Measured From the Eave
Whole home remodeling in Valley Village that starts by measuring the roof overhang, so the glass wall and its shade work together. Palmcrest Contractors.
A tape stretched from the back wall to the end of the eave is the first measurement on a Valley Village house, and it comes before any quote. That distance says how much shade the existing roof gives a new glass wall and how far a patio cover would need to reach. Wide openings in a remodel hinge on that number, and it shapes the roof tie-in, the beam and the choice of glass.
What the overhang decides
A deep eave shades the glass when the sun is high and lets low light in. A shallow one leaves the wall exposed, and a patio cover or a pergola may be worth drawing in. We also check the eave's framing and the fascia, since a wall that opens wider may need the rafters or the roof edge adjusted. If the roof is extended, the new section is tied to the old one and flashed so the joint sheds water. These details are drawn before the glass is ordered.
From the eave to the floor
The next measurements are vertical. We take the ceiling height, the floor level inside and the finished surface outside, and compare them with the height the doors need. The difference tells us whether the doors can be flush with the floor, whether a step is needed or whether the patio must be raised or lowered. Those numbers go to the engineer along with the width of the opening. A drawing with all of them in place saves redrawing when the beam is sized.
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Walls on the yard side are natural candidates, and the eave measurement helps rank them. A wall with a generous overhang above it can carry more glass without extra shade. We check its structure at the same visit, so the beam and the view are decided together.
Yes. If the roof edge or the patio cover changes, it is worth doing in the first phase so the new glass is shaded from the start. Rooms inside then follow. The quote marks which exterior work belongs in the first phase and which can wait.
The quote begins with measurements and drawings, then moves through structure, the roof edge and shade, glass and doors, systems and finishes. Each block is priced on its own lines. A change to the overhang appears only in the roof and shade block and the beam line it touches.
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