Older home remodeling in Rolling Hills Estates, Los Angeles County

Remodeling Older Homes in Rolling Hills Estates

Older homes in Rolling Hills Estates remodeled with the original wood windows rebuilt, sills flashed and hardware chosen for damp air near the water.

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The original wood windows decide how an older house in Rolling Hills Estates reads from the street, and they are what we work hardest to keep. Near the water, moisture works into a sill joint and swells the sash, and old glazing putty cracks away from the glass. On a whole-house remodel we pull each sash, rebuild what is sound, and pair the kept windows with new wiring, new pipe and a layout that fits.

Rebuilding sash in Rolling Hills Estates

Each window comes out of its frame and goes to the bench. Loose joints are reglued and pinned, soft wood is cut back to sound fiber and filled with epoxy, and the glass is bedded in fresh putty. Sash cords and pulleys are replaced so the window slides and holds where you leave it. Weatherstripping goes into the jambs, which cuts drafts without changing the look. Where a sash is past saving, a copy is milled from the old profile in a rot-resistant species and primed on every side before it is glazed.

The rest of the house around the windows

With windows out, the openings show what the walls hide. We check the header above each one for sag and the framing below the sill for soft wood, then flash the sill so water runs outward. Inside, the old cloth-wired circuits and galvanized lines are removed while plaster is open, and new runs go in ahead of the rough inspection. Any wall that comes out for a new layout is checked by an engineer first. The building department that covers Rolling Hills Estates reviews the plans, and a separate state review for building near the water is added only if the lot needs one.

What we can do for a house in Rolling Hills Estates

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