Older home remodeling in Sunland-Tujunga, Los Angeles County

Remodeling Older Homes in Sunland-Tujunga

One remodel sequence for older houses in Sunland-Tujunga and nearby Lake View Terrace, Sun Valley and Burbank, with ember-resistant options where mapped.

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Pick any older house near Sunland-Tujunga, whether in Lake View Terrace, Sun Valley, Pacoima, North Hollywood, Burbank or La Canada Flintridge, and the steps we follow are identical. Lab samples are taken first, small openings show the wiring and pipe, and every window, door and piece of trim that stays is written down. The permit office and the fire hazard maps are what vary by address.

Fire hazard maps and a kept exterior

Some of Sunland-Tujunga is mapped as a fire hazard zone, so a particular lot may be held to ember-resistance rules for any exterior work the remodel touches. Attic and crawlspace vents can be changed to ember-resistant models. Open eaves can stay exposed when the roof boards seen from below meet the standard and the vents between rafters are swapped to match. Replacement glass on such a lot is multipane with a tempered outer pane. Metal guards keep dry leaves out of gutters, and sound wood siding is sealed at its joints and repainted. If the lot slopes, the underside of a deck is enclosed or screened.

Who files the permit, and the order inside

Sunland-Tujunga, Lake View Terrace, Sun Valley, Pacoima and North Hollywood are all within Los Angeles city limits, so LADBS checks the drawings and inspects the work. Burbank runs its own building division, and La Canada Flintridge is a separate city whose permits go through its own process. Inside the house the order holds everywhere: wiring, plumbing and framing are inspected with the studs bare, insulation follows its own check, and lath or board goes up before plaster. Original casing and baseboard come off tagged and go back after paint.

What we can do for a house in Sunland-Tujunga

Whole-house work leads, and every other service is available for the same house.

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Planning work on a house in Sunland-Tujunga?

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