Older home remodeling in Temple City, Los Angeles County
Remodeling Older Houses in Temple City
Older Temple City houses are remodeled by the method we use in Arcadia, San Gabriel and El Monte: lab tests, small openings, then systems and kept trim.
Arcadia, San Gabriel, San Marino, El Monte, Sierra Madre and Alhambra all lie close to Temple City, and the method we use on an older house does not change at any of those borders. It begins with lab tests on paint and plaster, moves to small openings that show the wiring and pipe, and ends with a plan naming each window, door and length of trim worth saving. What shifts from place to place is which permit office reads the drawings.
The order that stays fixed
If testing finds lead or asbestos, a licensed abatement contractor clears it before other trades arrive. Old wiring, the fuse panel and corroded supply lines then come out in one stage, so each wall opening serves electrician and plumber alike. Framing for any new layout follows, with an engineer's beam where a bearing wall is removed, and all of it is inspected before insulation. Plaster or wallboard, then finish carpentry, close the rooms. Kept sash, doors and casings are repaired away from wet work and reinstalled near the end.
Temple City permits and outside wear
Temple City is its own incorporated city, so the drawings go to its building and safety office, and inspections follow the rough, insulation, wallboard and final stages. On an inland lot, strong sun and dry air wear down exterior paint and glazing putty, so kept windows and doors are reglazed, weatherstripped and repainted during the same project. Fascia and exposed trim get scraped, filled with epoxy where checked, and primed before final paint. Any exterior wood too far gone is copied from a sound piece so the street side keeps its lines.
What we can do for a house in Temple City
Whole-house work leads, and every other service is available for the same house.
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Planning work on a house in Temple City?
Tell us about it. We will walk through the house and send a written scope.