ADU Construction in West Hills
ADUs and garage conversions in West Hills, with the route to the back yard sized for the largest delivery and the older house protected along it.
The largest single piece of an ADU decides how wide the way in to a West Hills back yard must be. A glulam beam, a bathtub, a sliding door or a water heater each has to pass the side of the older house and turn any corner on the route. We list those items, measure the narrowest gap and the tightest turn, and order sizes that fit, so nothing has to be cut or forced past the original siding.
Sizing the route to the delivery list
When the gap is narrow, the plan adapts. A long beam can be ordered in shorter lengths that splice over a post the engineer approves, a shower can be a pan with panel walls, and a sliding door can arrive as separate panels. Gates are measured too, and one that has to come off for the build is rehung with its original hardware afterward. Anything too heavy for a cart, such as a full pallet of tile, is split and moved in smaller loads.
Guarding the older house on the way through
Every trip down the route passes the original house. Its lower walls get a temporary cover, downspouts and hose bibs in the path are removed and later reinstalled, and any wood window sill within reach is taped and padded. Overhead, we watch the eaves and the service drop, which set the height of anything carried upright. When the work ends, the path is cleaned and the cover comes off, leaving the house as it was before the job began. Any scuff on the original paint is touched up from a matched can.
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We check the main panel, the sewer lateral and the water line, then lay the utility trench where the delivery route will not need it open for long. Power and water can share a trench with the separation code calls for, and the sewer is set at its own slope. Planning both routes together means the yard is dug once.
A conversion can ease the access problem, since the shell already stands at the back. Large items still need a way in, so we bring them through the old garage door opening before it is framed in. We also check the slab, framing and roof against dwelling standards before committing to keep the structure.
The unit follows the main house's roof slope and overhang, its siding type and its window proportions, and paint is matched from the original trim. We keep the ADU's outline a step simpler than the house so the older building still leads the eye, and the two share one set of colors and materials.
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