Bathroom Remodeling in North Hollywood, CA
Bathroom remodeling for older North Hollywood houses, built to pass LADBS rough and final inspections, with original trim kept where it is sound.
An LADBS inspector standing in a gutted North Hollywood bathroom wants to see the new drain, vent and supply lines exposed and holding a test. Drain lines are filled with water or put under air pressure and must not drop. Electrical work is checked for GFCI protection and the right circuit, and the exhaust fan duct is followed to where it leaves the house. None of it can be covered until the inspection is signed.
Rough inspection
Before the rough inspection, every pipe is strapped and supported, vents rise to tie in above the fixtures they serve, and the shower valve has its pressure-balance or thermostatic cartridge in place. Nail plates cover any pipe or wire that runs close to the face of a stud, so a drywall screw cannot hit it. Fire blocking is restored where pipes pass through top plates. The permit card stays on site, and the inspector signs each stage so the record matches the work.
Final inspection and what stays
At the end, the inspector looks at the finished fixtures, the fan running, working GFCI outlets and safety glass where a window or shower door needs it. Smoke and carbon monoxide alarms in the house are checked, since permitted alterations in California generally trigger them. Original pieces kept through the job, such as a tile wainscot or the bathroom door with its old hardware, are marked on the drawings as existing so the reviewer knows they stay. The permit closes when the final is signed.
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Bathroom Remodeling in North Hollywood: common questions
A mortar bed under old tile can be several inches thick and very heavy. Under that layer the subfloor may be plank lumber, and old drain lines often run in cast iron. Wiring in the walls may lack a ground. Each of these shows up on the permit drawings before work goes back together.
Yes, an original tub can stay if it is in good shape. With the wall behind it open, the inspector will want to see new waste and overflow fittings and a code-compliant valve. The tub can be protected in place or removed and reset. Chipped enamel can be refinished after the rest of the work passes.
The floor gets a slope of about 1/4 inch per foot toward the drain, and a membrane covers it and turns up the walls well past the curb. Where the inspector asks to see it, the pan is flooded and checked before any tile. Wall membranes reach above the shower head, and every seam is lapped.
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