Decks & Patios in West Hills, CA
Decks and patios beside older West Hills houses, with roof water, wall joints and the soil line handled so rain never reaches the ledger.
Where a roof edge ends against a wall above a planned West Hills deck, a small bent piece of metal called a kickout flashing decides where gutter water goes. Without it, rain slides down the siding and straight onto the ledger. So the roofline gets read first, and the deck is flashed from the top of the wall to the ground.
Roof edge first
We check the spot where the roof meets the wall, and the gutter above it, before drawing the deck. A missing kickout, a gutter that overflows or a downspout that dumps beside the footings all send water to the wrong place. Each is corrected during the job, with the downspout piped well past the deck. A deck can be built from rot-resistant boards, yet the siding behind it cannot be, so the water has to be stopped upstream where it can still be steered.
Wall base and soil line
Siding should stop above the finished deck or patio surface with room to dry, and the bottom edge of stucco needs its weep screed exposed. Planting beds and sprinklers near the wall get moved or redirected. Soil is graded to fall away from the foundation, and any paving beside the house slopes the same way. On a deck, the framing stays well above grade, so air moves under it and leaves, mulch and soil cannot pile against wood. A quick walk after a rain, or with a hose, confirms the water goes where the plan says.
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It starts above the deck, where roof water meets the wall, and finishes at the ledger. Siding is opened, a sheet of membrane goes over the sheathing, and a flashing caps the top edge of the board and tucks under the siding. Bolts go through last. The finished joint sheds water over the front of the deck, away from the wall.
Yes, provided the frame under the trim is sound. If the porch has a roof, we check the rafter ends and the gutter first, since leaks there rot the posts below. Worn parts are replaced one piece at a time, while columns and decorative brackets stay in place. Remade pieces match the existing details.
Yes, for a raised deck or an attached cover. The Los Angeles building department, LADBS, handles the review for West Hills. We put together the drawings and file the application. An at-grade slab or paver patio might not need one, and we confirm that when we see the yard.
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