Valley Village Tenant Improvements
Tenant improvements in older Valley Village suites: restroom counts, access to fixtures, drains under the slab and the LADBS permit for the build-out.
Standing in the one restroom of an older Valley Village suite during our first site visit, a tenant planning to add staff may ask whether that room will be enough. The plumbing code settles it from the occupancy type and the occupant load. A first estimate of that load comes from the floor area, which we measure during the walk-through, so the question gets a working answer that day.
Restroom count and access
If the count calls for a second restroom, or for separate rooms by sex, the plan has to find space and a drain path for it. An existing restroom that stays still needs to meet access rules when the suite is altered: clear floor space, grab bars, a lavatory with knee room and a door that a wheelchair user can open. Original tile in good condition can sometimes be kept on walls that do not change, which saves demolition and keeps some of the older finish in place.
Drains under the slab
Adding a fixture in a slab-on-grade suite generally means saw-cutting the floor to reach the main drain. Before that cut, we scan the slab for buried conduit and, where the building has it, post-tensioned cable. The tie-in point sets where the new restroom can go, so it is located early. LADBS issues the permit for a Valley Village suite, and the new plumbing is inspected in the open trench before the concrete is patched and the floor finish goes down.
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Tenant Improvements in Valley Village: common questions
An older suite may need a restroom updated for access, more electrical capacity for modern equipment and lighting controls that comply with Title 24. Under the floor, cast iron or clay drains are checked with a camera. Each need is listed in the scope with what it takes to fix, before work starts.
We give the landlord the restroom layout, the planned slab cut and the hours for loud work, then wait for written approval before filing. If the cut affects a shared drain or the suite beside it, the building manager is told the dates in advance so other tenants can plan around it.
Yes. The restroom and slab work set the pace, so we put them first and count back from opening day to the date plumbing has to start. Plan review, the underground plumbing inspection and the final each get a date, and fixtures with a long order time are bought once the layout is approved.
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