Full Home Remodeling in San Fernando
San Fernando whole-house remodeling for older homes: rebuilt wood windows, flexible paints and new systems, chosen for hard sun and dry wind.
Old-growth fir sashes, reglazed with a flexible glazing compound and painted with an oil primer under a quality acrylic topcoat, can outlast a typical vinyl replacement on an older San Fernando house. That combination resists the cracking that hard sun and dry wind cause on an inland lot. It also lets the windows that shape the front of the house stay put while everything behind the walls is replaced.
Choosing materials part by part
In a full remodel, every material is picked for the job it has to do. Patches in old plaster are made with a compatible base coat so they do not crack at the seam. Exterior wood gets a primer made for weathered surfaces. Supply lines are copper or PEX, and new drains can be ABS or quieter cast iron near bedrooms. Insulation goes into open exterior walls, and attic ducts are sealed and wrapped. The scope names each choice so you can ask about it before anything is ordered.
Permits and inspections
Plans go to the building department with jurisdiction over the address, and its inspectors come out at set points: rough framing, wiring and plumbing with the walls open, insulation before they close, and a final at the end. Any bearing wall that is moved or removed is designed by an engineer first. Houses near Sylmar, Mission Hills or Pacoima follow the same set of inspections. Every visit is placed on our phase calendar, which tells you which weeks of the job leave rooms unfinished.
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Wood windows with sound frames, the front door and its hardware, original casings, plaster that is still firm and any built-in cabinets are where we start. Old wood floors under carpet can often be refinished. For each piece, the written scope gives our recommendation to keep, repair or replace it and the reason behind that call.
The house is worked in blocks so you can keep living in it. A plastic barrier with a zip door walls off each block, a bath stays in service, and a hot plate and sink can serve as a temporary kitchen. Utilities come first, then cooking and bathing rooms, then surfaces. We can quote a move-out option for comparison.
Asbestos and lead testing happens before demolition: we collect samples of flooring, plaster, pipe wrap and old paint for a lab. A licensed abatement contractor clears any positive material first, and the scope shows that as a step of its own. The existing panel and wiring are also inspected and the main drain is checked by camera.
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