Full Home Remodeling for Older South Pasadena Houses
Older South Pasadena houses remodeled with water led off the roof and away from the base, new shower pans, and the original windows and trim kept.
Rainwater that finds the gap under an old wood sill will rot the framing long before anyone sees it, so on an older South Pasadena house the remodel plan starts at the ground and the roof edge. Gutters and downspouts are sized to the roof area, soil is shaped to fall away from the foundation, and every kept window gets new flashing under its original casing.
Roof runoff and the ground around the house
Downspouts that dump next to the foundation soak the soil under the crawlspace, which can lift a floor or feed mold in the subfloor. We extend them into solid pipe or splash blocks that carry water out past the planting beds, and we check the crawlspace vents are clear and screened. Where a past owner raised the soil line above the mudsill, the dirt is cut back so wood is not touching it. A vapor barrier goes over bare earth below the house, lapped and taped at the seams, before new insulation is fitted between the floor joists.
Wet rooms, permits and nearby work
Inside, each new shower gets a waterproof membrane carried up the walls and lapped into the drain, and it is flood tested before tile. Kitchen and laundry supply lines get shutoff valves you can reach. South Pasadena's own building division checks the plans, and its inspector sees the shower pan and the flashing at any replaced door before they are covered. Jobs in Alhambra, San Marino and Eagle Rock follow the same water details under whichever building department covers each address, and the written scope lists each detail with the room it belongs to.
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The wood windows, if the sash and frame are sound, plus door casings, baseboards, built-in cabinets and the original front door. Old sills are probed for soft wood, and a rotted sill can be spliced with new wood to keep the window in place. The scope names each kept piece and how it is protected while work goes on.
The house is worked through zone by zone, with plastic walls and a negative air machine keeping dust out of the rooms you use. A working bathroom stays in service until its replacement passes inspection. Exterior drainage work can run alongside the interior phases, since it does not need the house empty.
Paint, plaster, vinyl flooring and pipe wrap are sampled for lead and asbestos by a certified lab. We also run water through the downspouts and drains to see where it goes, look for stains on the subfloor from below, pressure test the supply lines and camera the sewer to the street.
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