Windows & Doors in Woodland Hills
Permitted window and door work on older Woodland Hills homes, planned around the first LADBS question: does each opening stay its size or get bigger?
Whether the opening changes size is the first thing an LADBS reviewer wants to know about window work on an older Woodland Hills house. A replacement that fits the existing framed opening is a simpler permit. A wider window or a new door means the reviewer looks at the header and the posts under it before approving. Our drawings answer that question opening by opening, with the original trim and sash lines kept.
Same size or larger
Keeping each replacement inside its existing rough opening keeps the review light and preserves the proportions of the facade. When a room needs more light or a door to the yard, the bigger opening is drawn with a header sized for its span and for whatever sits above, and the framing is inspected before the wall is closed. Enlarging a small bedroom window can also bring its escape opening up to the size the code now asks for, which is worth weighing while the wall is already open.
Paperwork that travels with the units
California energy rules cover replacement glazing, so each unit is chosen with ratings that pass, and the compliance forms go in with the application. Tempered glass goes into any door, into panes flanking a door, by a bathtub and into big panes set near the floor, and the window schedule shows each one. We keep the approved schedule in step with what is actually delivered, so a substituted product never surprises anyone at final. The signed permit card is handed over to you when the job closes.
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Restore the ones that are sound: tight joints, a firm sill, a frame that is still square. Reglazing, new cord and weatherstripping keep them working and keep the original glass. Openings with rot in the sill or framing are replaced, and those new units then carry the ratings and safety glass the code requires.
Keeping each new unit in its old opening is the starting point, because the size of the glass and frame sets the look as much as the grilles do. We then match the frame face width, sash depth and grille layout, and reinstall the original casing. The permit drawings show these details, so the reviewer and the order agree.
The reviewing office for Woodland Hills is LADBS, the City of Los Angeles building department. Replacing a window with its frame calls for a permit, and an enlarged opening or new door adds a framing review. Ratings, safety glass and bedroom escape size are checked at final. We file the application and meet the inspector.
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