Our Own Altadena Fire Rebuild: Glenrose Avenue Drainage
Our own Altadena fire rebuild on Glenrose Avenue: reversing a rear-sloping lot with area drains and a 12 inch parkway drain, no pump.
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Perspectives on civil engineering, hillside construction, and grading in Los Angeles.
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Our Own Altadena Fire Rebuild: Glenrose Avenue Site Clearing
Cleared our Glenrose Avenue Altadena fire rebuild lot: driveway concrete, fire sprinklers, sewer lateral out, soils report done, rough graded 1% to street.
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W Mendocino Ave Drainage Design for an Altadena Fire Rebuild
W Mendocino Ave fire rebuild in Altadena: two-story house with cellar and garage ADU, tied into the existing driveway apron and routed to a rain garden.
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Altadena Is About to Get a Grading Plan Backlog. Here's What That Means for Architects.
Lots in Altadena are getting fully graded with no grading plans on file. When the county catches up, here's what it's going to take to fix.
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Pacific Palisades Earthwork: How We Stayed Under 1000 CY to Avoid a Haul Route
Earthwork analysis for a Pacific Palisades single-family home with a basement. Existing and proposed contours plus cut/fill depth model to stay under 1000 CY and skip the LADBS haul route hearing.
Read MoreWildfire Tax Relief Extended for LA Fire Rebuilds
Senate passed the Padilla wildfire tax relief bill August 7, 2026. Insurance settlements on the 2025 LA fires stay out of federal taxable income through 2026.
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Pacific Palisades Grading Plan: 12% Slope, Basement Level, and Deep Trench Drainage
Grading plan for a Pacific Palisades hillside rebuild on a 12% slope. Garage and basement on same level with lightwell, area drains, and deep trench drainage to the street.
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South Pasadena Grading Plan: Garage Widening and Drainage Exit to Hanscom Drive
Grading plan for a South Pasadena residential remodel. Lot above street grade with garage widening, new staircase, and area drains routing to Hanscom Drive.
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Burbank Grading Plan: SB9 House with 34-Foot Slope
Burbank SB9 project on a 34-foot slope. See how we designed the garage level, handled drainage, and got planning approval.
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