Perspectives on civil engineering, hillside construction, grading, and structural engineering in Los Angeles.
An Altadena fire rebuild drainage plan for a lot with a 10ft front-to-back drop and existing pool. We raise the house, re-grade the driveway, and add rain gardens to keep post-development Q similar to pre-fire levels.
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When does an Altadena property need a sump pump? We follow LA County standards for design and try to avoid pumps whenever gravity drainage can work instead.
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A comprehensive guide to what goes into a hillside grading plan, why it's essential for LA construction projects, and how B+W Engineering can help streamline the process.
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We are taking over for another Civil Engineer to bring construction costs down on some Altadena fire rebuild drainage plans. This particular lot we were able to sheet flow the entire property.
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We have another Altadena drainage plan where the goal was to not use a stormwater sump pump. The way the lot sits the existing stormwater used to drain all from the top of curb at the street to the rear of the property.
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Our next Altadena drainage plan is for a lot with manufactured homes, consisting of basically two ADU's. With the way this lot slopes and two smaller, separate structures, we are trying to save as much on construction costs as possible.
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Another Altadena fire rebuild where the client also wanted to try to widen the driveway. These are pretty straightforward normally, but some of the older streets in Altadena have a concrete slab acting like a little bridge over the street flowline.
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A bit of back and forth still with LA County with our creative solutions to getting Altadena Drainage plans approved. Plan check wanted some minor modifications which is fair enough to bring the plastic lined rain gardens 5 feet off the property lines.
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