Altadena Drainage Plans with Lined Rain Garden
An Altadena fire rebuild drainage plan on a longer lot with a gentler front yard slope, leaving room to regrade contours without pumps.
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Perspectives on civil engineering, hillside construction, grading, and structural engineering in Los Angeles.
Drainage Design Models in Altadena
LA County wants earthwork numbers between existing and proposed grade. 3D contour orbit views are a fast way to check the model reads right.
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Altadena Drainage Plans
Lots on the north side of the block or sideways lots in Altadena likely need drainage plans. Some south lots too. Here's how to tell.
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Brentwood SFR with a Basement
Corrections from Building and Safety wanted the earthwork exhibit shown. How we read Los Angeles surveys quickly compared to Altadena's.
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First Altadena Like for Like into Plancheck
Our first like-for-like Altadena rebuild went through plan check smoothly, with the proposed house in nearly the same footprint as the original.
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Silver Lake Driveway Grading Design
After going through a few options, I started to narrow down a potential idea that works with LA City garage turnaround radius and a typical car reverse radius.
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Brentwood Driveway Drainage
Looking at a new single family house with basement in Brentwood and the main constraint is keeping everything as level as possible while minimizing cut.
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Grading & Drainage Solutions for Altadena's Terrain
Altadena's flatter terrain brings different grading and drainage challenges than LA's steep hillside lots. Here's what works on these lots.
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Why Drainage Plans Matter on LA Hillside Homes
Los Angeles hillsides from Pacific Palisades to Beverly Hills bring views and slope challenges. Here's how drainage plans manage water on hillside lots.
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