Two Altadena Fire Rebuilds Just Poured Their Foundations
East Las Flores Drive and East Palm Street, two Altadena fire rebuilds, went from drawings to concrete. What each drainage design means for the lot.
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Eaton fire
Posts specifically about the Eaton Fire rebuild process in Altadena: ADU timing, drainage plan timing, and what we tell neighbors about cost.
Our Altadena Fire Rebuild: Glenrose 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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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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W Mendocino Ave Drainage: 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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Does Your Altadena Rebuild Need a Grading Plan?
LA County requirements keep changing after the Eaton Fire. Most Altadena rebuilds only need a drainage plan, not full grading. What can trigger more.
Read MoreDraining a Sideways Lot Addition Without a Sump Pump
An Altadena addition on a sideways lot sat lower than the existing garage at the rear. Here's how we drained it without a sump pump.
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Olive Ave Drainage Plan: Sideways Lot, 7% Slope
Drainage plan for a 0.17-acre Altadena sideways lot sloping 7% east to west. Sheet flow design splitting flowline to the sideyard and driveway.
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Second Wapello Street Drainage Plan in Altadena
Our second Wapello Street drainage plan: an excavated house pad, downslope site, and an existing pool to work around.
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W Mariposa Drainage Plan: Existing to Final Design
Drainage plan for an Altadena fire rebuild: existing survey data, neighbor elevations, and flowlines set to gravity drain to the street.
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Rebuilding Altadena
The first Altadena lot since the Eaton Fire sold on Calaveras Street for $100k over asking. What that means for rebuild timing and engineering.
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