ADU Timing: Ask Before Altadena Plans Are Approved
LA County often requires sump pumps on Altadena rebuilds. Planning an ADU later? Extra engineering now can save $15,000 to $20,000 in pump costs.
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Grading
Posts tagged with "grading". 10 posts on this topic from our Los Angeles civil engineering practice.
Hillside Grading in Pacific Palisades Fire Rebuilds
Pacific Palisades rebuilds often need grading, excavation, erosion control, and sump pump plans. Basements add shoring from your structural engineer.
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Hillside Grading Plans in Los Angeles: A Guide
What goes into a hillside grading plan in Los Angeles, why LA County requires them, and how B+W Engineering streamlines the process.
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Widening Driveway Apron for an Altadena Fire Rebuild
Widening an Altadena driveway apron sounds simple, but older streets have concrete slabs bridging the flowline. Here's how we detail around them.
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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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Hillside Grading and Drainage for Los Angeles Luxury Homes
Los Angeles hills from Bel Air to Malibu demand careful hillside grading and drainage. Here's what building on these slopes requires.
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Silver Lake Hillside Driveway looking for Optimum Route
Finding a clean driveway path on a steep Silver Lake hillside lot: a driveable route with a turnaround in front of the house, on tight existing grades.
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Los Feliz Grading
A Los Feliz plan with a slight addition and ADU, tied into existing topography. Early look at the grading approach for this hillside-adjacent lot.
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