Decks & Patios in Woodland Hills
Decks, patios and covers in Woodland Hills from Cedarline Design Build, laid out so an ADU and the main house each get outdoor space of their own.
Marking every buried line comes ahead of the first footing hole in a Woodland Hills yard. Behind a house with an ADU, new sewer, water and power runs may cross the very ground a deck or patio will cover, and a post set over a trench causes trouble later. Layout follows: the door of each home, the line that divides the yard, and the surface height at each sill. Footings, framing and inspection come after that.
Dividing the yard
Each home on the lot needs a place to step out that does not look straight into the other one. A small deck at the ADU door, raised a step, gives that unit its own landing, while the main house keeps a larger patio on its side. Between them, a band of planting, a low wall or a change of paving material reads as a border without fencing the yard in half. Gates and paths stay clear so both homes can reach the bins, the meters and the side yard. We sketch these on the site plan before anything is priced.
Surfaces under hard sun
On an inland lot a deck surface can sit in full sun for most of the day. A pale capped composite board stays kinder to bare feet than a dark one, and its cap resists fading. Concrete and pavers hold heat into the evening, which suits a seating area under a cover and less so a play space. A patio cover over part of the surface, solid or open slatted, cuts the glare at the ADU door and shades the glass beside it. Board, paver and cover samples sit side by side at the visit so the trade-offs are easy to see.
Decks & Patios in Woodland Hills: common questions
We start from the doors. Each home gets a landing or patio at its own entry, sized for a table, and the shared path to the street stays open to both. A planter, a short screen or a step in level marks where one space ends. Those lines go on the ADU site plan so setbacks and lot coverage are checked together.
A deck more than 30 inches above grade, or one attached to the house, needs a permit from LADBS, which reviews work across the City of Los Angeles. Patio covers generally need one as well. A patio poured at ground level usually does not. We confirm the exact line for your address and draw anything that needs review.
Yes, and it tends to save a step. A deck or cover shown on the ADU set goes through plan check with the unit, and the inspector sees its footings during the same visits. Adding it later means a separate application and inspections of its own. If the budget puts the build after the unit, the drawings can still show it now.
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