New Construction in Camarillo
A new Camarillo house with a stucco wall that can drain, a weep screed set clear of grade, and corrosion-resistant metal for a coastal zone.
A zinc-coated metal strip the width of a finger runs along the bottom of a stucco wall, and on a new Camarillo house it is where water inside the wall gets out. That weep screed must sit clear of soil and paving, or damp wicks up into the plaster. Grading, patio slabs and planting beds are drawn with that clearance in mind, and the ADU's walls get the same treatment.
The wall, outside in
Stucco goes over lath, lath over a weather-resistive paper, and the paper over sheathing, with flashing tucked behind every opening. Water that gets past the plaster runs down the paper and exits at the screed. Bare steel corrodes where salt reaches it from coastal air, so fasteners, lath and accessories are specified with corrosion protection, and window and door frames are chosen to match. Where plaster meets a different material, a control joint with a flashing behind it keeps the transition from leaking.
Grade, slabs and the rest of the perimeter
Finished grade slopes away from every wall, and patio and walkway slabs stop below the screed line so they never bury it. Drains and leaders connect with solid pipe that carries water well past the foundation. Irrigation heads are aimed away from the walls, since constant wetting defeats even a well-drawn wall. A lot inside the state's Coastal Zone can add a coastal development permit to the approvals list, and the city's building staff can say whether that applies to the lot.
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Planning the unit with the house means its walls, drains and grades are detailed together and one trench serves both. City zoning must allow a second dwelling, and the parcel is checked for Coastal Zone status before the unit is drawn.
A permit covers taking down any house once services are cut off, then survey work, soils borings and engineering follow. A coastal development permit, if the lot needs one, is sought during design. Footings wait for all the approvals.
Corrosion protection for metal, drainage at wall bases and any coastal development rules, if the lot is inside the Coastal Zone, sit on top of the usual state building and energy requirements. City zoning limits the house's footprint and its setback from each line. Each item is checked against the specific parcel.
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