Decks · Valley Village
Decks and patio covers in Valley Village
Deep canopy means shade is already there; the work is usually a raised deck or open pergola that handles leaf drop and keeps drainage away from trunks, with footings placed clear of the root plate.
Valley Village, 91607
The lot comes first, then the design.
Quiet, tree-heavy streets with mid-century ranch homes and mature front-yard landscaping that fences have to work around.
- Permits go through
- City of Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety
- Ground
- Flat lots with large parkway trees and established root systems near the property line.
- Neighborhoods
- Colfax Avenue corridor, Magnolia Boulevard, Laurel Grove
- Common here
- Post layouts that respect root zones, low front fences that keep the street open, and full-height rear privacy runs.
The photo above is from one of our own jobs, not necessarily in Valley Village.
Decks, here
What changes in Valley Village.
Footings clear of trunks
Footings go outside the main root zone. Where roots run shallow, a raised deck bridges over them instead of cutting through.
Open tops under a canopy
Under a large tree an open pergola often works better than a solid roof: less leaf litter trapped on top, more filtered light below.
Water away from the tree
Runoff from the cover and the deck is sent away from the trunk and the house, so neither one sits wet through the winter.
Guides
Read before you build.
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