Fire repair and hardening in Inglewood, Los Angeles County
Windows, Vents and Stucco in Inglewood
Dual pane tempered windows, ember resistant vents, fiber cement trim and stucco patching for Inglewood houses, permitted and inspected by Fernhill Builders.
Is it worth hardening an Inglewood house if the lot is not in a mapped fire hazard zone? It can be, because wind carries embers well past any line on a map, and the weak points are the same on every house: open vents, single pane glass and wood trim close to the ground. Several of those upgrades also cure everyday faults such as drafty sashes, leaking sills and paint that keeps peeling.
Windows that do two jobs
New dual pane windows with a tempered outer lite cut street noise and heat gain, and tempered glass stays in its frame longer when a nearby fire throws heat at it. During the visit we take off one interior casing to see how the old frame is fastened and whether the sill has stayed dry. A sound, square frame can take a retrofit insert with little stucco work. Rot, a sill that tips toward the room or no flashing at all calls for full frame replacement, with the opening flashed again from the sill pan up. The written scope lists each opening by size and by method.
Vents, trim and the wall around them
Foundation and attic vents covered in plain window screen let embers straight through. Swapping them for listed ember resistant vents is a modest job with a large payoff. Wood fascia and trim near grade can be remade in fiber cement, and gaps where pipes and cables enter the wall get closed with a fire rated sealant. Where a window change leaves a band of open wall, we lap new paper over the flange, tie in fresh lath and build the stucco back up in coats to match the existing texture. Permits for this work go through the Inglewood building and safety office, and we file them.
Work we take on in Inglewood
Every service on this list is offered here. The exterior and fire work comes first, then remodeling and new space.
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