Room Additions in Long Beach
Ground-floor suite additions in Long Beach by Aspenwell Construction, framed level with the house so a bedroom and shower work without a step.
From bed to shower with no step, no tight turn and no door that fights back: that is how a ground-floor suite in a Long Beach addition should work, and the ease begins in the structure. The new floor is framed level with the old one, and on a raised floor the shower area is dropped within the joists so its tile meets the bathroom floor without a curb.
Level floors and a curbless shower
Matching floor heights starts with measuring the old floor at the wall that will open. The new joists or slab are set to that line, and the threshold gets a flush transition. For a curbless shower on a raised floor, the engineer details joists in that area set lower or sized deeper, with blocking and hangers to carry the change. On a slab, the concrete is recessed where the shower sits. A wider doorway with a beam over it leaves room for a walker or a wheelchair, now or later.
Walls ready for a grab bar
Solid blocking between studs around the toilet, the shower and the bed wall lets grab bars go in later without opening the wall. Switches sit at a reachable height and outlets are raised a little off the floor. Plan review happens at the City of Long Beach, and whether coastal permit rules reach a particular lot is confirmed before filing. Inspectors check the framing, the blocking and the shower pan before the walls are closed, and the beam over the wide doorway is checked with them.
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A test hole and a look at the crawlspace give the engineer the old footing's size, and the calculations weigh it against an upper floor. If the footing comes up short, added concrete or posts are designed, built and inspected before any upstairs framing.
At the floor, the new joists meet the old ones at the same height on hangers or a ledger, which is what keeps the threshold flush. The walls bolt and nail to the old frame where the engineer marks them, and the roofs join with flashing that laps the seam.
Bolting and bracing the older part of the house can go on the same city permit while the crew is already under the floor. Each retrofit item is written up with its own price and reason, and the addition goes ahead whether or not those items are added.
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