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Posts about civil engineering across Los Angeles — both LA City and LA County. Useful if your project is somewhere we haven't tagged with a specific neighborhood.
The Baseline Hillside Ordinance controls how much you can grade on hillside properties in Los Angeles. Here is what the BHO actually says, what triggers it, and how the formula works.
Read MoreLADBS requires grading plans for hillside properties, excavations over 500 cubic yards, and ADUs in hillside zones. Here is what triggers the requirement and how to navigate the process.
Read MoreFor a grading plan in Los Angeles, you hire a civil engineer, not an architect. Here is the difference and why it matters for your project.
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A comprehensive guide to what goes into a hillside grading plan, why it's essential for LA construction projects, and how B+W Engineering can help streamline the process.
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Looking at corrections from Building and Safety they wanted us to show the earthwork exhibit. The model is sometimes tricky, but after looking at Altadena surveys, a typical Los Angeles survey is a lot easier to read fast.
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After going through a few options, I started to narrow down a potential idea that works with LA City garage turnaround radius and a typical car reverse radius.
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Looking at a new single family house with basement in Brentwood and the main constraint is keeping everything as level as possible while minimizing cut.
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Los Angeles hillsides, from Pacific Palisades to Beverly Hills, offer stunning views and prime real estate for luxury homes. But building on these slopes comes with a hidden challenge: managing water.
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Los Angeles iconic hills, from Bel Air to Malibu, are the backdrop for some of the city most stunning luxury homes. But building on these slopes requires expert hillside grading and drainage.
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We were tasked with finding a clean driveway path so a car can drive up the driveway and turnaround in front of the house. The conditions are steep existing driveway and not much room.
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Looking at an interesting plan in Los Feliz with a slight addition and a nice ADU addon. At first glimpse everything is trying to be tied into the existing topography.
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