Process
The work that takes longest is often the part no one photographs: the sun study, the HOA packet, the flashing that keeps water out of the house. We sequence it so you always know what happens next.
01
One visit · about two hours
We stand in the yard at the worst time of day. We look at the sun, the neighbor, the existing ledger, the slope, the setbacks, and the thing you have been living with. We talk about how the room should be used — breakfast, dinner, work, weather — and we leave with enough to specify honestly.
02
Drawings · one to two weeks
System, span, attachments, drainage, color, light, and heat. You see a clear proposal: plan, elevation, and a written scope. No surprise allowances. If a louvered roof is wrong for the house, we will not sell you one. If wood is a maintenance conversation, we have it now.
03
City and HOA · two to eight weeks
Los Angeles is not a catalog city. We prepare the calculations, the city packet, and the HOA set. Coastal, hillside, and design-review houses take longer; we say so up front. Work does not start on a handshake and a hope.
04
On site · typically three to ten days
One crew. A protected house. Cuts that are measured twice because aluminum does not forgive. Posts land where the drawings said they would. The gutter actually goes somewhere. We work clean and we leave the yard better than we found it.
05
One visit · about an hour
We hand you the room: how the louvers move, how the sensors behave, how the finish is cared for, what the warranty actually covers. Nothing is finished until you have used it once in the evening.
The walk of the ground is free. The honesty is included.