Remodeling in Hermosa Beach, Los Angeles County
Kitchen and Flooring Work in Hermosa Beach
When boards cup or drywall softens near a Hermosa Beach kitchen, Navon Home repairs the floor and walls first, then draws the new layout on solid ground.
Flooring and drywall can jump ahead of the cabinets in a Hermosa Beach kitchen when the old floor shows cupped boards, loose tiles or a soft spot beside the dishwasher. A floor like that tells us water has been reaching places it should not, and new cabinets set on top of it would inherit the trouble. We track down the leak, repair the subfloor and patch the walls, and the new kitchen is laid out after that.
Tracing the water under the boards
We lift a few boards or tiles where the damage looks worst and read the subfloor with a moisture meter. Swelling along the board edges often points to a slow leak at the sink supply, the dishwasher hose or the ice maker line. A dark ring at the toilet flange in an adjoining bath can tell the same story. Once the leak is stopped, wet plywood is cut back to sound wood and replaced, and any joist that has gone soft is sistered. The finish floor goes down only after the readings come back dry.
Walls and finishes that tolerate damp air
Drywall behind a sink cabinet that crumbles at its bottom edge is cut out to a clean line and replaced with a moisture resistant board. Damp air near the water favors a finish floor that shrugs off humidity, such as porcelain tile or a vinyl plank with a locking joint, and solid wood needs time to acclimate in the room before it is nailed. Permit review sits with the City of Hermosa Beach, and whether a lot by the water also needs the state's added look is settled early. Floors in Redondo Beach and Manhattan Beach get the same checks.
What we plan and build in Hermosa Beach
Every project here starts the same way: a measured layout, then the lines behind the walls, then finishes.
Planning a kitchen in Hermosa Beach?
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