Remodeling in North Hollywood, Los Angeles County
Kitchen Remodeling in North Hollywood, Layout Before Finish
Before a North Hollywood kitchen is priced, one question shapes it: can the sink or range move? Navon Home answers it with the layout drawing first.
Does the sink or the range have to stay where it is now? That is worth settling before cabinets or tile come up for a North Hollywood kitchen, and either one can usually move. A shifted sink needs a drain that falls toward the stack and a vent, and a relocated range needs a sized gas line or a dedicated circuit plus a route for the hood duct. We check those paths at the first visit and draw the layout around what they allow.
Running gas, power and drains to a new spot
How hard a move is depends on what sits under the kitchen floor. Over a crawlspace, new lines can hang below the joists with little damage above. On a slab, a trench is saw cut, the line laid and inspected, and the concrete patched before any flooring goes down. An island sink still needs venting, which may be an island loop or another method the plumbing code and the inspector accept. North Hollywood falls within the City of Los Angeles, and LADBS checks every run before it is covered.
Clearances, floors and patched walls
Moving a fixture changes how people pass through the room, so the walkways are drawn along with the cabinets. Kitchen planning guidelines give a wider aisle when two people cook at once, and an open dishwasher door needs space beside it as well. A floor that once stopped at old cabinet bases leaves gaps, so a single new floor across the kitchen and the room beside it covers the trench patch and drops a threshold. Drywall is repaired where outlets moved or a soffit came out, after the rough inspection. Trim and paint follow the counters.
What we plan and build in North Hollywood
Every project here starts the same way: a measured layout, then the lines behind the walls, then finishes.
Planning a kitchen in North Hollywood?
Send a few lines about the room. We reply with the next step for a design visit.