Remodeling in West Hills, Los Angeles County
Kitchen Remodeling in West Hills, Water Lines First
Navon Home starts a West Hills kitchen visit by testing water pressure and tracing supply pipes and shutoffs, so plumbing is known before cabinets are drawn.
A pressure gauge goes on an outdoor hose bib before we measure a single cabinet on a West Hills kitchen visit. The reading, together with the pipe material at the water heater and the condition of the main shutoff, tells us whether the supply lines can feed a new sink, a pot filler or a fridge with an ice maker. Those answers decide how much of the kitchen plumbing gets replaced before the layout is drawn.
What the pipes tell us
Copper or PEX supply lines in sound condition can often be extended to a new fixture. Galvanized steel, if a house still has it, narrows inside with scale and drops flow at the tap, so replacing the kitchen branch, or the whole run back to the main, may make sense while walls are open. Pressure above what fixtures are rated for points to a missing or failed regulator. West Hills is part of the City of Los Angeles, so LADBS inspects new supply and drain work ahead of drywall.
Shutoffs and leak protection
Each fixture in the new kitchen gets its own quarter turn stop, so a faulty faucet can be isolated without shutting off the house. Braided supply hoses replace old rigid tubes. A leak sensor under the sink, or an automatic shutoff valve at the main, gives early warning on a slow drip. The dishwasher drain gets the air gap that the California plumbing code calls for. Once the plumbing passes inspection, drywall goes up with moisture resistant board behind the sink, the floor is laid, and cabinets are set.
What we plan and build in West Hills
Every project here starts the same way: a measured layout, then the lines behind the walls, then finishes.
Planning a kitchen in West Hills?
Send a few lines about the room. We reply with the next step for a design visit.