ADU Construction in Temple City, Drainage First
Temple City ADU construction placed after the yard's drainage is read, with a slab that sheds water, a kitchen set to the light and city plan check.
Where the main house's downspouts empty is the first thing we look for on a Temple City lot, because a backyard unit placed in that water path would sit with wet footings through every storm. Once we know where the water goes, we set the unit clear of it, point its kitchen window toward the open yard and plan the new roof's runoff so it never doubles back onto the house.
Reading the yard's water first
We trace each downspout from the main house to where it empties, whether a splash block, a buried pipe, a planter or bare soil. A soft patch of lawn or a stained fence base shows where water collects. If the new unit would sit in that path, we move it or reroute the house drainage into solid pipe that carries water to the street or a dry well. We also check the yard's overall fall with a level, since the unit's slab has to sit above the grade around it with the ground sloping away.
Temple City plan check
The city's building review covers grading and drainage around the unit along with setbacks, height and egress. A drainage note on the site plan shows where roof water from the new unit goes and confirms the ground falls away from both buildings. Inside, the kitchen gets its own checks: a vented range hood, GFCI protection at the counters and a dedicated circuit for the dishwasher. We submit with those items already drawn so plan check moves on to the next sheet.
ADU Construction in Temple City: questions to settle first
A complete one, by state law. In a Temple City unit we place the sink under the window that faces the yard, run a range and a full-height fridge along the same wall and add a short return for prep. Cabinets go to the ceiling so the room keeps its floor.
Temple City reviews the full ADU set. Drainage and setbacks are what the site plan of a Temple City ADU has to answer, and the floor plan shows the kitchen, bath and bedroom with the clearances and escape window the code calls for.
The unit's water taps the house supply with a valve of its own. Its waste line has to fall all the way to the house sewer, so the unit's floor height is set with that drop in mind. A feeder from the main service powers a subpanel, and every trench we dig keeps clear of the new drainage lines.
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