Los Angeles County
Building in Sierra Madre.
Sierra Madre is the smallest city on this list and one of the most distinctive: a compact foothill town with narrow streets, mature trees and a housing stock that has largely been kept rather than replaced.
It runs its own building department, and the scale of the town means projects here are visible in a way they are not elsewhere.
Permits and inspections
City of Sierra Madre Building Department
What matters when you build here.
Access is the constraint
Narrow streets and steep driveways limit what can get to a site and what can be staged on it. On a foothill lot this often decides the foundation approach and the sequence of the work.
The wildland edge
The city runs straight up against the foothills, and much of it falls in a fire hazard severity zone. Exterior assemblies, roofing and vent details are designed accordingly.
No published project in Sierra Madre yet.
We work across Los Angeles County and the nearest published projects are a short drive away. Rather than show you someone else’s house and imply it is ours, here is everything we have documented.
What we build in Sierra Madre.
Fire rebuild
Ground-up reconstruction on a cleared lot, from debris and survey through final inspection.
New construction
Custom homes built from the ground up on an empty or cleared lot.
ADU
Accessory dwelling units: detached, attached, or converted from space you already have.
Whole-home remodel
Reworking a whole house (structure, systems and finishes) rather than one room.
Kitchen & bath
The two rooms with the most going on behind the walls, done properly.
Foundations & framing
The structure everything else depends on, including on difficult ground.