ADU Construction in Burbank, Placed Clear of the Lines Overhead
ADU construction in Burbank starts with what crosses the lot: overhead lines measured, the unit placed with clearance, then city permits and inspections.
The first measurement we take on a Burbank lot is overhead: the height and path of any power or service lines crossing the back yard. An ADU roof has to keep its clearance from those wires, and on a lot cleared after a fire, temporary poles or restrung lines may run where the old house never had them. Knowing where the lines are keeps the unit from being drawn into a spot the utility will not accept.
Working around the wires
Once the lines are mapped, there are three ways forward. The unit can sit where its roof stays clear of them, which may shift it toward one side of the yard. The service can be moved underground, which takes coordination with the utility and a trench planned with the other connections. Or the line can be raised on a taller pole, if the utility agrees. We note each wire's height and owner on a lot sketch, along with the meter location, so the choice is made before the unit's layout is set.
Burbank permits and the inspections that follow
Burbank's building division reviews the ADU drawings, and its inspectors see the work at each covered stage. The footing trench comes first: depth, width and steel are checked before concrete is ordered. Framing, rough plumbing and wiring, insulation and the final follow in order, and nothing is closed until the stage before it has passed. If the electrical service moves underground, the new conduit and its trench get their own inspection before backfill, and the utility sets the meter only after the city has signed off.
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Building it first suits an open lot, since equipment reaches the back without working around a house, and any new electrical service can be sized once for both buildings. When you may move in is a separate matter, set by state law and Burbank's rules, which can shift after a disaster. We confirm those with the city before the order is fixed.
If the wires leave room for a single-story unit of 500 square feet or less, it does. On a Burbank lot, the site plan is where that gets proved: it places the unit, marks the overhead lines with their clearances and traces the service route. Moving a line adds work billed outside the package. You hear whether the lot qualifies before anything is signed.
The floor is often the first thing to fix. Garage slabs usually slope toward the door so water drains out, and a dwelling needs a level floor, so the slab gets a leveling layer or a framed floor over sleepers, with a moisture barrier under the finish. We check the sill anchoring and the roof framing too, and a slab cracked through is replaced.
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