Meet Diahanne Payne of Illegal Additions Made Legal

Today we’d like to introduce you to Diahanne Payne.

Thanks for sharing your story with us Diahanne. So, let’s start at the beginning and we can move on from there.
I was a licensed General Building contractor in 2000’s and hurt my back building my house in Venice in 2000. As I could no longer play in the dirt and was that person all my contractor friends called with problems, (i.e., I read codes stay on top of Building and planning information) I went back to school- LA Trade Tech to learn to draw plans…A friend call with a problem (Order to Comply on violations on one of his homes) and asked if I could help…that was in 2002. …the beginnings…

Since then I have been making Illegal Additions Legal. I have the reputation of solving difficult problems. I file Variances, Modifications and expedite the mad process of negotiating the various building and planning departments in Southern California. With the New Assembly Bill passed by the State of CA, (our wonderful Gov. The Honorable Jerry Brown) Garage conversions are allowed under certain conditions and the telephone does not stop….

We’re always bombarded by how great it is to pursue your passion, etc. – but we’ve spoken with enough people to know that it’s not always easy. Overall, would you say things have been easy for you?
Building Code changes every three years…. just when you think you know it…boom…revisions…

Clients who do not tell me where the bodies are buried…i.e., they piece meal the information…or they lie.

I don’t care what was done…just be truthful so I can help you…

So, as you know, we’re impressed with Illegal Additions Made Legal – tell our readers more, for example what you’re most proud of as a company and what sets you apart from others.
We specialize in making illegal additions legal…. You get an illegal addition one of three ways: buy it, build it or inherit it…We are known as problem solvers…. What sets us apart. Our success rate…we are batting 100% on Variances and I have only had to tear one illegal addition down since we began.

As a former licensed General Contractor I look at the problem for both the building issues as well as planning issues…we are sort of one stop shopping in making things legal.

We do not do the construction however, I refer jobs out and get the right people for the right client…

So, what’s next? Any big plans?
We are working on increasing our ability to do more. We have at any given time 40-60 jobs in progress. That number can be more effective if we assembly line our process. Change is always difficult, but without it one stagnates.

Pricing:

• Each job begins the same way. Site investigation Agreement. Either Flat land- $950.00 or Hillside $1400.00

Contact Info:

• Website: Illegaladditionsmadelegal.com Garageconversionsmadelegal.com
• Phone: 310 365 8543
• Email: Illegaladditions@Gmail.com
• Facebook: Illegaladditions.com
• Yelp: Plans Are Us Illegal Additions made legal

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