ADU Studio 420

Step 1:  Free property consultation.

Find out if ADU eligible on your property. Discuss basic design options.

Step 2:  $1,000 initial deposit.

Receive agreement. Deposit is 100% refundable.

Step 3:  Site visit.

Discuss specific design selections or custom design. Create a detailed project proposal.

Step 4:  Design.

Select fixtures and material.

Step 5:  Project starting.

Permits fee $8,000. Full refund of initial deposit $1,000 In case that permits aren’t approved.

Our innovative building process allows us significant cost savings so we can install a backyard home including appliances at a guaranteed fixed price.

After free inspection of your property we will deliver a report of our findings. In some situations the homeowner may be responsible for additional costs related to work to ensure the safety of their property. We will outline these remediation costs for you and give clear, upfront estimates.

Typical timeline

2-3 weeks:  consultation, site visit, design, agreement

2-3 months: permitting

3-5 months: ADU manufacturing, site preparation

2-6 weeks: ADU installation, finishing

An ADU is an accessory dwelling unit with complete independent living facilities for one or more persons. ADUs significantly less expensive to build and offer benefits that address common development barriers such as affordability and environmental quality. Because ADUs must be built on lots with existing or proposed housing, they do not require paying for new land, dedicated parking or other costly infrastructure required to build a new single-family home. Because they are contained inside existing single-family homes. ADUs can provide as much living space as apartments and condominiums and work well for couples, small families, friends, young people, and seniors.

ADUs also give homeowners the flexibility to share independent living areas with family members and others, allowing seniors to age in place as they require more care, thus helping extended families stay together while maintaining privacy. The space can be used for a variety of reasons, including adult children who can pay off debt and save up for living on their own.

Besides ADUs can provide additional income to homeowners generating passive income as a rental. 

Yes! In 2019, the state legislature passed Assembly Bill 68 which further removed restrictions involved with building ADUs, including allowing them to be built on multi-family properties like duplexes.

Yes. An ADU is any residential dwelling unit with independent facilities and permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking and sanitation. An ADU includes a manufactured home.

Yes, but not very much. When you build an ADU, the city will conduct a blended assessment, which does not affect the value of your existing property, but instead assesses the cost of the construction and adds that to your original property value. Your taxes will only increase by 1.0%-1.2% of the total cost of the improvements, which ends up being just a couple hundred dollars extra per year — a small price to pay compared to the rental income you will receive.

Yes. The conversion of garages, sheds, barns, and other existing accessory structures, either attached or detached from the primary dwelling, into ADUs is permitted and promoted through the state ADU law. These conversions of accessory structures are not subject to any additional development standard, such as unit size, height, and lot coverage requirements, and shall be from existing space that can be made safe under building and safety codes.

An ADU is an investment that pays for itself, and delivers even more value when you sell your home. In many cases showing an income generating ADU can help increase your property value by $130k – $250k or more.