An accessory dwelling unit is a secondary, self-contained living unit on the same lot as a primary home, a detached backyard cottage, a converted garage, a basement apartment, or an attached in-law suite.
Log in to followTrying to do this carefully rather than fast, and I've now been careful for eleven months, so here are the actual numbers in the hope somebody tells me which question I should be…
Bought a 1940s house last spring with a full basement, 7'9" ceilings, separate side entrance already there. The plan was a one bedroom basement ADU, rent it long term, keep living…
I'd rather build something that holds up for years without me fussing over it, so I've been slow about the whole thing. Where it actually stands right now is this. Detached 700 sq…
I've been holding two single family rentals in the same city for nine years and doing nothing clever with either. The city just passed an ordinance that removes the parking requir…
First real project and I'm probably out of my depth, which is why I'm posting the actual contract terms. Detached 800 sq ft, two bedroom, site built not prefab. $212,000 fixed pri…
I own a three bedroom house on a lot that has an unusually deep backyard, and the whole reason I bought it four years ago was that someone told me I could put a small unit back th…
My crew does light framing and finish work and over the last two years we've been pulled into ADU work as a sub on detached builds. I've got two running right now for the same GC…