An ADU is not for me?
It's been almost a year since I last posted as I came to the conclusion that building an ADU didn't make much financial sense. I...
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ADU Prefab A No Go
So what do you do when you have an inexperienced ADU company that has good pricing but doesn't have it's "shit" together? Well . . . you...
ADU Lions, Tigers & Bears . . .
In the Wizard of Oz Dorthy, the tin man, and the scarecrow are walking through a dark forest in a mystical land. She’s afraid that lions,...
Prefab - Construction Limitations
I talked with the guys at Habitat ADU about taking the next step but first had them send me their Letter of Intent and Contract. After...
Fell A Tree Or Fell An ADU
What does it mean to fell a tree? Felling is the process of cutting down individual trees, an element of the task of logging. The person...
ADU Habitat Quotes
A quote, a quote a kingdom for a quote . . . at least ones that are realistic and within my budget! Habitat ADU did give me quotes and...
Habitat ADU Prefab over DIY
I Zoomed, as in videoconferenced, with the guys at Habitat ADU since with the coronavirus having them come to my house for a site...
ADU Builder - Prefab
I had eliminated the pre-fab ADUS because of the cost and my dislike of their overall look/design. Granted a prefab-ADU costs less than...
ADU Builder - Part III
So now that you have a building plan that will pass City Hall, and you've interviewed a few builders/contractors and decided to keep the...
ADU Builder - Part II
So we've talked about finding an architect, preferable one that has a collection of ADU plans, but even with the plans, you'll need a...
ADU Builders - Part I
Builders, builders everywhere Tiny homes that don't compare In your backyard ASAP Now, who to trust, who to believe? Frankly, I don't...
One Thing Leads To Another
Ah, yes build an ADU and the next thing you know you're singing the lyrics to The Fix "One Thing Leads To Another". Starting in 2020 ADUS...
ADU And Cost-Benefit Analysis
So you've gone down to City Hall and gotten your questions answered, and you've thought about the "Bird in the hand is worth two in the...
A Bird In The Hand Is Worth . . .
I'd like to say two ADUS based on the original proverb which refers back to medieval falconry where a bird in the hand (the falcon) was a...
Free Permit-Ready House Plans
San Jose doesn't offer free permit-ready house plans, although they do offer prequalified prefab ADUS. So far there are only two...
Sketchup + Wikihouse
After taking a second look at the Pioneer House I realize that it's not going to work for me in its present form, but all is not lost....
The Pioneer Wikihouse
If you look at the options for building an ADU you have three choices: Build from scratch by hiring an architect/designer and a...
Wikihouse
WikiHouse is an open-source project for designing and building houses. It's attempting to simplify the construction of sustainable,...
Talking To An Architect
I've gotten to a point where I thought I'd talk to an architect to see if building an ADU in my backyard makes sense. So I made an...
ADU Assembly Bills
There were a number of ADU bills passed by the state of California in 2019 which focused on "relaxing" restrictions for ADUS, or what...
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