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What we learn on site: permits, budgets, timelines and the decisions that make a project go well, or badly.
Detached, attached or garage conversion: which ADU fits your lot
The four shapes an ADU can take, and what about your property decides which ones are actually on the table.
How to read a construction budget without being a contractor
What the line items mean, which ones move, and the three questions that tell you whether a quote is honest.
What actually happens in the first two weeks of a remodel
Demolition is loud and looks like progress. The work that decides your schedule is quieter and happens at the same time.
Why the same ADU costs more at the back of the lot
Utility runs, site access and grade are the quiet drivers of an ADU budget, and they are decided by geography, not by finishes.
Five things to check before you hire any contractor
Licence, insurance, references and two questions that separate the companies who finish from the ones who start.
See what fits on your lot
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