Your ADU Advisor: Accessory Dwelling Units
Together we get yours built!
Reprinted with permission. .See below *
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IMAGINE A sweet cottage nestled in the yard. Alongside, a trim main dwelling. You live in one. Someone you love lives in the other. How could an accessory dwelling help you, your family, and your friends live better? ADU flats and cottages. Explore what they give you! |
A new law in California empowers us to add one or more accessory dwellings to our properties more easily, in all sorts of ways:
An ADU.
But are you asking yourself,
"Okay, so what do I do first?"
"And then what's next?"
It's intimidating , especially if you've never remodeled before. (Or even if you have! )
These first choices and organizing steps can stop your project, even though it's exactly what you and your family need.
So many questions:
Who gets me from here to my Accessory Dwelling?
I'm Loni Gray, a professional ADU advisor and project catalyst. I work with you to articulate what you need, bring you the resources to consider your options, and guide you through your very beginning decisions and preparatory process to team selection. I keep your ADU project's momentum going without overwhelming your already busy life.
Together, we get your accessory dwelling built.
Yes, let's do this!
Getting your ADU started
Resources for you
About Loni
* Sketches with asterisks are reprinted with permission from In-laws, Outlaws and Granny Flats by Michael Litchfield © 2011 Taunton Press. Original drawings by Martha Garstand Hill. Re-rendered by Loni Gray. All other drawings by Loni Gray.
An ADU.
But are you asking yourself,
"Okay, so what do I do first?"
"And then what's next?"
It's intimidating , especially if you've never remodeled before. (Or even if you have! )
These first choices and organizing steps can stop your project, even though it's exactly what you and your family need.
So many questions:
- Will my city's version of the law let me build what I want?
- Are the small home designs I'm seeing good ones? Are they leveraging every square inch, yet designing so the small space is comfortable? Will it feel small and stuffy, or intimate and wonderful? How can I tell?
- How do I finance this? Along with traditional lending, are there other programs I might consider?
- What steps do I take to get permits? Permits? You mean there's more than one?
- It makes sense to use a builder who specializes in and has experience building the different kinds of ADU's. Who's best for me?
- If I haven't found my professional team yet, who do I turn to, to find the right team? Catch 22?
Who gets me from here to my Accessory Dwelling?
I'm Loni Gray, a professional ADU advisor and project catalyst. I work with you to articulate what you need, bring you the resources to consider your options, and guide you through your very beginning decisions and preparatory process to team selection. I keep your ADU project's momentum going without overwhelming your already busy life.
Together, we get your accessory dwelling built.
Yes, let's do this!
Getting your ADU started
Resources for you
About Loni
* Sketches with asterisks are reprinted with permission from In-laws, Outlaws and Granny Flats by Michael Litchfield © 2011 Taunton Press. Original drawings by Martha Garstand Hill. Re-rendered by Loni Gray. All other drawings by Loni Gray.