ADU Cost & Financing
Anyone who quotes you an ADU price before seeing your lot is guessing – or fishing. Here is what actually drives the number, what quietly inflates it, and the honest ways homeowners around Sacramento pay for these.
Free on-site visit · No obligation · We tell you straight if it will not work
- Free on-site estimate
- No obligation, no pressure
- We handle the permits
- Serving Sacramento + 200 miles
The real cost drivers – no fairy tales
Two identical floor plans can cost wildly different amounts on two different lots. Utility runs, slope, soil, septic capacity, panel upgrades and finish level move the number far more than square footage does. That is why our estimates happen on your property, not over the phone – and why the written price you get is one you can actually hold us to.
See it in 3D → – change the size and type and watch the numbers update while you do.
Concept rendering – illustrative, not a photo of a completed project.
How it works
We come out – free
We walk your lot, tell you what actually fits, and give you real numbers. No fee, no pitch at the end.
Design & engineering
Drawings, structural engineering and Title 24 – built to clear plan check the first time, not to be redrawn.
Permits handled
We prepare the submittal, file it, and work every correction until the permit is in your hand.
Built and signed off
One crew, one schedule, one phone number – through final inspection and keys.
Read this before you talk to any builder – including us
You have heard the stories. The deposit that vanished. The price that grew every time a wall opened up. The guy who stopped answering in month three. That fear is why most people never make the call – and it is exactly why we work the way we do.
The visit costs you nothing
We come out, measure, look at utilities and access, and tell you what is realistic. No fee, no deposit, no obligation.
We tell you if it does not work
If your lot, your septic or your budget will not support the project, you hear it at the site visit – to your face, not in a voicemail. We would rather lose the job than build one that should not happen.
Real numbers, in writing
After we see the property you get an actual written scope and price – not a per-square-foot guess that quietly grows once the crew shows up.
Get your free estimate
Four quick questions. We come out, look at the property, and hand you honest numbers – free.
Free ADU Estimate
Tell us about your lot and we will call you with real numbers.
Common questions
So what does an ADU cost around here?
Our 3D planner shows honest ballpark bands by size and type, and the real number comes after a free site visit. Distrust anyone who does it in the other order.
What inflates the price the most?
Long utility trenches, sloped sites, septic upgrades, old electrical panels and premium finishes. Site conditions beat square footage almost every time – which is why the site visit matters.
How do people actually pay for these?
Home equity products, cash-out refinancing, renovation loans, savings, construction financing. We are builders, not lenders – talk to a qualified lender about your situation. What we provide is a firm written number to take to them.
Other ways to add an ADU
Detached ADU Construction
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Garage Conversion ADU
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Junior ADU (JADU)
The lowest-cost way into ADU income: up to 500 sq ft carved out of the house you already heat, cool and…
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ADU Design & Build
One contract. One schedule. One phone number that always answers. Design-build exists because the old way -…
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ADU Permits & Zoning
The permit counter is where ADU dreams go to die – if you walk up to it unprepared. We prepare the drawings,…
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Where we build
Sacramento is home base – we build up to roughly 200 miles out.
Picture the first of the month, one year from now
Version one: rent lands in your account. Version two: nothing changed. The difference is one free site visit – and you already know which version you want.