By far, the most common placement is in the backyard. However, there are a few exceptions, such as being in the side yard or even the front of your house, provided there is enough room when considering setbacks, local regulations, and any unique easements on your property.

Because our ADUs are stick-built on-site, we can customize our base models and create a custom-built ADU from scratch. From floor plans, room sizes, kitchen fixtures, and cosmetic changes, we can help you make the exact space you’ve always imagined.

Typically, municipalities in Mass require you to match the external color and finish materials with your primary home for permitting.

The key elements that you can customize include:

• Internal finishes from floors to tile to countertops to appliances and more!

• Internal wall colors

• Shower features (metal shower, porcelain shower, glass door, and more)

• Kitchen features (sink style, countertop style, cabinet color, and more)

Our Tiny Homes come fully finished with a full kitchen, bathroom, living space, and bedrooms if you want bedrooms in your unit.

Some of the more specific features include:

• Lifetime Dimensional Composition Shingles

• Milgard white windows French doors (6′)

• Luxury Vinyl flooring (Urban Floor)

• Shaker cabinets

• Quartz Countertops

• Subway tile backsplash

• 3 options for fixtures

• Fiberglass shower

• Drywall 30″

• Stainless steel fridge 30″

• Stainless steel range

• Stackable washer/dryer

• Interior and exterior paint

• Can lights

• Decor plugs and switches

• 125 amp panel

• Water heater

• Mini Split unit

• And there are many upgrades available

Many financing options are available for ADUs through our various partners. Our ADU experts can help you find the best lenders for your desired terms and current qualifications.

The most common type of financing for an ADU project is a Home Equity Line Of Credit (HELOC), but several other options are available, including renovation and personal loans.

Yes, we do offer shell or unfinished versions of our ADUs. With our shell model ADUs, we still handle the whole process for you and finish everything except for the interior of the ADU.

For the interior of a shell model ADU, we would complete rough plumbing, rough electrical, and framing, leaving the rest for you to complete on your own or using your subcontractors.

A shell model ADU costs approximately 65% of the cost of one of our finished units! We also offer a “shell+” option, which includes everything in the shell plus drywall and flooring. 

All of our ADUs are stick-built right on your property, which almost eliminates access issues that prevent you from being able to build an ADU!

In addition, stick-built ADUs yield better quality and add more value to your home, ultimately giving you a better return on investment. Stick-built units often appraise for more than prefabricated or manufactured options.

Our ADUs are built on a permanent slab foundation as a standard, but we can also build them on raised foundations.

Homes on wheels cannot be considered an ADU or permitted on your property except for a few select areas.

Depending on your municipality, the largest ADU you can build in the Mass Limits is 1,000 sq ft. However, this does change slightly based on your city or county legislation. A maximum square footage or percent total of your primary home is typically used. 

For more details, contact us today or your local planning department.

Most likely, no. In most cases, you are allowed only one additional dwelling unit. However, local laws may allow other accessory structures, such as a guesthouse or pool house.

For more details, contact us today or your local planning department.

Yes, we can! If your client already have plans they love and have been pre-approved by your city, we can build it for them.

The standard building timeline is 6-8 months, including design, engineering, permitting, and construction of your client's new ADU.

Permitting is the most variable part of the build process. The faster we can permit the ADU, the faster we can complete it!

Yes, all ADUs must be permitted, including conversions. However, we handle this whole process for your client, making creating their new space as easy and stress-free as possible!

How much space your client needs largely depends on the size of the ADU they want to build. Our smallest standard ADU size is 240 sq ft. with standard setbacks. They typically need about 22’ x 30’ of space or more to build an ADU.

Our pricing includes foundation, construction, finishes, design and engineering, permit submission, and more! The only two things that our pricing does not include are permit fees from the city or county and hookup fees. 

When we do our FREE Property Analysis & Estimate, we will measure a hookup path for your specific property and include all hookup fees in your estimate!

The fees for permits and hookups vary widely depending on dozens of variables, including the size of the units, where your client wants to build, how far we have to trench, whether they need any utility upgrades and more.

The best way to get a firm estimate for these costs is to set up a Property Analysis & Estimate with one of our Certified ADU Experts to measure and assess your property.

ADUs do not have to be detached from the primary home. Your client can build attached ADUs that are directly connected to their home, garage conversions of an attached garage, or even a Junior ADU created from renovating space inside their home!

Yes, they can! It has to meet all local code ADU requirements.

Generally, an ADU (accessory dwelling unit) is a living space that includes a full bathroom and kitchen, which the city or county has permitted as an ADU.