What is Title 24 Energy Efficiency?
If you’re here, you are most likely weighing your options for adding an accessory dwelling unit to your property. That prospect comes with several code requirements that are mandatory for an ADU permit submittal such as structural engineering calculations, electrical diagrams, and site grading/paving plans.
ADU Professionals to Hire for Your Team
Throughout your ADU journey, you will find yourself in need of professional services to help you complete your ADU project. This post offers a brief description of the most common professions involved with building an ADU, listed in rough order of their involvement in a project.
8 Key Sample ADU Building Inspections
Here is a list of 8 sample key inspections that will likely be required for your traditionally constructed ADU project, just like in a regular home build project.
ADU Building Roundtable Webinar
Join us here to catch up on a recording of our webinar, ADU Building Roundtable Webinar with Local Experts!
Five Stages of the ADU Journey
When homeowners first embark on their accessory dwelling unit journey they often ask us for an overview of the process and rightly explain, “I simply don’t know what I don’t know!”
ADU Design Resources Round-up
The design stage is usually one of the most exciting for homeowners building new accessory dwelling units — it’s the moment when the small home you’ve been dreaming up begins to finally take shape, at least on paper.
Smart Small Space Ideas from Apartment Therapy
Does anyone else look at photos of interior decor to soothe their minds after a long day? We can’t be the only ones! To that end, we have been loving the small space design ideas from Apartment Therapy for years — especially because the blog highlights actual, real human beings and their actual, real living spaces.
ADU Frequently Asked Questions
When you first get started thinking about building an accessory dwelling unit, it can be easy to get mired in the many questions you may have. That’s why we have compiled a list of Frequently Asked Questions to help Napa and Sonoma homeowners in the preliminary stages of the planning process.
The Financial Case for Building an ADU Now & Not Later: Webinar
Join us here to catch a recording of our webinar, The Financial Case for Building an ADU Now & Not Later!
LA Times Article: Get inspiration for your ADU
We here at the Napa Sonoma ADU Center loved this recent spread in the LA Times that shares the story of a build in Southern California complete with gorgeous, inspiring photos and thoughtful design choices.
