ADUs

Though you may know it better by its many other names, the compact accessory dwelling unit can provide homeowners with extra space for family, additional income as a rental, or a simple guesthouse.

Budget Breakdown: After a $322K Revamp, an Australian Beach House Fends Off Flooding

Budget Breakdown: After a $322K Revamp, an Australian Beach House Fends Off Flooding

Budget Breakdown: They Built an $830K ADU With Attitude on a Steep Silver Lake Hillside

Budget Breakdown: They Built an $830K ADU With Attitude on a Steep Silver Lake Hillside

West African Textiles Inspired This Los Angeles ADU’s Rhythmic Cladding

West African Textiles Inspired This Los Angeles ADU’s Rhythmic Cladding

A Bunker-Like Typography Studio Springs Up Beside a New Zealand Home

A Bunker-Like Typography Studio Springs Up Beside a New Zealand Home

The ADU Boom Has Begun. Is It Adding the Housing We Need?

The ADU Boom Has Begun. Is It Adding the Housing We Need?

My House: They Said Farewell to London and Moved Into a 17th-Century Water Mill

My House: They Said Farewell to London and Moved Into a 17th-Century Water Mill

An Underutilized Garage in the Bay Area Is Transformed Into a Net-Zero ADU

An Underutilized Garage in the Bay Area Is Transformed Into a Net-Zero ADU

Budget Breakdown: This $334K Tiny House Popped Up in an L.A. Backyard in Just Two Days

Budget Breakdown: This $334K Tiny House Popped Up in an L.A. Backyard in Just Two Days

Budget Breakdown: Here’s What It Cost to Build Two ADUs on the Same Bay Area Block

Budget Breakdown: Here’s What It Cost to Build Two ADUs on the Same Bay Area Block

This Little, Blue Silver Lake ADU Hides a Surprisingly Airy Interior

This Little, Blue Silver Lake ADU Hides a Surprisingly Airy Interior

Before & After: An Uninspired L.A. Garage Gets Turned Into a Surrealist ADU

Before & After: An Uninspired L.A. Garage Gets Turned Into a Surrealist ADU

This Backyard House in Austin Maxes Out the City’s ADU Size Limit

This Backyard House in Austin Maxes Out the City’s ADU Size Limit

A Fox-Shaped Tree House Came to Her in a Dream. So, She and Her Husband Spent Years Building It

A Fox-Shaped Tree House Came to Her in a Dream. So, She and Her Husband Spent Years Building It

Budget Breakdown: An $80K ADU Gives a Growing Austin Family Space for Work—and Working Out

Budget Breakdown: An $80K ADU Gives a Growing Austin Family Space for Work—and Working Out

Budget Breakdown: He Remixed His Janky Shed Into a Design Studio for $6K

Budget Breakdown: He Remixed His Janky Shed Into a Design Studio for $6K

Is Your Tiny House Really a Tiny House?

Is Your Tiny House Really a Tiny House?

Budget Breakdown: They Built a Minimalist $437K ADU—to Live and Work Out of Themselves

Budget Breakdown: They Built a Minimalist $437K ADU—to Live and Work Out of Themselves

These $85K Tiny Homes Come Turnkey—But You Can Still Choose Your Own Look and Layout

These $85K Tiny Homes Come Turnkey—But You Can Still Choose Your Own Look and Layout

The Living Is (Mostly) Easy for the Residents of Three California ADUs

The Living Is (Mostly) Easy for the Residents of Three California ADUs

Kicked Out of a Rental, This L.A. Couple Bought, and Then Built the Best ADU They Could

Kicked Out of a Rental, This L.A. Couple Bought, and Then Built the Best ADU They Could

The Green Roof ‘Planter’ Softens This Cor-Ten Steel Backyard House in Seattle

The Green Roof ‘Planter’ Softens This Cor-Ten Steel Backyard House in Seattle

Budget Breakdown: It Took Twice as Long, But This $266K ADU Built a Close Friendship

Budget Breakdown: It Took Twice as Long, But This $266K ADU Built a Close Friendship

You Can Build These Prefab ADUs Yourself, Which Start at $100 Per Square Foot

You Can Build These Prefab ADUs Yourself, Which Start at $100 Per Square Foot

New York City Might… Pay You to Build an ADU?

New York City Might… Pay You to Build an ADU?

Tini Living Makes Tweakable Steel-Framed ADUs That Start at $38K

Tini Living Makes Tweakable Steel-Framed ADUs That Start at $38K

You Can’t Customize These $195K ADUs—But That Means They’re Delivered That Much Faster

You Can’t Customize These $195K ADUs—But That Means They’re Delivered That Much Faster

Budget Breakdown: She Built a $277K Starter Home in Her Childhood Backyard

Budget Breakdown: She Built a $277K Starter Home in Her Childhood Backyard

A Canary Yellow ADU Brings a Sense of Community to a Saint Paul, Minnesota, Backyard

A Canary Yellow ADU Brings a Sense of Community to a Saint Paul, Minnesota, Backyard

This California Prefab Builder’s Website Lets You Visualize an ADU on Your Property

This California Prefab Builder’s Website Lets You Visualize an ADU on Your Property

This Off-Grid Design Studio Feels Like It’s Floating in a Forest

This Off-Grid Design Studio Feels Like It’s Floating in a Forest

Budget Breakdown: With $89K, an Architect Expands His L.A. Home for Three Generations of Family

Budget Breakdown: With $89K, an Architect Expands His L.A. Home for Three Generations of Family

Trying to Buy? ADU Rental Fees Can Now Be Used as Income to Secure Your Mortgage

Trying to Buy? ADU Rental Fees Can Now Be Used as Income to Secure Your Mortgage

This California ADU Builder Minimizes Waste by Taking a Whole-Tree Approach

This California ADU Builder Minimizes Waste by Taking a Whole-Tree Approach

An Empty Buenos Aires Backyard Gets a Yoga Studio Filled With Intention

An Empty Buenos Aires Backyard Gets a Yoga Studio Filled With Intention

This Los Angeles ADU Builder Says It Can Add a Home to Your Backyard in Nine Months

This Los Angeles ADU Builder Says It Can Add a Home to Your Backyard in Nine Months

In England, a Couple Build a Serene Backyard Home for Aging in Place

In England, a Couple Build a Serene Backyard Home for Aging in Place

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