Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) are quickly becoming popular additions to existing homes. They can be a source of income and provide housing options for aging family members. Building an ADU requires a bit of planning and a lot of coordination.(more…)
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Building an Accessory Dwelling Unit
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Are Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) a solution to the Affordable Housing Crisis?
The United States is in the middle of an affordable housing crisis. Since the 1970s, the cost of buying a home has gone up 500%. That's an average of 4% a year for the past 50 years. With inflation up an average of 7% per year, in that same time period, it's easy to see that buying a house is out of reach for the majority of earners. Additionally, higher labor and materials costs have compounded the overall affordability of new construction. This has made home builders and contractors tend to focus on more expensive housing in order to bring in higher profits. Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) are becoming a popular option for the affordable housing crisis. But are they the solution?
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Sunroom Addition
For this project, we had to squeeze a 12 x 20 ft addition between the house and the garage. This was done by removing the breezeway and the garage roof and building a whole new structure for it to sit within.
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Hot Tub Pergola
This project built a hot tub platform on the side of a steep hill and topped it with a pergola that used polycarbonate panels for the roof.
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Winding Staircase
This project removed a rickety old staircase and designed a winding staircase to fit in the restricted footprint of this 1920's house.
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Farmhouse Island
This project moved the door from the kitchen into the dining room and turned the knee wall into a usable island with plenty of storage by adding a custom-built display cabinet under a northern white fir countertop.
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Green Screen
This project built a seamless green screen in an old mill building. The curve from the wall to the floor removes the horizon and allows editors to easily insert a digital background in post-production.
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