Above Garage Dream Space | 660 sq ft | ADU Tour by Maxable

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Brian and Nora had their eye on building an ADU for almost two and a half years for financial security. When they finally felt ready to get things in motion, they figured a simple box design would be the best decision to save costs, since the Bay Area tends to have higher labor and material costs. That’s until their architect, Adam Mayberry, made them see the true value of excellent design.
Architect: Mayberry Workshop
Construction: First Class Construction
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[@ozzy5146]

Nice! Would have liked a peek at that garage too!

[@glenndaugherity6187]

Beautiful job ! We stayed in a VRBO near Denver and the owner did the same thing only it was a 2 br but it was absolutely gorgeous ! And he had a single stall in the garage underneath for his renters !!

[@johnshue8082]

perfect man-castle

[@thereasoner9454]

A lot of viewers are not used to the SF Bay Area building and housing pricing. It is really expensive at $550.00/sqft of living space (of course you get the garage also), or $275.00/sqft, if you count the garage space. It really isn't the building materials cost. It is permits, inspections, labor rates, contractor upcharges, etc. As soon as you get 1-1.5 hours out of the SF Bay Area, this could have been completed for more like $185,000 to $235,000. If I owned the land, like it appears here, I personally could have gotten this done for about $80,000 to $100,000, including all permits and inspections. But I can do almost all of the construction myself, with 1-2 part time helpers. Not everyone has that expertise or help. If they are happy with the result and costs, that's all that matters. Congratulations.

[@thereasoner9454]

@B Babbich I am sorry, but I don't know what current remodel materials prices are in your area. However, assuming your permit process is reasonable, and you can find decent contractors, my best guess, and I stress guess, for something so small would be between $20,000 and $30,000, not counting permits. Keep in mind, many jurisdictions allow homeowners to perform their own work, as long as it is permitted and performed to code. You can save a ton of money by hiring a framer, plumber, and/or electrician to act as your supervisor/trainer, where they only lay out the job, let you do the bulk of labor, and then they verify that it is up to code, prior to your inspection. You pay them more per hour for their work, by a lot, but you save overall by not having them do everything. Just make sure you use licensed and bonded contractors.

[@ghetnhatxaolaonogatvaninh]

can you help me to build something like this?

[@matthewmusgrave616]

Could y’all send the floor plan to this?

[@kikihelland7739]

What kind of foundation work for garage was required to support ADU?

[@caseykelso1]

Adu? What's that mean??

[@lisetteem3054]

@@caseykelso1 accessory dwelling unit An accessory dwelling unit (ADU) is . The unit cannot be bought or sold separately, but they are often used to provide additional income through rent or to house a family member.

[@echoactual1776]

@@lisetteem3054 That's dumb. Build it in a free state and do wtf you want with it.

[@ryanfoster4581]

What’s the width and length of the garage? Also, what was the height of the structure? @maxable

[@Adamsmayberry]

The garage is about 23x28ft - height is 24 ft

[@pamelasheridan2178]

Don’t like the ledge and off center window

[@teresalauderdale4928]

How can I get something like this done

[@Cole_Cross]

Talk to Maxable!! We worked with them and live in our dream home now!

[@summerkhan5892]

The contractor is first class construction, they did an amazing job! Reach out, they helped me with my house

[@RaymondRBH]

Cost & time taken to build ????

[@Maxable]

Hi Raymond, this project cost about $330K and construction took about 10 months to complete.

[@michellewelch6013]

@@Maxable $3 for 660 sq ft? Ouch?

[@kevykbd1]

@@michellewelch6013 >1,200 sq ft including the area of the garage. That's on par with what I've been quoted in Santa Barbara for a new two story garage+studio ADU above

[@RAY-fv5sg]

@@Maxable Thanks for info.

[@Cole_Cross]

@@michellewelch6013 That's nothing compared to cost of living in the Bay. You cannot get a run-down double-wide here for that ;)

[@AngryCowMasterCuts]

what was the total cost?

[@Maxable]

$330K. This is the average cost for this type of project in the Bay Area.

[@AngryCowMasterCuts]

@@Maxable Thanks!

[@babymoon5282]

@@Maxable rediculous. That's the price of a 2000 sq ft home

[@jimklemens5018]

@@babymoon5282 The price for a 2,000 square foot house where I live is about $3.4M.

[@babymoon5282]

@@jimklemens5018 move then. Living in a certain city isn't worth a crappy quality of life.