We had a great time volunteering our time with Habitat for Humanity helping to get two new houses off the ground!
“Spencer Keenan and almost his whole team at Santa Cruz Green Builders sacrificed two days of work doing construction to, well, do construction. On December 9th and 10th, the Green Builders crew joined Habitat for Humanity…”
Have you ever thought about building an Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) on your property in Santa Cruz, but did not know where or how to start? Are you interested in learning about rough costs for these smaller homes? Do you want to learn about the process, how long it is likely to take, and some good design guidelines to make small spaces feel larger? Do you want to learn how to determine if an ADU can be built on your property? Are you wondering how a design and construction firm may help you with a project like this, and what exactly they do?
During this comprehensive workshop at Cabrillo, we’ll cover:
How to determine ADU feasibility on your property
How to get started
The process for designing and building an ADU
Rough costs for ADU's of different sizes, building on a slope, cost of utilities, different costs by city/region, water meter fees
Value engineering - how to save money during design and construction
Design concepts and ideas for making small spaces work
Possible uses for ADU's
Timeframe for the entire process
Overview of how a loan can be used for construction, and payoff time
Common pitfalls
We are excited to be teaching this course!
UPDATE: If you missed our February class, you can still sign up for the next class at Cabrillo on May 9!
We are honored to be restoring this historic property on the Westside of Santa Cruz, and building a residence and ADU for the new homeowners. Here’s a great article about the history of the property by Wallace Baines of the Good Times:
“It is the place with 1,000 names—the Court of Mysteries, the Yogi Temple, the Brick Castle, the Red Castle, the Gate of Prophecy, the Kitchen Property, the St. Elias Orthodox Chapel, the Unorthodox Chapel, the Surreal Estate, West Side’s Weird Site, eyesore, monstrosity, the Hall of WTF. Everyone who lives within two miles of the place likely has their own name for it.”