All Forum Posts by: Henrik Moya

Hi everyone, 

I am a newbie working full time and planning to build an ADU in my primary residence. I work in healthcare and plan for extra cash flow either renting the ADU or doing Air BnB. It can get exhausting working in Healthcare at times and I plan to have the extra cash to have more family time. I am in the planning stages after I got my HELOC funded.

My questions are:

1. I am deciding on an Attached vs Detached. I prefer attached to save most of my backyard. However, an architect advised me to get the property surveyed to see if an attached ADU is feasible or if I can push the fence closer to the side walk but it costs $3000. Is this a normal starting point for anyone building an ADU, to have a survey of the property done? Is that a fair price?

2. How much square per sq ft is the going rate from a contractor for an ADU right now?

3. From start to finish - what is the ballpark cost for an ADU (650-750 sq ft)

Thank you in advance. 

Henrik

@Chen Zhou, I am a newbie and inspired by your posts. Can you please share your Architect/Contractor information?

I was quoted: $9500 for a design and $3000 for site survey because I am trying to decide between having an attached ADU vs a detached one.

I have no idea what is a reasonable price for now. 

Thank you!

Hi Neil,

We would like to build an ADU in our current property. We understand how important it is to consult a professional an architect to build our project. How is this process usually started?

I was advised in the past to start of with an expensive survey around $3000 before we can even consult if the project is feasible. Is there any other affordable ways from an architect's standpoint ?

Thank you!

Henrik