ADU

ADU

Adding an ADU to your property means more room for the people you love, and more value in the ground you already own. Cedarwell connects you with vetted local pros who handle every step: planning, permits, construction, and the final walkthrough where we show you the clean-up photo before we leave. One guarantee covers the whole project. One team keeps your home clean, your kids and pets safe, and your price in writing before any work begins. That’s the Cedarwell way, and it’s built into every ADU we touch.

What’s Included

Every ADU project pulls together different trades. Here’s what Cedarwell crews handle most often, and how we approach each one.

Attached ADU Conversion

If you have a garage, basement, or bonus room that’s sitting mostly empty, converting it into an attached ADU is often the fastest path to extra living space. We check the existing foundation, electrical panel capacity, and ceiling height before we quote a single number. The walls that stay in place keep the project contained, which means less disruption to the main house while the work happens.

Detached Backyard ADU

A detached unit in the backyard gives you true separation, whether it’s for aging parents, adult kids, or rental income. We walk the yard with you to talk about setback requirements, utility trenching, and where the morning sun actually lands. Our crews run dust barriers at the property line and keep a clear path to the house the whole time, because your family still lives there while we build.

Garage Conversion

That garage full of boxes could be a one-bedroom apartment with its own entrance. Garage conversions typically need insulation upgrades, new flooring, and a heating and cooling solution, and we spell out each line item before you commit. We also handle the detail most people forget: sealing the old garage door opening so the new wall doesn’t sweat in summer humidity or leak in winter rain.

ADU Plumbing and Electrical

A separate living unit needs its own water lines, drains, and often its own subpanel. Our licensed tradespeople run new circuits and pipes to code, with shutoffs you can reach without moving a couch. We label the new panel clearly, test every outlet and fixture twice, and walk you through where each valve lives before we call the job done.

ADU Kitchen and Bathroom Build-Out

The kitchen and bathroom inside an ADU are where the comfort actually happens. We install fixtures, cabinets, and appliances with the same care we would in the main house. Counter heights get checked against your family’s needs, not just the standard spec. And because it’s a small space, we use low-VOC sealants and adhesives where there’s a choice, so the air smells clean when you first walk in.

ADU Roofing and Siding

Whether the ADU is new construction or a conversion, the exterior has to shed water and keep the inside dry. We match roofing materials to the main house where possible, and we flash every penetration properly, not just caulk it and hope. Siding gets installed with a rain screen gap where local codes call for it, because we build for the actual weather your town gets.

Permit and Inspection Support

Permitting is the part that stalls most ADU dreams. We prepare the drawings, submit the paperwork, and walk the site with the inspector when the time comes. You don’t have to learn building code vocabulary. You just need to know that everything gets pulled, inspected, and signed off before we hand you the keys.

Why Homeowners Choose the Cedarwell Family

Cedarwell isn’t a franchise pretending to be from your town. We’re twelve home-service brands brought together in 2026 around one simple idea: the way a crew treats your home matters as much as the repair itself. Each location is an independent local business that agreed to work to the Cedarwell Care Promise, and that promise is stamped on every project we take. The name itself tells you the standard. Cedar has been used for centuries to keep homes fresh and protected, and a well is where a neighborhood gets clean water. Put together, it means a clean, safe home.

When our crews arrive for your ADU project, they bring shoe covers and drop cloths inside. They ask before moving a stroller, a pet gate, or a stack of mail. They run quiet tools when the kids are napping, and they choose pet-safe products where there’s a choice. Before we leave each day, we take a photo of the clean-up, and before any work starts, you get the price in writing. That’s been the standard since 2007, and it’s not changing.

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