But thinking about an ADU comes with many questions. Information needs to be gathered, and thoughtful planning taken, when creating new housing that adds to cities and neighborhoods without taking away from the quality of life. When you think outside of the box, though, moving from the perspective of traditional housing, there are numerous opportunities to create custom spaces on your property and ideas about what that could look like.
ADUs come in all shapes and sizes. Some might be prefabricated units. Others new traditional wood structures. This class of construction is becoming more and more popular with every passing day.
With single-family detached homes making up 56.4 percent of overall housing in California, and issues of affordability and lack of housing considerations, ADUs are projected to be a big part of the state’s future. In fact, some projections show in developed areas they could triple the number of permits and new construction undertaken.
Experts point out that in places that have allowed them by building permit for longer lengths of time, as much as 20 to 25 percent of the housing stock in communities has been with an ADU. California along has nearly 7 million single-family homes; 20% alone would represents a potentially 1.4 million more residences.
It’s an exciting time for ADUs, and ADU MagazineTM is excited to be a part of it.