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ADUs That Turned Out so Well the Homeowners Moved In

Ballard ADU featured on Houzz

What do you plan to use the ADU for? It is one of the first questions we ask potential clients.

How do people use ADUs? Many people build ADUs as rental units in the near term but as part of a long term plan for downsizing. Brian and Sondra planned to build and rent out their DADU but fell in love with the design during the construction process and ended up moving into the ADU themselves. Of course there are many ways to use an ADU and the use is likely to change over time. Planning for changing uses is an intergral part of the design process.

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