Detached ADU Construction
Standalone backyard homes with their own entry and yard, placed around setbacks, bluff buffers and slopes, and detailed for the fire zone from roof to foundation.
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Palisades ADU service list
Every ADU Service We Offer in Pacific Palisades
Each ADU type and trade we offer, explained for Palisades lots. Use this page to see which kind of unit suits your property and which services carry it from drawings to a finished home.
All ADU services
Pacific Palisades ADU Services
Attached ADU Construction
Units that share a wall with the house, often the best choice on hillside and bluff lots where the house already occupies the most stable, level ground.
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Garage Conversion ADU
Older detached or attached garages turned into legal dwellings, with slab, insulation and egress upgrades, and the lost parking left unreplaced, as state law permits.
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Junior ADU (JADU)
A unit of up to 500 square feet created within the house, with an efficiency kitchen and a separate entrance, popular in HOA communities like the Highlands.
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Above-Garage and Two-Story ADU
Second-floor units built over new or reinforced garages, catching views and saving yard space where the City's height rules allow a second story.
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Prefab ADU Installation
Factory-built units installed on foundations we prepare, with delivery routes, crane reach and fire-zone specifications confirmed before the order is placed.
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Multifamily ADU Construction
Apartment and condo lots can take new freestanding units plus homes carved from storage rooms or garages, within the counts SB 1211 allows for multifamily property.
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ADU Design and Plans
Surveys, layouts and construction drawings shaped around overlays, bluff edges, HOA guidelines and views, ready for review by LADBS plan check.
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ADU Permits and Approvals
LADBS submittals, plan-check responses, coastal checks and inspection scheduling, plus coordination with the Fire Department, City Planning and LADWP.
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ADU Foundations and Utilities
Foundations sized from the soils report, earthwork and retaining walls, new or repaired sewer laterals, larger LADWP electrical service and sprinkler lines when the lot calls for them.
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ADU Kitchens and Bathrooms
Compact and full kitchens and small-space bathrooms planned around plumbing walls, all-electric appliances and finishes that hold up near the coast.
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Choosing an ADU Type for a Pacific Palisades Lot
The right unit depends less on taste than on the land. A flat parcel near the Village has room for a backyard cottage. A bluff-top lot in Huntington Palisades may push the unit against the house. A steep canyon or ridge lot often points toward space the house already has, such as a lower floor, the garage or a wing that can become a junior ADU.
We usually narrow the choice to two or three options after one site visit and a look at the parcel's zoning and overlays. From there, cost, timing and how the unit will be used decide the rest.
ADU Services for Palisades Fire Rebuilds
For owners rebuilding after January 2025, the ADU is often the first piece of the plan. The City lets it be built before or alongside the replacement house and keeps its area out of the house's floor-area limit. On lots that qualify, the Mayor's first rebuild order also removes Coastal and CEQA review for an ADU that respects the canyon and coastal bluff buffers.
Our design, permit and site-work services are set up to run the ADU and the main house together or in sequence. Shared utility trenches, a single soils report and coordinated foundations save money compared with treating them as two unrelated projects.
How Design, Permits and Construction Fit Together
Every ADU passes through the same three stages: design, City approval and construction. The services listed below map to those stages. ADU design covers surveys, layouts and the construction set. ADU permits covers the LADBS submittal, plan-check corrections and coordination with City Planning, the Fire Department and LADWP. Foundations and utilities, along with kitchens and bathrooms, cover the trades that make the unit livable.
Keeping all three stages with one team means fewer handoffs. When the drawings change in plan check, the people pricing and building the job already know why.
ADU Services Across Palisades Terrain
Site work varies more here than almost anywhere on the Westside. On level streets, foundations are routine. On slopes in Marquez Knolls, Castellammare and the Highlands, piers, retaining walls and drainage can become the largest line items. Narrow streets in Rustic Canyon and Castellammare also affect whether a prefab unit or large deliveries are practical.
That is why we treat site evaluation as part of every service rather than an add-on. The terrain decides how each ADU type gets built, and sometimes which type makes sense at all.
FAQs
ADU Services Questions in Pacific Palisades
Which kind of ADU usually has the lowest build cost in the Palisades?
Usually a junior ADU or a garage conversion, because the structure already exists. New detached units on hillside or bluff lots tend to cost the most because of foundations and site work.
Do you handle design, permits and construction?
Yes. We cover design, LADBS permits and construction, along with site work and interior trades, so one team is responsible from first sketch to final inspection.
Can you work with my rebuild architect?
Yes. On fire-rebuild lots, we can coordinate the ADU with your architect's house design, or draw both together if you prefer.
Do you build ADUs outside Pacific Palisades?
We also work in neighboring Brentwood and in Sunset Mesa, which is permitted by Los Angeles County rather than the City.
ADU consultation
Request an ADU Consultation in Pacific Palisades
Not sure which service fits? Describe your lot and your goals on the consultation form. Within 24 hours we will be in touch to walk through the options with you.
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