Four years ago, when they were running out of room in their two-bedroom bungalow, Pastor Alvarado and Gennifer Leong-Alvarado went to architects Rebecca Rudolph and Catherine Johnson of Design, ...

The term accessory dwelling unit might evoke images of granny shacks inhabited by aging parents, sleek prefab backyard units that keep family close or converted garage rentals that offer supplemental ...

Haley Mast is a freelance writer, fact-checker, and small organic farmer in the Columbia River Gorge. She enjoys gardening, reporting on environmental topics, and spending her time outside ...

Look hard at your garage: If it's old, it could be drafty, crooked, downright ugly. If it's newer, it could be underused or overstuffed. Could it instead become a second home on your property that you ...

Rebecca Möller turns garages into apartments using wall panels and parts prefabricated in a factory. She installs nice finishes and appliances to make livable accessory dwelling units, or ADUs. Her ...

(MENAFN- GetNews) With rising demand for housing alternatives in the Bay Area, IBuilders Design and Build provides tailored garage to ADU conversions-offering fully compliant, efficient, and modern ...

Are you considering converting your garage into a second home? Some Portland residents who have done so look back now and say the project was tricky to get city approval, pricy to bring the garage up ...

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Growing up in La Mesa, Caitlin Bigelow well understood the benefits the small garage apartment at her parents’ home represented for her family. The daughter of two journalists, she never forgot that ...

As cities statewide grapple with California’s housing crisis, one Stanford University grad has come up with an affordable solution for families living in East Palo Alto, North Fair Oaks and Menlo Park ...