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Accessory dwelling unit on a residential lot

Cottages, suites and garage conversions

ADU Construction in Bethlehem

Its own kitchen, bath and front door, for family or, where zoning allows, a tenant, built with trenching and deliveries kept tidy across your yard.

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A Small House on Your Lot

An accessory dwelling unit fits a household's daily needs into a compact footprint: its own door, somewhere to cook, a bathroom and a bedroom. It could be a backyard cottage, an attached suite or a garage given a second life.

Zoning answers the first questions: whether your lot qualifies, the largest size allowed, the setbacks, and whether the unit may be rented. With those settled, most of the construction happens away from your house.

What an ADU Involves

  • The structure

    Detached units start with fresh footings and framing; garage conversions get the existing structure reinforced, insulated and split into rooms.

  • Utility connections

    Water, sewer and power brought from the main house or the street. How far those lines travel is one of the biggest swings in cost.

  • Everything inside

    Kitchen cabinets and appliance hookups, a full bathroom, a bedroom and living space, insulated, wired, plumbed and finished like any other home.

Order of Work

  1. Zoning comes first

    County or city zoning sets lot eligibility, maximum size, setbacks and rental use. We get those answers before anything is priced.

  2. Utilities and foundation

    Water, sewer and power are trenched in from the house or street, and a foundation goes in, or an existing garage slab is checked and reused.

  3. Build and finish

    Framing, insulation, the kitchen, the bathroom and finishes follow, with deliveries and debris staged so your driveway and yard stay usable.

ADU Questions

Can I rent the unit out?

Possibly, but confirm it before counting on the income. County and city rules decide whether a unit may be rented and under what conditions, and those rules differ from one place to the next.

Does converting a garage cost less than building new?

Usually, since the slab and walls already exist. A detached unit costs more but gives more privacy and doesn't take away your parking or storage.

Got Space Out Back?

Say where the unit might go, who it's meant for and whether rental income figures into it. We'll start from there.

(000) 000-0000 — ask what your lot might allow