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  • 01 / DEFINE
What is an ADU?
The plain-English rundown — detached, attached, garage, or basement — before you commit to anything.
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  • 02 / BUDGET
Estimate my cost

A Colorado-adjusted calculator, not a national average that has nothing to do with Denver.

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  • 03 / QUALIFY
Check my eligibility
State law plus your city’s zoning code, checked against your lot in a few questions.
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  • 04 / BUILD
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Design Inspiration

Small footprint, real style.

Curated the way a shelter magazine would run it — not a builder’s stock photo folder.
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Modern living room interior with white egg chairs, a glass coffee table, and backlit wood shelving for a Colorado ADU design guide.
Small-space layouts

Making 400 sq ft feel bigger

Blending modern exterior architecture with historic brick and stone buildings for a Colorado historic district ADU compliance guide.
Exterior styles

Matching (or contrasting) the main house

Black wood-clad garage conversion exterior with custom doors and historic architectural styling for a Colorado ADU design guide.
Garage conversions

Before-and-after floor plans

Compact open-concept interior of a small ADU featuring space-saving furniture, a dining set, and integrated kitchen storage.
Featured projects

Real Front Range ADUs, start to finish

The Colorado / Denver Regulations Hub

A two-layer rulebook, explained the way it should have been from the start.

State law sets the floor. Your city sets the rest. Between HB 24-1152, Denver’s zoning code, and a dozen suburb-by-suburb ordinances, most homeowners give up before they find an answer — this is the section we keep most current, on purpose.
Read the Colorado ADU law guide
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Statewide law

HB 24-1152, EFF. 2024

Denver historic districts w/ added review

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Denver owner-occupancy requirement

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Guides & Resources

Start with these.

The eight pages we’d read first if we were standing in your backyard right now.

All guides
  • Definitional
What is an ADU? A pillar guide to every type, term, and tradeoff.
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  • Costs & Financing
The real ADU cost guide — national numbers, then Colorado's.
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  • ADU Types
Detached, attached, garage, or basement — how to actually choose.
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  • Planning & Permits
Is my property eligible? A five-minute checklist before you call anyone.
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