Detached Backyard ADU
A separate new living unit planned around your lot, access and existing home.
SACRAMENTO-AREA ADU DESIGN & CONSTRUCTION PLANNING
From Your Backyard Idea to a Finished ADU.
Explore ADU feasibility, design, permits and the practical path toward construction — informed by real residential building experience in the Sacramento area.
Let's Look at Your PropertyFeasibility • Design • Permits • Construction planning
REAL ADU EXPERIENCE
See a real backyard ADU.
This detached ADU in the Sacramento area was designed and owner-built by the person behind MySacADU.com. Real construction experience helps connect planning decisions to the work required on site.
Discuss Your ADU Project
START WITH THE PROPERTY
Before you spend heavily, find out what makes sense.
An ADU starts with more than a floor plan. We look at the existing property, access, likely placement, size goals and the practical path toward a permit-ready project.
Whether the goal is space for parents, rental flexibility, or more room for your family, the first step is a clear plan.
ADU OPTIONS
Different properties need different solutions.
ADU for Parents
Plan for privacy, easier everyday living and long-term family flexibility.
Garage Conversion
Explore whether existing garage space can become a practical permitted living unit.
Property Feasibility
Not sure what fits? Start with the property before committing to a full design.
A CLEAR PATH
A practical path from idea toward construction.
1
Property & Goals
Review the site, existing conditions and what you want the ADU to accomplish.
2
Feasibility & Concept
Develop a practical direction for size, location and layout.
3
Plans & Documents
Prepare or coordinate the drawings and supporting permit documentation.
4
Permit Coordination
Help move the project through the applicable permit process and respond to plan-review needs.
REAL-WORLD PERSPECTIVE
Planning informed by actual residential construction.
MySacADU.com is operated by SacADU Drafting LLC. The owner has extensive residential drafting experience and has personally designed and owner-built residential projects, including a detached ADU in the Sacramento area.
That experience helps keep planning grounded in how a project must actually come together — not just how it looks on paper. GDT Build, Inc. is a separate Sacramento-area residential construction business associated with this experience; project roles and contracting arrangements are clarified during consultation.
START HERE
Let's look at your property.
Tell us where the property is and what you're considering — design, permits or construction planning. We'll start with your property and goals.