ADUs and additions, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles County
ADU Construction in Woodland Hills
Woodland Hills is home base for Cedarline Design Build. When a backyard ADU should be the first project, when an addition fits better, and the LADBS path.
A backyard ADU is the right first project in Woodland Hills when the main house already works as it is and the yard has room for a second home. Our base is here, and a feasibility visit begins out back. We measure setbacks, trace the sewer lateral and read the panel, then place detached, attached, garage conversion and JADU layouts over a single drawing of the lot.
Addition or ADU on the same ground
Extra space for the main house, such as a bigger kitchen or another bedroom, points to a home addition, which ties into the existing structure and runs on its systems. An attached ADU can share a wall in the same way but is a separate dwelling with its own door and kitchen, and it may be rented out. The two follow different setback rules, carry different fees and need their own energy calculations. When either could work, both are drawn over one footprint and their prices are set on a single page.
Plan check and the energy forms
LADBS reads the drawings for a Woodland Hills unit, issues the permit and sends the inspectors. Its reviewers check the state energy forms closely, and on an inland lot hard sun and dry wind drive what goes into them. A pale roof, deeper attic insulation, low-gain glass and a right-sized heat pump all show up on those sheets. Overhangs on the sunny side of the unit help as well. The final inspection is the step that clears the new home to be lived in.
What we build in Woodland Hills
Second units and room additions lead, with the rest of our services available on the same lot.
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Planning a unit in Woodland Hills?
Send the address. We check which ADU types the lot allows and reply with the next step.