Detached Backyard ADU
A separate new living unit planned around your lot, access and existing home.
SACRAMENTO-AREA ADU PLANNING
Turn Your Property Into a Plan for an ADU.
Practical help with ADU feasibility, design, permit drawings and permit coordination — based on your property, your goals and your budget.
Let's Look at Your PropertyFeasibility • Design • Plans • Permit coordination
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
From idea to permit-ready project.
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.
START HERE
Let's look at your property.
Tell us where the property is and what you're considering. We'll use that information to start a practical ADU conversation.