Detached Accessory Dwelling Units

A second, smaller home on your lot for family, guests, a studio or rental income. We guide you through design, planning and permitting.

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Detached dwelling clad in dark siding with a green standing-seam roof, glazed doors and a brick patio

A DADU is a whole small house, and it deserves to be built like one.

Planning and building a DADU

Detached accessory dwelling units have become one of the most useful things you can add to a Nashville lot. They house an ageing parent close by but not underfoot, they give an adult child somewhere to land, they work as a studio or office away from the main house, and they can generate rental income.

Whether you can build one depends on your lot, your zoning, your setbacks and how the utilities run. That is the first thing we work through with you, before any money goes into construction. From there we handle the design coordination, the planning and the permitting, and then the build itself.

A DADU is small, which means every decision shows. Storage, light, ceiling height and the way the plan flows matter far more here than they do in a large house.

Feasibility before design

Lot, zoning, setbacks and utility routing checked first, so you know whether a DADU is possible at all.

Planning and permitting handled

We guide the project through design, planning and permitting rather than handing you a folder.

Built as a real house

Insulation, systems, acoustics and finishes to the same standard as the main house, not garden-room quality.

Small plans that work

Storage, ceiling height, light and circulation resolved properly, because in a small building every decision shows.

Our construction process

A clear, collaborative path from the first conversation to the final walkthrough.

STEP 01

Initial Consultation

We visit the site, talk through your goals, and check the project is a fit for your budget and expectations.

STEP 02

Estimating

We build a detailed scope with your architect and designer, so every element of the project is costed and visible.

STEP 03

Pre-Construction

We set the schedule and construction plan, and handle permits and approvals before anyone picks up a tool.

STEP 04

Construction

Your project manager runs the day-to-day work with our trade partners and keeps you updated on progress.

STEP 05

Completion

We walk the finished project with you, hand over documentation and certificates, and back it with a one-year warranty.

Built on experience. Focused on quality.

You know what the project costs, who is running it, and what happens next. That is the whole idea.

Upstairs landing with whitewashed brick, a skylight and a dark stained stair rail after a whole-house renovation

Year Warranty on Every Project

Transparent Estimating

A comprehensive outline of the project before work starts, so you can see what every element costs.

A Dedicated Project Manager

One person who knows your project, runs the site day to day, and keeps you updated as it moves.

Schedules We Hold To

A detailed schedule set in pre-construction, with permits and approvals handled before we break ground.

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Questions, answered

What clients usually want to know before they start a project with us.

What kinds of projects do you take on?

On the residential side we handle whole-house remodels, historic restoration, additions, detached accessory dwelling units, kitchens and bathrooms. On the commercial side we do ground-up construction, remodels, tenant build-outs, and restaurant, hospitality and retail spaces. If you are not sure where your project sits, tell us what you are trying to achieve and we will tell you honestly whether we are the right fit.

Which parts of Nashville do you work in?

We build across Nashville and the surrounding towns, including 12 South, East Nashville, Germantown, Historic Edgefield, Green Hills, Belle Meade, Belmont-Hillsboro, Sylvan Park, Richland Park, Wedgewood-Houston, West End, Cherokee Park, Crieve Hall, Oak Hill, and out to Brentwood, Franklin, Murfreesboro, Gallatin and Hendersonville. Our office is on East Trinity Lane, so East Nashville is quite literally our neighbourhood.

Do you work with my architect and designer?

Yes, and we would rather you had one. We come into the conversation early, during consultation and estimating, so the design and the budget develop together instead of colliding later. Plenty of our work arrives through architects and interior designers who have built with us before. If you do not have a design partner yet, we can point you toward people we trust.

How does a historic home change the project?

Older Nashville houses hide their problems behind the plaster, so we plan for that rather than pretend otherwise. Preservation work means keeping the character that makes the house worth saving while bringing structure, systems and safety up to where they need to be. That work takes longer and needs different trades, and we will say so in the estimate rather than discovering it halfway through.

What is a DADU and can I build one here?

A detached accessory dwelling unit is a separate, smaller home on the same lot as your house. People use them for family, guests, a studio, or rental income. Whether you can build one depends on your lot, your zoning and the setbacks, which is exactly what we work through with you during design, planning and permitting before any money goes into construction.

How do I get started?

Send us a note about what you are planning, or call the office. We will set up an initial consultation, visit the site to look at existing conditions, and talk through goals, budget and timeline. There is no charge for that first conversation, and you will leave it knowing whether the project and the budget line up.

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Let us build something you will love

Tell us what you are planning and we will tell you honestly whether we are the right team for it.

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RECOGNISED BY THE METROPOLITAN HISTORICAL COMMISSION

BUILDING IN NASHVILLE SINCE 2018

ONE-YEAR WARRANTY ON EVERY PROJECT