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ADU specialists
ADU design-build firms
40+ LA ADU firms with LADBS-approved standard plans. Compare and request quotes.
ADU contractors
Hand-curated LA ADU contractors. Send your project to 3 at once.
ADU architects & designers
When standard plans don't fit, an architect tailors plans to your lot, slope, and HPOZ rules.
Title 24 / CEPE consultants
CEPE-certified consultants producing the CF1R energy compliance doc every ADU submittal needs.
Trades
General contractors
Class B licensed LA generals for remodels, additions, and structural work.
Structural engineers
Stamped engineering for hillside, additions, retaining walls, and seismic retrofit.
Electricians
C-10 licensed LA electricians for panel upgrades, EV chargers, sub-panels.
Plumbers
C-36 licensed LA plumbers for repipe, sewer, gas, water heater.
HVAC pros
C-20 licensed HVAC pros. Heat-pump retrofit IRA tax credit + LADWP rebates.
Roofers
C-39 licensed LA roofers. Cool Roof material required + fire-rated for hillside.
Solar installers
C-46 / C-10 licensed solar installers. SolarAPP+ same-day permit.
Arborists
ISA-certified LA arborists. Required for protected-tree removals + HPOZ replacement plans.
Permit + property
Permit expediters
When the permit gets too complex for DIY — multi-overlay, hillside, post-fire — an expediter takes it from here.
Land surveyors
Boundary, topo, ALTA. Required for hillside + SB 9 lot splits.
Geotechnical engineers
Soils reports for hillside ADUs + liquefaction-zone properties. Required by LADBS for many LA lots.
Civil engineers
Grading, drainage, stormwater. Required on hillside + storm-drain-easement lots.
Title companies
Free preliminary title reports. Easements + liens + deed restrictions.
Real estate
Finance + transaction
Construction lenders
Construction-to-permanent loans, HELOCs, and renovation-mortgage products for ADU builds.
Escrow companies
Construction draw disbursement, mechanics lien protection, AB 1033 ADU sale escrows.
Insurance brokers
Builder's-risk policies for the build phase + landlord coverage post-completion.