Free 3D DESIGN in-home consultation
ADUs & Garage Conversions
Los Angeles Metro Area

A second home, already in your backyard.

Make room for family or rental income. Garage conversions, detached ADUs, and additions, designed, permitted, and built by one team.

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Your project starts with a conversation.A 15-minute call. A clear next step.
A detached ADU and backyard living area built by First Look Builders
Renderings FirstSee it before you sign
Firm BidPrinted, line by line
Family-OwnedDeveloping real estate since 2014
Permit-ReadyPlanning through closeout
What's included

Three ways to add a unit.

Every path starts with a feasibility read of your lot: setbacks, utilities, and parking, so the plan you fall in love with is one the city will stamp.

A converted garage turned into a modern accessory dwelling unit

Garage Conversions

The fastest ADU: the structure already exists. Conversion plans, utilities, insulation, egress, and finish work.

A detached ADU and residential addition

Detached ADUs

A ground-up backyard unit: foundation to keys, sized to your lot and built around how it will actually be used.

A finished family-room addition attached to a stucco home with sliding glass doors and a backyard patio

Room Additions

Attached square footage, bedrooms, family rooms, and primary suites, tied cleanly into the existing house.

Design example · Garage to ADU

One garage. A whole new way to live.

A detached garage with an old roll-up door and a cracked concrete approach
1The existing garageWe photograph and measure the garage on site. We keep the footprint and work inside it.
A cutaway 3D model of the converted garage as a studio with a bed, a sofa, a compact kitchen and a bathroom
2The studio layoutThe inside, laid out as a studio, before anything is built. AI-assisted concept · assumed dimensions
The same garage shown as a small white stucco ADU with a glazed entry door, a living room window and new concrete
3The exterior conceptThe proposed unit, on the same slab, from the same spot.

From its material list

  • Glazed entry door, dark bronze frame
  • Living room window in the old door opening
  • Light oak-look flooring
  • Compact kitchen run and counter
  • Single-zone heat pump

At the consultation we settle the layout, whether the permit is feasible, and a budget range. Dimensions here are assumed until we measure on site.

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How it works

Three steps. No surprises.

Most contractors ask you to sign before you can see anything. We flip it: you see the finished project, and the full price, before construction starts.

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A quick 15-minute intro call

Tell us about the lot and your goals, family or rental, and we call you back. Fifteen minutes to hear the plan and see what is realistic. No prep, no pressure.

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Your free in-home 3D design consultation

We come to you, walk the lot, and build 3D renderings of the unit on your actual property. Together we go over unit scope, size, what your lot allows, and a realistic range. Free.

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Your written price, then we build

A firm bid, line by line: plans, permits, and unit size spelled out before construction starts. Then planning, trades, inspections, and closeout, with progress updates the entire way to a rental-ready unit.

FAQ

The questions every ADU project starts with.

Straight answers before the design conversation.

What does my lot actually allow?

California ADU law opens up most single-family lots, but the specifics, size, height, setbacks, and parking, are decided locally. Your free 3D design consultation answers it for your exact address before anything is drawn.

Garage conversion or detached ADU?

Conversion is faster and cheaper because the shell already exists. Detached buys privacy, more square footage, and usually more rent. We price the honest gap between the two so the decision is yours to make.

How long does permitting take?

In most Los Angeles Metro Area cities, a straightforward ADU permit runs a few months once plans are submitted. We handle the submission and every round of city corrections, and we tell you where your project stands the whole time.

Step one

Tell us about your property. We'll call you back.

A quick 15-minute call about family or rental plans, then a free in-home 3D design consultation where we check what your lot allows: size, setbacks, parking, and utilities.

Prefer to pick a time? Schedule a 15-minute call

Serving the Los Angeles Metro Area: San Fernando Valley, Ventura, San Bernardino, Los Angeles, and Orange County.

(424) 371-6060 · ori.nozar@firstlookbuilders.com

Free 3D DESIGN in-home consultation