Curt's Construction Company

Curt's Construction Company I personally have over 46 years of physically building homes around the Bay Area. That is not combined, like my competition!

That gives us an advantage over others. Experience is the best teacher of any craft. I started right after High School in 1978.

"ADU or Junior ADU?" is the question I get most. Here's the line that actually separates them — and it's not size.It's t...
08/07/2026

"ADU or Junior ADU?" is the question I get most. Here's the line that actually separates them — and it's not size.

It's this: new square footage vs. the space you already have.

🏠 ADU — new construction. Detached in the yard or added onto the house. Up to 1,200 sq ft. Its own everything — kitchen, bath, and often its own utility meters. The most unit, the most money.

🔑 Junior ADU — carved out of what already exists. A garage, a back room, a master suite. 500 sq ft max, inside the current walls. Here's where it wins:

▪️ Efficiency kitchen is enough — a cooktop, a bar sink, some cabinets. No gas, no full range required.
▪️ It can ride the main house's water, sewer, and even share a water heater. No separate meters.
▪️ Give it its own bathroom and there's no requirement that you live on the property.

The JrADU isn't the "lesser" ADU. For a lot of homeowners it's the smarter one — you're building inside walls you already own, and the utility savings alone can be five figures.

The right answer depends on your lot, your budget, and what you're actually after. That's a conversation, not a brochure.

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08/05/2026

California quietly changed an ADU rule in January — and it could mean you rent out your whole property and live wherever you want. Here's the one detail nobody's talking about. 🔨

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What an ADU actually is — the four types, plain English.Four backyard units. Four different sets of rules. Most people c...
08/03/2026

What an ADU actually is — the four types, plain English.

Four backyard units. Four different sets of rules. Most people call them all "granny flats" and find out the difference the hard way — at the permit counter.

Here's the plain-English version:

🏠 Detached ADU — its own building in the yard. Full kitchen, full bath, its own entrance. The most freedom, the most cost.

🔗 Attached ADU — bolted onto the main house, but a complete separate living space. Shares a wall, not a life.

🚪 Conversion ADU — a garage, basement, or back room turned into a legal unit. You're not building new — you're making what's already there count.

🍳 Junior ADU (JrADU) — 500 sq ft max, carved out of the existing house, and here's the catch most people miss: it can share the main home's bathroom. That one detail decides a lot.

Same word. Four different animals. Before you price anything, you need to know which one your project actually is.

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Save this so you've got it when the planning starts. 📌

07/29/2026

You walked through. Things looked done.

You wrote the final check.
Three weeks later — cabinet won't close, outlet never grounded, contractor not answering.
Your final payment is the last leverage you have.

Don't spend it early.
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07/27/2026

47 years in the trades.
Here are the 10 red flags that tell you everything

you need to know before you sign anything.
If your contractor does any of these —

walk away. No drama. No explanation needed.
Just walk.
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Lien Releases: The One Nobody Talks AboutYou paid your contractor in full.Every draw. Every invoice.On time. No disputes...
07/24/2026

Lien Releases: The One Nobody Talks About

You paid your contractor in full.
Every draw. Every invoice.

On time. No disputes.
Six weeks later you get a notice

that a lien has been filed against your home.
Not by your contractor.

By his plumbing subcontractor.

Who never got paid.
And here's the part that will keep you up at night —
That's legal.

That's allowed.

And it happens more than you think.
Your contractor collected your money.

Your contractor didn't pay his subs.

Your subs have the legal right to come after

the property where the work was performed.
Your property.
This is called a mechanic's lien.

And it can cloud your title,

delay a sale,

trigger a lawsuit,

and cost you money you already paid once.
The protection is called a lien release.

A signed document from every subcontractor

and supplier confirming they've been paid

before you release the next draw.
Conditional on payment. Unconditional after.

Every sub. Every supplier. Every draw.
It's one page. It costs nothing.

And most homeowners have never heard of it.
👉 The Remodel Ex*****on Toolkit has the tracking

system to manage every draw and every release.

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07/22/2026

Three bids came back.

One was $40,000 lower than the rest.
That's not savings.

That's missing scope — and it comes back as a change order after you have no leverage left.
Know what belongs in every bid before you sign.
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What Contractors Actually Cost vs. What They're WorthLet's talk about what a contractor actually costs.Not the bid numbe...
07/20/2026

What Contractors Actually Cost vs. What They're Worth

Let's talk about what a contractor actually costs.
Not the bid number.

The real number.
Every licensed General Contractor carries:
General liability insurance.

Worker's compensation insurance.

A state contractor's license — and the bond that comes with it.

A truck. Tools. Fuel. A phone that rings at 6AM.

Years of trade knowledge that kept your project

from becoming someone else's nightmare.
That overhead doesn't disappear

because you negotiated the rate down.
It just means less of it shows up on your job.
Here's the part nobody talks about:
The contractor who holds firm on his rate

is telling you something important.
He knows what it costs to do the job right.

He's not guessing.

He's not padding.

He's protecting his ability to finish

what he started — without cutting corners

to make up for what he gave away at the table.
The contractor who folds on price immediately?
Ask yourself why.
A skilled tradesman with 47 years in the field

isn't expensive.
He's the cheapest insurance policy

you will ever buy for your home.
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Change Orders: The Open CheckbookYou signed a fixed price contract.You felt good about it.A number. A scope. A handshake...
07/17/2026

Change Orders: The Open Checkbook

You signed a fixed price contract.
You felt good about it.

A number. A scope. A handshake.
Then the first change order showed up.
Maybe it was something behind the wall

nobody could have seen coming.

Maybe it was an upgrade you asked for.

Maybe it was something your contractor

forgot to include in the original bid.
Here's what a change order actually is:
It's a new contract.

Signed under pressure.

After demolition has already started.

When walking away costs more than moving forward.
That's not an accident.

That's leverage — and it's being used on you.
The average remodel generates 3 to 5 change orders.

Each one adds cost. Each one adds time.

And each one gets signed because

what choice do you have at that point?
You have a hole in your wall

and a contractor holding the pencil.
The fix isn't refusing change orders.

Sometimes they're legitimate.
The fix is controlling them before they start —

a tight scope of work, a defined allowance structure,

and a change order clause that requires

written approval before any work begins.
That clause is your leverage.

Without it — the checkbook stays open.
👉 The Remodel Ex*****on Toolkit has the tracking tools

to keep every change order documented and controlled.

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07/15/2026

You'll pay your mechanic $200/hr without blinking.

He works on your $45,000 car.
Your contractor works on your million dollar home —

and gets haggled.
Something doesn't add up.
👉 GoAskCurt.com

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