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ADU West Coast

Name: ADU West Coast
Address: 13001 Seal beach Boulevard #210, Seal Beach, CA, 90740, US
Telephone: (714) 794-9167

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Design + Build

We help convert garages and backyards into income producing rental units! We do cust

We also do large renovations and custom home development

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11/06/2026

Honesty note first: the furniture in this photo is virtual staging. The room is real, and it's in Gardena.

I post bedrooms because that's where a small unit passes or fails. Living rooms photograph well no matter what.

What this one gets right: room to walk on both sides of the bed, a real closet with sliding doors, shutters instead of curtains that eat floor space, a ceiling fan to go with the mini-split, and a door that swings in without hitting anything.

If you're planning a unit, draw the furniture on the plans. If it doesn't fit on paper with room to walk, it won't fit in person.

11/05/2026

Every city in California now has to run a pre-approved ADU plan program. Designers submit plans, the city approves them and posts the list, and a detached ADU built from one of those plans gets a decision in about a month instead of a normal plan check.

A few things it doesn't skip: the site plan for your lot, the soils report and foundation design, and the utility routing from the house. The city still checks all of that.

Lakewood and Torrance have plans listed. Long Beach was rebuilding its list last I checked, so confirm before you count on it there.

Worth asking about at the first site visit. Whether it fits depends on the lot and who's living in the unit, not on the clock.

*This is for educational purposes only and is not legal, tax, or financial advice. Always consult a licensed attorney, CPA, or financial advisor for guidance specific to your situation.*

11/04/2026

People ask if an ADU kitchen means the apartment-size version of everything. It doesn't have to.

This one is in San Clemente. Full-size fridge, a real range, a dishwasher, and an island you can actually sit at. Nothing in it is special-order. It just got decided early.

That's the whole trick with small kitchens: pick the appliances on the drawings, not in the showroom. The cabinet run and the electrical land where they should, and nothing gets reworked after framing.

10/26/2026

The best phone call I get is the one where someone says, "My mom is moving in, she wants her own custom unit"

This one in Signal Hill is a good example of what that looks like done right. Single story, so no stairs. A covered porch, deep enough for a chair and a cup of coffee in the morning. A sliding door off the main room onto a patio with a fire pit, which is where the grandkids end up on Sunday nights. Inside, it's a full home: kitchen, bath, bedroom, laundry. Everything on one level, everything within a few steps.

What I like most about multigenerational builds is how much thought goes into the small stuff. Wider doorways. A curb less shower. Light switches you can find in the dark. Those decisions don't cost much when they're made in design, and they matter for a long time.

And when the day comes that Mom doesn't need it anymore, it's still a complete second home on the property. A kid moves in, or a tenant does, or you do and you rent out the big house.

Who would you build one of these for?

10/23/2026

Detached ADU framing walkthrough – 1 bedroom, 1 bath attached ADU in Long Beach, CA 🔨🏡

Framing is where an ADU stops being lines on a plan and starts looking like a home. On our Daisy Ave project in Long Beach, the framing is up on this 1-bedroom, 1-bathroom detached ADU, and we're walking the job before moving into the next phase.

What we check on a framing walk:
✅ Layout matches the approved plans
✅ Structural connections, hardware and shear walls
✅ Window and door openings
✅ Overall workmanship before rough electrical, plumbing and mechanical

Once framing checks out, it's on to rough MEP, handled by our own in-house electrical and plumbing crews.

10/22/2026

Finished project out in Riverside! 🔨🏡

We’re sharing the final photos from our Riverside project which we did a few years back. This was an ADU garage conversion and is being used as a rental now.

📍 Riverside, CA

10/21/2026

Another ADU wrapped up in Orange! 🔨🏡

Here’s a look at the finished product from an ADU garage conversion + addition in the historic district of Orange.

Seeing everything come together at the end is one of the most rewarding parts of what we do.
Proud of our team for another completed build and excited to share the results!

📍 Orange, CA

10/20/2026

Every so often someone asks me to build them a backyard unit so they can put it on Airbnb. Here's the honest answer I give them.

State law lets your city require that an ADU be rented for longer than a month at a time, and most cities around Long Beach, Orange County and the South Bay do exactly that. For junior ADUs, the state doesn't even leave it to the city anymore: as of this year they can't be short-term rentals, period. Rent it by the month or longer, or don't rent it.

I know that's not what some investors want to hear. But it's also why ADUs got easier to build in the first place. The whole point of the state pushing cities to approve these was long-term housing, and the rules follow that.

The good news is that long-term tenants are the better business anyway. A nurse who works at the hospital down the street, a grad student, a parent who sold the big house. Steady, quiet, and they treat the place like a home because it is one.

If you built one tomorrow, who would you want living in it?

10/19/2026

505 sq ft ADU built above an existing garage in Long Beach, CA – final walkthrough 🔨🏡

Not enough backyard for a detached unit? Build up. On our Flint Ave project, we built a brand-new 505 sq ft accessory dwelling unit on top of the homeowner's existing garage, keeping the garage and the yard while adding a full second living space to the property.

In this walkthrough we're checking the final details before we hand it over to our clients: finishes, fixtures, and everything that needs to be just right at the finish line.

ADU West Coast is a design-build ADU contractor serving Long Beach, Orange County and LA County. Plans, permits and construction under one roof, with our own in-house electrical and plumbing crews.

📍 Flint Ave | Long Beach, CA
🌐 aduwestcoast.com
📞 (714) 253-7369

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Address

13001 Seal Beach Boulevard #210
Seal Beach, CA
90740

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

(714) 794-9167

Website

http://www.aduwestcoast.com/

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