A backyard ADU gives your family independence and proximity at the same time. Private entrance, separate living space, same property. Here's how families on the Front Range are using them.
Your parents stay independent — their own kitchen, their own bathroom, their own front door — but you're 30 feet away if they need anything. No assisted living facility. No converting your guest room. A purpose-built space that's fully accessible at the Premium tier: wider doors, curbless shower, single-floor living.
Three generations on one property without three generations in one house. Grandparents in the ADU, or adult children saving for their own place, or a returning college grad with a real job who needs real space. Separate utilities, separate address, same family dinner table when you want it.
A grandparent or nanny living on-property changes the childcare equation entirely. No commute, no drop-off logistics, no scrambling when school closes early. The ADU pays for itself in childcare savings alone for many families — $1,500–$2,000/month in Front Range childcare costs, avoided.
Build it now for rental income. When a parent needs it in five years, or a kid comes back from college, the unit is already there — permitted, built, finished. You're not scrambling to add space when the need becomes urgent. The rental income in the meantime offsets (or covers) the cost of building it.
Every Addwell plan is single-story, slab-on-grade — no stairs to navigate, no basement to avoid. At the Premium tier, we go further:
Many of these features are available as upgrades at the Good and Great tiers.
Check your property to see which plans your lot can support, then explore the details.
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ADU rules by city
Cited, city-by-city ADU rules across the Front Range.
Questions answered
Allowed, how big, what it costs, how long — answered from the adopted codes.
How the finder works
What to type, what you get back, and what it deliberately will not tell you.
Rental income potential
Rent, resale value, and what a permitted second unit adds to your property.
How to finance an ADU
HELOC, construction loans, and CHFA options.
Process & timeline
What to expect from contract to move-in.
Floor plans & pricing
Five plans, three finish grades, five architectural styles.
About Addwell
Who we are and how we build.