by Eden | Oct 22, 2026 | Uncategorized
Planning a Rental ADU in Santa Clara Around Two Households A tenant comes home after dark with groceries, heading from the street toward the proposed ADU door. Would that ordinary trip take them past your living-room windows or across the patio where you eat dinner?...
by Eden | Oct 13, 2026 | Home Additions
On the sketch, the new room fits neatly against the back wall. Inside, though, that wall holds the only good place for a sofa—and the proposed doorway would cut across the room toward the kitchen. An addition can look settled from the yard while its connection to the...
by Eden | Oct 13, 2026 | Uncategorized
A Santa Clara homeowner finds a city-reviewed ADU layout that seems right for the backyard. Then its footprint lands partly on an old shed, while the most direct utility route appears to cross the same area. Has the city’s review settled those problems, or only...
by Eden | Oct 13, 2026 | Bathroom Remodeling
The toilet and vanity are crossed off the replacement plan. In your small San Jose bathroom, the tub is the one fixture you want to change. That narrows the project, but it does not make the walk-in shower a fixture-only swap: removing the tub and building a shower...
by Eden | Sep 22, 2026 | Home Remodeling
You are ready to green-light drawings for a bigger project: open the kitchen, add square footage, maybe convert the garage, maybe fold in an ADU while the walls are already opening. A similar project worked for someone a few miles away, so the plan feels close enough...