Backyard ADU Construction

New 10'x12' office

Roof is done. Walls are sheeted.

side view

Roof and wall sheeting getting started

side view

I framed all the walls in 1 day

Back wall framing

Subfloor done

Forms removed.
Recycled windows from Urban Ore 

Concrete poured

Forms for foundation

Before

98% done

10ft x 12ft detached backyard office/studio built in Richmond solo-bolo. 

Reclaimed door & windows from Urban Ore.  

Took a month to complete. 
 

Lavish Loft Ladder and copper hand rails for ADU in Albany, Ca

Copper hand rails. Made from real Jatoba. Treads are morticed into side frame. Backyard ADU in Albany needed access for a loft. This ladder is securely mounted to the wall and the floor. 

Cedar Tellis for rose flower vine to stretch out on

2 years later
El Cerrito Hills
western red cedar

Adding a Privacy Panel or Fence Extension for propogating persimmon vine clones to grow over. Without digging post holes or mixing any concrete!

test fitting all the joints one last time before onsite assembly glue-up
4" redwood strips 1/4" thick weaved into frame

Steam bending the weaved boards was necessary to prevent breaking

Privacy panel was supported by (3) 2 1/2" galvanized steel pipes pile driven >30" below grade. there was no way to dig any post holes or pour cement without destroying the existing vegetation  

6 months later

1 year after installation. Almost seams silly to have weaved anything now.