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First Annual East Bay ADU Tour

1. Get tickets to the ADU Tour

2. Volunteer to work on the tour

3. Showcase your ADU on the tour

The First Annual East Bay ADU Tour is in Berkeley and Oakland this October, and it’s a great way for homeowners to learn about ADUs.

Learn more about ADUs and meet the homeowners, builders, and designers who built them. 10+ open houses across Oakland, Berkeley & East Bay

Tour 10+ Real ADUs in Oakland and Berkeley-area

You are curious about Accessory Dwelling Units:

  • How much do ADUs really cost?

  • How do you find the right designer?

  • How do you find the right builder?

  • How long does it take to plan, permit and build the ADU?

  • How does a 700 sq ft ADU look and feel when it's done?

The ADU Tour is our FAVORITE way to learn the answers to all your questions and more.

We carefully select ADUs around the East Bay to show all the shapes and sizes they can come in.

And then we make sure you have a chance to meet people who will be able to answer all your questions...

Meet experienced builders, designers and homeowners

In our experience, having a real homeowner on the property to describe the process is a very valuable resource.

They have a relatable perspective on the whole process. They also know the all-in costs (not JUST construction), the time they invested in the project, and all the surprises along the way.

We also love to have a builder or designer/architect at each ADU on the tour because you can ask questions about how they worked on this real ADU project you're visiting.

It's normally a real hassle to interview multiple designers and builders, and try to get accommodations to see one of their finished projects. But this tour will get you over 10 ADUs all in one day.

The Best Way To Start

Whether you're just starting to dream of an ADU or you're very deep in the research, nothing beats seeing finished ADUs and talking to the people who made them a reality.

We believe that ADUs are going to be a big part of solving the affordable housing crisis in the Bay Area, and we hope to inspire many of you to plan and build ADUs.

This event is organized by Inspired ADUs and How To ADU. Inspired ADUs is a specialized architecture firm with dozens of ADUs completed in the Bay Area. How To ADU provides free educational videos and resources about ADUs. We are inviting all of our colleagues to this event so that you can see their work first-hand. This won't be an elaborate sales pitch for a single ADU company!

What are you waiting for?!

The early bird pricing for this event is a steal at $25/ticket.

Years from now, you'll still remember the ADUs you saw on the tour, and you

ADU ACADEMY AND MORE EVENTS

The same week as the ADU Tour, there will be a number of other ADU-related events in the Bay Area.

For ADU professionals, I highly recommend registering for the ADU Academy

ADU ACADEMY
Friday, OCTOBER 20
8:30AM - 7PM PDT
BERKELEY, CA

For Policy Wonks, Housing Advocates, Local Officials and the Civically Minded, I highly recommend registering for the ADU Policy Panel

ADU POLICY PANEL
”SCALING ADUS AS A 21ST CENTURY SOLUTION TO OUR HOUSING CRISIS”
Thursday, OCTOBER 19
7PM - 8:30PM PDT
SPUR CENTER, SAN FRANCISCO