A granny flat, also known by other names like a granny suite, mother-in-law suite, or casita, is an accessory dwelling unit, which is a self-contained living area placed on a single-family home. The name granny flat has stuck and spread most widely since these units are most often built for elderly grandparents, who need constant attention and care but can lead relatively independent lives.

Being oriented toward independent living, such a space assumes the presence of vital amenities such as a toilet with a bathtub and electricity necessary to operate at least a refrigerator and a microwave oven. In addition, the granny unit must have its entrance. If desired, you can equip it with a kitchen and make it a full-fledged house in general.

These functional requirements encourage homeowners to make such accessory dwelling units detached from the main house (DADU). After all, detached dwelling units provide additional functionality. Consider tiny home ADU as a better ADU construction option. Let's explore how granny flats can be used in different ways.

1. Living space for relatives

For parents, there is no greater joy than spending time with their kids and then their grandchildren. Whether it's your aging relatives or yourself raising rapidly maturing teenagers, the thought of preserving and adding to the family's warmth and care is sure to visit you. By expanding your home with a granny house, you allow your relatives to stay in the family nest with comfort and sufficient private space.

And at the same time, you can reap the benefits of sharing a co-housing and helping each other with daily chores. A big family is a big blessing!

2. Office room

The reputable ADU company, A+ Construction & Remodeling company has quite a few stories of homeowners ordering space for one of the family members to work at home - a furniture or pottery studio or home office, for example. To carry out such a task, we can convert the garage, attic, or basement in an adequate way to your loved one's occupation, and there's no need to build an additional unit.

The main thing is to specify the function of the planned location and A+ Construction & Remodeling company will answer you with the best design solution.

If you decide that your family needs to expand the home with a granny flat so that all family members can live in comfort, you must be interested in what the major challenges are to building such a unit. Learn about the two main ones:

A+ Construction & Remodeling ADU building company has many years of experience in building granny flats and will help you to learn in advance about all the subtleties and complexities of the process, prepare the necessary documents and make an estimate of the project, the result of which will certainly please your family for many years.