$115K for a brand new small home.... Solid.....in 25-years from the next generation will be grateful she built these extra

I hate when contractors say 'sure, we can do that' but they have no clue what they're doing and they want you to just accept the crap AND pay for the crap.

I am halfway through the video but I have to stop and say your presentation skills are excellent. Same with the video and all of the information. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you for sharing the process, including the challenges, Kristi.

I loved watching this, Kristi! So impressed with your work.

awesome video Kristi - thanks for sharing your process - super helpful!

What an awesome space! Hard to believe it used to be a garage! And I love your “I love cats and wine” sign 😉

@kristicirtwill

Жыл бұрын

There were actually a few bloopers at the end with the cat meowing during the filming lol We had to do a few takes lol!

Thanks! Appreciate seeing the progression in one interesting video.

Kristi, you did an awesome job! The bathroom and laundry room are my favorite. Beautiful

@kristicirtwill

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Thank you so much for sharing this video and your personal experiences.

@kristicirtwill

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Nicely Done Kristi!

Great video Kristi, im currently going through a garage conversion as well. i appreciate you documenting your progress and it came out looking great, only one major hiccup with the floors but it worked out!

@kristicirtwill

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Good luck with yours 😊

Very very CUTE!!! I love it!!!!

Good job!

What a helpful video !

Awesome video.

Great job! Love the video

Very cool. Great explanation

Looks amazing great job!

@kristicirtwill

Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Wow looks so good!

@kristicirtwill

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I love the space.

Congrats

Wow! Great job! I would love to do that on my property but can't afford it just yet. It will have to remain for the future I guess. Thanks for sharing everything you did. I probably would have went with tiled floors but it looked like the epoxy floors came out nice.

@kristicirtwill

Жыл бұрын

Ya, in hindsight I might have done tile floors too. I’ve seen some with wood laminate too. I think it’s more about personal preference as they all hold up pretty well.

@successfullym3

6 ай бұрын

Use a Heloc (equity) from your home to build

You ROCKED it! Do you want to come out to Boise and help me get this going out here?

Wow! Great job. Looks great. I'm in the Los Angeles area and I'm looking into doing an ADU as well.

@kristicirtwill

Жыл бұрын

Cool, do it! I’ve built one in City of Los Angeles so far, and 3 more in the permitting process at the city. Let me know if you need any insights!

@michaelp4034

Жыл бұрын

@@kristicirtwill please, that would be awesome!

@kristicirtwill

Жыл бұрын

Send me an email with your property address and I’ll look it up for you and give you a call! Professionalhomehelp@gmail.com

Geat job, it's so hard to find great contractors.

Looks good Kristi as do you! When can I move in? XO

Thanks for sharing the whole project! So cool that you finished for $110k 18:47 - Great job.

@kristicirtwill

Жыл бұрын

These days it’s a little more!

What a horror with the floor, but I'm glad you were able to fix it. I like the Murphy bed and sofa combo what a great idea it opens up the space. If you could provide a link for the Murphy bed I would like to have something like that for one of my rooms. Great job with the design of the ADU.

@kristicirtwill

10 ай бұрын

Sure, I got the bed/couch combo from bredabeds.com. You can order online and choose the option to have them put it together upon delivery. Totally worth it to have their guys do the set up. Thanks for the comment!

@alexperez-xx8tw

10 ай бұрын

@@kristicirtwill Thanks for the info

I’m at 11 minutes in and am gobsmacked at the terrible job they did on the floor. You seem so calm. I’d be beside myself! Take 2 - It’s not normal to have imperfections in the epoxy. 🫤 Looks great at the end though

I love the sexy swirl idea

That’s a very interesting floor. You’ll be the only one with that floor in the world. Once you get furniture and all your stuff in there, it will be good. But I’m thinking you should get a very good discount on the floor.

How did you get all the water appliances to work with your water line. Did you have to get a bigger water line installed or add separate water meters. I’m Also adding the same to my home converting the garage to ADU, and adding an attached ADU to the back of the house. But I have a 3/4” water line and it isn’t sufficient to run the 3 showers washing machines, sinks. Toilets etc. Does your water pressure drop when showering?

I'm in Orange County, California, too! Thanks for sharing your adu process. My hope is to convert our 1 car garage in the future. It's tiny though, about 240 sq ft. Do you mind sharing how large your garage / adu is? Thanks!

@kristicirtwill

8 ай бұрын

3 garages I've done so far are around 360sqft. 240sqft is small but definitely doable. Just need to plan the space well!

This was a great video. I have been thinking about doing this at my house. What is the total square footage?

@kristicirtwill

Жыл бұрын

The garage is approximately 360sqft. I'm doing another one right now and the construction is running higher now.

thank you so much for sharing, Kristi. Did you do it as an owner builder or hire a GC?

@kristicirtwill

Жыл бұрын

I’ve worked with my GC for years, so we sort of quarterback these together. But yes, everything run through my GC and his license.

Did you look into solar panels as an option?.. this is what we are debating about if we decide to move forward with our ADU. Just wondering about that. Thanks for your video.

@kristicirtwill

Жыл бұрын

My understanding is that if the garage is attached to the house, you don't have to add solar panels. If you're building a detached ADU, then I believe you now (as of 2023) have to have solar panels. The cities keep changing the rules but that's what I know as of right now. Of course, maybe you want to add solar panels anyway to save on your bills. I can't believe they are still so expensive in California though. You'd want to make sure you own the house for a long time to make it worth your while.

If I calculated correctly this cost about $300/sqft. I'm assuming that's a bargain in your area. Thank you for sharing.

@kristicirtwill

Жыл бұрын

Yes that's about right. It's approximately $300-350sqft to do an ADU in Southern California right now.

@ivanali1732

9 ай бұрын

That’s a lot. In the central coast of California it’s about $55-90k max to turn a 2/3 car garage to an ADU

I'm in the process of getting my ADU+JUNIOR UNIT unit in my backyard at least 1500 sqft, it will have three units with a separate kitchen and bathroom, and looking at $6k a month to rent it out..

@kristicirtwill

Жыл бұрын

That’s awesome! Are you in Los Angeles?

Why would you use epoxy for your living space? You should have used tiles or Pergo or laminate floor done.

Does it have a separate bedroom?😊

Kristi, I would be so angry about the first contractor who did that , I'm so sorry, hack job on your floor!! I pray you got your money back on that part!!

@kristicirtwill

9 ай бұрын

Yes I got a refund :-) I don't get too mad about anything these days....life is too short....I just try to solve the problem and move on (and never use that vendor again)! 🙂

Awesome video! We are out here near Orange County as well. Can you provide a GC referral?

@kristicirtwill

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! Give me a call to discuss your project and I’ll see if my GC will do it. Thanks! 562-400-2953

Kristi, awesome unit! What is a Jr. ADU?

@kristicirtwill

Жыл бұрын

It is essentially a smaller version of an ADU (accessory dwelling unit/granny suite/back house). Has to be 500sqft or less and existing space that you can convert to separate living quarters (like an attached garage).

Great video! Did you remove the garage door? What do you think about building ADU on a attached garage? Thank You in advance

@kristicirtwill

3 ай бұрын

Yes, the garage door needs to be removed. I have built an ADU onto an attached garage before as well. Works great if there's room and you want to keep the garage as a garage! Usually works best to keep a garage a garage in a parking impacted area (i.e. limited street parking). You may not be living there to care about off street parking, but tenants do and if you want to keep the good ones around a long time it's best if you consider these amenities. I make sure there is lots of driveway and street parking available before I convert a garage.

@hectorcastillo9074

3 ай бұрын

@@kristicirtwill hi Kristi. Do you work with contractors I’d like for an estimate and would like to work with your contractors. Can You please provide their contact information? Thank You

@kristicirtwill

3 ай бұрын

@@hectorcastillo9074 can you call or email me to discuss thanks! Professionalhomehelp@gmail.com

I watch ur videos that really nice. How do you get certificate of compliance after you done the conversion to get it permit?

@kristicirtwill

2 ай бұрын

At the very end, the city inspector will come to sign off on the inspection card for final inspection. Once that is done, the Certificate of Occupancy is mailed within a couple weeks.

@Anita-tf4ww

2 ай бұрын

Hi Kristi! What is the website to apply for permit Or application form? Thank you for sharing.

@kristicirtwill

2 ай бұрын

@@Anita-tf4ww first step is to hire a designer/architect. They should be the ones going to the city. Or, you could try to navigate the city yourself. Look online, or go into your city to ask about an application. You could get some general information from them. But they will tell you to come back with a design and plans.....so might as well let your designer/architect handle it.

@Anita-tf4ww

2 ай бұрын

do u know designer/ Architect that you can refer to me? M in SD county. Thanks

@kristicirtwill

2 ай бұрын

@@Anita-tf4ww What city? You can email me instead if you don't want to post it here. Professionalhomehelp@gmail.com

Hi! What GC can you recommend? I live in the city of Santa Fe Springs. Thanks in advance!

@kristicirtwill

3 ай бұрын

Depends on the scope of the project but email or call me so I can refer the right one for you. ProfessionalHomeHelp@gmail.com

Link for cabinets ?

Was though marks from moving their ladders around. That is good because it didn’t look good,

Dimples can occur for 3 reasons: temperature fluctuation, micro dust particles and overtorching.

@kristicirtwill

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the insight. I'm starting an opoxy floor on another project on Monday. Fingers crossed this one goes smoothly!

@mauriciogonzalez6302

Жыл бұрын

You might consider wiping down the walls with a damp rag.

Total price ? Do we need city permits in Dallas Tx How does this work.?

@kristicirtwill

Жыл бұрын

About $115,000 for this one but they are higher now this year, with the increase in wages and materials. Check with your local city. Personally I wouldn't do all this work without a permit, especially if I'm going to put a tenant in there. I would use a licensed contractor and get permits from the city, so it's all done above board. Too much risk and liability otherwise.

Boy some rugs or carpet it

Did you have different contractors to work on your project?

@kristicirtwill

Жыл бұрын

Generally I hire one GC (General Contractor) and he coordinates all the trades with his subs. In this case, I went out and found a new flooring guy on my own since the one the GC got didn't end up working out.

What city ?

Those guys that did your floor didn’t know what they were doing. I’m not done watching so I hope your floors turn out.

How big are these units inside? 20 ft x 24 ft? = 840 sq ft?

@kristicirtwill

7 ай бұрын

They are about 18 x 20 (360sqft)

How big is the adu? Sq?

@kristicirtwill

Жыл бұрын

It is about 360sqft.

They are out here robbing people with these ADU prices in CA. Hopefully you will get your money back in rent. Looks great though!

@kristicirtwill

Жыл бұрын

They are not cheap, that's for sure! But it still makes sense to build them in many cases, because the rents will easily cover the payments.

The construction company needs to bring their own porta pot not the owner.

@kristicirtwill

Жыл бұрын

Yes actually they did. I was just showing that one is definitely needed.

What company did you use?

@kristicirtwill

Жыл бұрын

I use my own crew. But let me know what city you need someone for and I’ll see who to recommend.

Was it expensive?

@HUMAN-VERSION4

24 күн бұрын

115k she says

Someone sweating on the floor they had oily skin

You're living in the ADU yourself?

Where is it?

@kristicirtwill

10 ай бұрын

North Orange County, California

Omg around min 10! The floor!!! If they knew they couldn’t achieve that why even say yes!???😮 I hope once I press play, the lady says they fixed it because omg nooooo

@chelseaaguilar2525

7 ай бұрын

Noooo!! Please no tell me you didn’t pay for that? What is wrong with them?? Are their egos so huge they simply can’t say “no I’m sorry we can’t do that” Solid gray floors would of been just fine Omg 😭

@chelseaaguilar2525

7 ай бұрын

Its not even my money and I’m hurting just looking at it

@kristicirtwill

7 ай бұрын

Lol don’t worry keep going, it all worked out and I got a refund on the floors 😂😊

@chelseaaguilar2525

6 ай бұрын

@@kristicirtwill omg!! Yay that’s good news! I can’t imagine the stress that would have given me!

😮$100k for jADU?

That floor was some BS. The roof beam and footing. You basically built a home. O well good job

Please tell me you didn’t pay them.

you may have paid $100 k for this rental but I could tell right off of the bat you cheat out on the epoxy flooring. ever hear of the term get what you pay for ? those are bubbles underneath the epoxy that will eventually crack. this happens when you pour too much epoxy too fast .

Floor is awful. Goos luck

Functional but not an appealing ADU for long term living.

@kristicirtwill

Жыл бұрын

Indeed, probably no one desires to live in a garage for 30 years….but these small units are really filling a housing need right now.