ADU Guide
Told You Can't Build an ADU on Your Farm Property? Read This First
On rural Oregon acreage, a detached ADU is often off the table. Here's the shape the answer usually takes, and a 1,500 sq ft example we built outside Oregon City.
Guides
Remodeling Guides
Costs, timelines and process — straight answers from a Portland contractor.
Aging in Place
Aging in Place Starts in the Bathroom
The decisions that let someone stay in their home are nearly free while the walls are open and expensive afterward. What we build into a bathroom, and why blocking is the cheapest insurance in construction.
Historic Remodel
How to Tell If a Contractor Can Actually Remodel an Old House
Portland is full of pre-1940 homes. A contractor who is excellent at new construction can still quietly wreck one. Here are the questions that separate them.