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0.4) <br /> HOME VISIT#8 II <br /> ' r ...' <br /> Detached Bedroom 4, , <br /> St.Petersburg,Florida 11. _ <br /> I <br /> Size:240 square feet <br /> • I <br /> Bertha and her son John talked about someday buying iiii1� <br /> �r <br /> a house with a mother-in-law suite. "Then one day ' <br /> someone came along and wanted my house,so I up '`/ __ <br /> and sold it,"she explains. "But that left me homeless. I <br /> asked John if I could build a small house in his <br /> backyard and he agreed." <br /> �� � <br /> CREATIVE THINKING:A detached bedroom is a A detached bedroom,which contains a bathroom but no <br /> permanent, accessory structure that, unlike ADUs, kitchen,can provide housing for a loved one or serve as a <br /> lacks a kitchen. But that's what makes these cabin-like home office or guest cottage. <br /> homes more affordable to build than many ADUs and <br /> even tiny houses. REAL LIFE: "Having access to my son's house makes <br /> it livable. Otherwise, I personally would not be happy. <br /> WHAT'S INSIDE: Bertha's home contains a sleeping It's very comforting to know that John is close by. <br /> and living area and a full bathroom."I paid for the Hopefully this will be my home forever." <br /> little house and it's on my son's property. So I figured, <br /> if I'm cooking I can do it at my son's house,"she says. Design:Historic Sheds I Builder:Historic Sheds I Cost to Build:$50,000 in <br /> 20171 Photo by Historic Sheds I Article adapted from"ADU Case Studies" <br /> (Her laundry is also done at his house.) by Lina Menard on AccessoryDwellings.org <br /> Trading Spaces <br /> An ADU is always the smaller of two dwellings on a property, but it's possible for an existing home to <br /> become the ADU when a larger house is built and becomes the primary dwelling. Or the opposite can <br /> happen! Tired of living in an older house that didn't get a lot of natural light,the home's owners built and <br /> moved into the bright,airy, modern and very accessible ADU they created in their yard.The original, <br /> larger home has become a rental. <br /> mimiimm ............... <br /> . -.-. — _____ Iri =.‘„.. r <br /> ;;flTT ... <br /> is <br /> ,„_ Fi <br /> ,; I .II � Q <br /> k ii ll'1 _ <br /> ifimmimminis <br /> Although this ADU has only 721 square feet of living space,there is room enough for two bedrooms. <br /> Design:Propel Studio I Builder:JLTB Construction I Photo by Josh Partee 1 Cost to build:$185,000 in 2017 <br /> Adapted from`ADU Case Studies"by Lina Menard on AccessoryDwellings.org <br />