ADU Company in Burbank, CA
An ADU is an accessory dwelling unit, a second smaller home built on the same lot as your main house. In Burbank, that second home is often the single smartest financial move a homeowner can make, because this city’s entertainment industry drives rental demand that simply does not exist in most Southern California suburbs. Lodgewick ADU Builders gives Burbank homeowners written pricing before work begins, a defined arrival window, and a written 365-Day Done Right Promise on every project. Call (254) 602-5618 to talk through your lot, your timeline, and what an ADU in your neighborhood would actually cost.
Why Burbank Homes Are Different
Burbank’s flatland neighborhoods, Rancho Adjacent, Magnolia Park, and the streets north of Glenoaks, are filled with modest 1940s and 1950s bungalows and ranch homes originally thrown up for aerospace and studio workers. Most sit on 6,000 to 7,500 square foot lots with detached single-car garages that were never meant to be lived in. Those garages routinely have 60-amp subpanels, zero insulation, and unfinished slabs. A garage conversion in Magnolia Park almost always means upgrading electrical service, adding wall and ceiling insulation, and sometimes saw-cutting and re-pouring the slab before Building & Safety will sign off.
Then there is the heat. Burbank regularly hits 100 degrees in summer, far hotter than coastal cities many homeowners compare themselves to. That puts Burbank ADUs in a high cooling-load energy zone, which means Title 24 compliance is not a paperwork formality, it changes which HVAC equipment and window packages make sense. And on the hillside lots north of Kenneth Road backing up to the Verdugo Mountains, fire-zone requirements add their own layer: ember-resistant vents, ignition-resistant siding, and sometimes a separate fire clearance review before the ADU permit moves forward. None of this is generic ADU work. It is Burbank work.
Our Main Burbank Services
Most Burbank homeowners reach out about one of three things: adding square footage to the main house, turning an old detached garage into rentable living space, or building a standalone ADU in the backyard. Each has its own page with local detail and local pricing.
Home Addition Contractor in Burbank
Adding onto a 1950s Burbank ranch home means tying new foundation work to old, matching rooflines that have settled for 70 years, and bringing the new square footage up to current Title 24 energy standards that the original house never met. The studio-proximity rental market means some Burbank homeowners add a bedroom or a wing specifically to rent to production staff during shooting seasons. Russ Delmar and our crew walk the property, measure the existing footprint, and put a written price in front of you before anyone swings a hammer. See Home Addition Contractor in Burbank for full local detail.
Garage Conversion Contractor in Burbank
Because so many Burbank lots still have those detached single-car garages from the 1940s and 1950s, garage conversion is the most common ADU pathway in the city. The catch is that most of those garages were built for a car and some boxes, not a tenant. We regularly find 60-amp subpanels that need replacing, slabs with no vapor barrier, and framing that was never insulated. The upside is real: a converted garage in Magnolia Park or Rancho rents quickly to the entertainment workforce that needs housing within a few miles of the studios. Our garage conversion page covers the full scope and cost for Burbank homes.
ADU Builders in Burbank
A detached backyard ADU on a Burbank lot is a different calculation than a garage conversion. You are building from the ground up, which means site prep, new foundation, new utility runs, and full Title 24 compliance from day one. It also means flexibility: you can match a prefab system like Abodu or Cover to your lot dimensions, or go with a stick-built design that fits a tight hillside parcel behind the house. The Kingswell Guarantee applies to every one: written price first, real arrival window, clean job site, written guarantee before the first nail goes in. Full scope and pricing live on the ADU Builders in Burbank page.
What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Brands We Service in Burbank
We work hands-on with leading ADU systems including Abodu, Cover, and Dvele, plus James Hardie siding and trim for fire-hardened hillside builds. We match the brand and material to your lot, your budget, and Burbank’s specific code and fire-zone requirements. See our brands for the full lineup.
Pricing for ADU Company in Burbank, CA
| Service | Typical range in Burbank |
|---|---|
| Detached ADU (prefab, 400-600 sq ft) | $180,000 – $260,000 |
| Detached ADU (stick-built, 600-800 sq ft) | $240,000 – $350,000 |
| Detached ADU (stick-built, 800-1,000 sq ft) | $330,000 – $450,000 |
| Garage conversion (400-500 sq ft) | $145,000 – $210,000 |
| Garage conversion with new detached garage | $260,000 – $360,000 |
| JADU (junior ADU, inside existing home) | $90,000 – $150,000 |
| Home addition (300-500 sq ft) | $180,000 – $300,000 |
| Home addition (500-800 sq ft) | $270,000 – $420,000 |
| Electrical service upgrade (60-amp to 200-amp) | $4,500 – $8,000 |
| Fire-hardening upgrades (hillside FHSZ parcels) | $8,000 – $25,000 |
What pushes Burbank pricing upward is the combination of Title 24 cooling-load compliance on every habitable space and fire-hardening requirements on hillside lots in the Verdugo foothills. Whatever the final number, you get it in writing before any work starts, and that written price does not change at the door.
Neighborhoods We Serve in Burbank
We work across Burbank, from the flatland bungalow streets to the hillside parcels that need fire-zone detailing. Each neighborhood brings its own lot sizes, garage conditions, and permit realities.
- Magnolia Park
- Rancho Adjacent
- Burbank Hillside (north of Kenneth Road)
- Northwest District
- Toluca Terrace border streets
Most Burbank homeowners can schedule an on-site walkthrough within a few days of calling. Hillside parcels sometimes take an extra day or two to coordinate access and the steeper site visit.
Service Area – Cities Near Burbank
Our crews also serve homeowners in the surrounding San Fernando Valley and Verdugo foothill communities. If you are just over the border in Glendale, CA or North Hollywood, CA, the same written-price guarantee applies. We also cover Studio City, CA and La Canada Flintridge, CA, including the hillside fire-zone parcels that need special detailing.
Serving Burbank, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Burbank area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs About ADU Company in Burbank
Most Burbank ADUs and garage conversions run 4 to 9 months from permit submittal to final inspection, depending on scope and whether your lot triggers a fire-zone review. Prefab systems like Abodu or Cover can shorten on-site construction time. Call (254) 602-5618 for a timeline specific to your project, and we will put it in writing.
California state law generally overrides HOA restrictions on ADUs, but some Burbank hillside homeowners associations impose design and view-corridor rules that still apply. We help you identify what your specific HOA, if any, will require before you spend money on plans. Call us for a straight answer on your street.
Burbank sits in a hotter inland climate zone with stricter Title 24 cooling-load compliance, and hillside parcels add Cal Fire construction requirements that coastal cities rarely trigger. Those are real costs, not padding. We show you exactly where every dollar goes in a written, line-item quote before you commit.
What happens when you call
- 1A real person answersNo phone trees - talk to a local adu pro.
- 2You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched. No surprises.
- 3We come out and measureLicensed & insured, at a time that suits you - the visit and the quote are both free.
- 4You get the price in writingLine-itemed, yours to keep, and nothing starts until you say go.
What Burbank Customers Say
"Built a backyard unit for my mother in law. They handled the permits, gave me a real timeline, and stuck to it within a few days. The written price is what we paid, which anyone who's done construction knows is rare."
- Dennis Fairchild"Garage conversion into a studio for our teenager. Honest about what was realistic and what wasn't, finished close to schedule, and cleaned up the site daily."
- Marcus Beaumont"I was nervous about adding on but they walked me through every step and every cost before we started. No surprise change orders halfway through like I'd heard horror stories about."
- Eleanor Pratt