Mullen ConstructionCSLB Lic. #421785 · Since 1977Call (760) 214-9903
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ADU builder in Carlsbad

Mullen Construction designs, permits and builds your ADU under one fixed-price contract, backed by a 10-year warranty.

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  • 10-year warranty, ADUs included
  • Building in North County since 1977
  • 10+ ADUs built in Oceanside, Carlsbad and Encinitas
EMEd Mullen, owner. He runs every design meeting himself.
A Mullen Construction custom home in Coastal North County
On the public record
CSLB #421785 · activeBonded contractorWorkers' comp on fileLicensed since 1982
Selected work

Built by Mullen, since 1977

Custom homes and outdoor living by Mullen Construction.

Courtyard and gate by Mullen Construction
Covered patio by Mullen Construction
Stone arch entry by Mullen Construction
Interior stair by Mullen Construction
The record
Since 1977200+ homes built and remodeled10+ ADUs built
Stone chimney patio by Mullen Construction
How it works

Four steps, and the first costs nothing

  1. 1Custom design meeting with EdEd walks your lot, hears who the ADU is for and gives you a free estimate.
  2. 2Design, about 30 daysPlans drawn to your lot and to your city's ADU rules, with one fixed price.
  3. 3City permits, about 60 daysWe handle the permit submittals and the city back-and-forth.
  4. 4The build, about 90 daysEd is on the project, and it is backed by a 10-year warranty.
Interior finish work by Mullen Construction
What you get

One builder, design to final inspection

Nothing is handed off between a designer, an expediter and a contractor. It is one contract with one price.

Design to your lot and your city's rulesSetbacks, height, utilities and the most square footage your lot allows.
Permits and inspections handledWe do the submittals and coordinate every inspection stage.
The full build, every typeDetached, attached, garage conversion or junior ADU.
Free custom design meeting

Book your custom design meeting with Ed

Send this and Ed calls you to set up a time to walk your lot. You leave the meeting with a free estimate.

Fixed-price contractDesign, permits and build in one10-year warranty, ADUs included
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Questions

Before you call

Anything not covered here, ask Ed at the design meeting. You get a straight answer from the owner.

About 30 days of design, about 60 days with the city for permits, then the build, usually 90 days at most.
Pricing starts at $400 a square foot, on a fixed-price contract. Ed gives you a free estimate at the custom design meeting.
Yes, across Coastal North San Diego County: Oceanside, Carlsbad, Vista, Encinitas, Solana Beach, Del Mar, Rancho Santa Fe, La Jolla and Carmel Valley. We do not take work in Temecula or Escondido.
Ed Mullen, the owner. He runs the design meeting and stays involved on your project from start to finish.
Yes. Every ADU we build carries our 10-year craftsmanship warranty.
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