Mullen ConstructionCSLB Lic. #421785 · Since 1977Call (760) 214-9903
What will an ADU actually cost on your lot?
What an ADU costs in Carlsbad
Pricing starts at $400 a square foot, on a fixed-price contract that covers the design, permits and build. Ed gives you a free estimate for your lot.
- 10-year warranty, ADUs included
- Building in North County since 1977
- 10+ ADUs built in Oceanside, Carlsbad and Encinitas
On the public record
CSLB #421785 · activeBonded contractorWorkers' comp on fileLicensed since 1982
Selected work
The standard you are paying for
Inside a recent ADU built by Mullen Construction.
The record
Since 1977200+ homes built and remodeled10+ ADUs built
How it works
Four steps, and the first costs nothing
- 1Custom design meeting with EdEd walks your lot, hears who the ADU is for and gives you a free estimate.
- 2Design, about 30 daysPlans drawn to your lot and to your city's ADU rules, with one fixed price.
- 3City permits, about 60 daysWe handle the permit submittals and the city back-and-forth.
- 4The build, about 90 daysEd is on the project, and it is backed by a 10-year warranty.
What you get
What the fixed price covers
One number for the whole job, set before work starts, so you can plan around it.
DesignAbout 30 days of plans drawn to your lot and your city's ADU rules.
City permitsAbout 60 days. We handle the submittals and the inspections.
The build, with a 10-year warrantyUsually 90 days at most, with Ed involved from start to finish.
Free custom design meeting
Get your fixed-price ADU estimate
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
Prefer to talk now? Call (760) 214-9903
Questions
Before you call
Anything not covered here, ask Ed at the design meeting. You get a straight answer from the owner.
Our pricing starts at $400 a square foot. Your number depends on the size, the type of ADU, your lot and your finishes, and you get it in writing as a fixed price.
The design, the city permits and the build, under one contract.
About 30 days of design, about 60 days with the city, then usually 90 days at most to build.
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.