Mullen ConstructionCSLB Lic. #421785 · Since 1977Call (760) 214-9903
Thinking about turning your garage into an ADU?
Garage to ADU conversions in Carlsbad
Mullen Construction turns your garage into a full ADU, with design, permits and build under one fixed-price contract and a 10-year warranty.
- 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
Built by Mullen, since 1977
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
Your garage, a full ADU
A complete living space, designed to your city's ADU rules and built under one contract.
Design for the space you already havePlans drawn around your garage, your lot and your city's ADU rules.
Permits and inspections handledWe do the submittals and coordinate every inspection stage.
The full conversionFraming, mechanical systems and finishes, backed by a 10-year warranty.
Free custom design meeting
Book your garage conversion design meeting
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.
It depends on your garage, your lot and your city's ADU rules. Ed checks all three at the custom design meeting, at no charge.
Pricing starts at $400 a square foot, on a fixed-price contract. Ed gives you a free estimate for your garage.
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.