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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.

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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.
Vaulted great room in a Mullen Construction ADU
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.

ADU kitchen by Mullen Construction
ADU bathroom by Mullen Construction
Covered balcony by Mullen Construction
ADU living room by Mullen Construction
The record
Since 1977200+ homes built and remodeled10+ ADUs built
Open kitchen in a Mullen Construction ADU
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

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
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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.

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.
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