Materials and selections
Finishes chosen together and specified before the first wall comes down.
Areas we serve
Davis
Placeholder description — ADU design, permitting and construction in Davis.
Building in Davis
Placeholder copy. An ADU in Davis starts with the ground rather than the floor plan. We read the parcel against what the city will accept, then design the unit into what is genuinely left over.
Reading a Davis lot
Placeholder copy. Coverage, setbacks and tree retention are usually the binding constraints. We map all three first and size the unit to what remains, rather than designing something that has to shrink later.
Through plan review
Placeholder copy. We submit, track corrections and manage inspections ourselves, and we tell you where the application stands rather than waiting for you to ask.
What we do here
Services we offer in Davis.
Also serving nearby: Sacramento, Elk Grove and Rancho Cordova.
Why Nova ADUs
One team from the first sketch to the final walkthrough.
Most ADU projects fail on the handoffs — a designer who does not price, a permit expediter who does not build, a contractor who inherits drawings nobody can construct. We do all four, so there is nothing to hand off.
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Design, permits and build in-house
Four disciplines, one contract, one point of contact. Nothing is handed between firms, so nothing is lost between them.
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Feasibility before floor plans
We tell you what your lot allows before anyone draws anything — including when the answer is that it does not work.
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A scope you can actually price
Selections decided and written down before construction, so the number you agreed to is the number you pay.
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Built for the Sacramento Valley
Slope, trees, rain and nine different jurisdictions reading the same code differently. We build here, and only here.
How we work
Four phases, in order, with the same team throughout.
Nothing is subcontracted to another firm and nothing is handed off. The people who checked your lot are the people who hand you the keys.
See the four phases
On-site execution
One team on site from demolition to punch list, carrying the drawings through.
Custom finishes
Tile, stone and millwork detailed so the joints still line up years later.
Questions
Building an ADU in Davis.
Can I build an ADU on my lot in Davis?
Placeholder copy. That is the first thing we check, and we check it in writing. A feasibility review on your Davis lot covers the constraints that decide the project — and it will tell you plainly if the answer is no.
What does an ADU cost in Davis?
Placeholder figure for the demo. Cost in Davis is driven far more by site access, slope and utility runs than by square footage, so we do not quote a range until the feasibility study is done. What you get then is a real number, not a placeholder one.
How long does permitting take in Davis?
Placeholder figure for the demo. Permitting is the longest phase and the least visible, and timelines vary by jurisdiction more than by project. We report on where your Davis application stands whether or not there is news.
Do you handle the Davis permit application?
Yes. We submit the Davis application, track it, and answer corrections ourselves. You are not the one interpreting a correction letter or chasing a plans examiner.
Can I rent out an ADU in Davis?
Usually, and the specifics depend on your city. We tell you what Davis allows during feasibility, before it can affect a decision you have already made.
Do you build outside Davis?
Yes — we work across the Sacramento area, including Sacramento, Elk Grove and Rancho Cordova. Same team, same process, whichever side of the line your lot falls on.
Testimonials
Hear from homeowners.
Rated 5 out of 5
Sample testimonial text. We came in expecting to project-manage the whole thing ourselves and did almost none of it. The feasibility review told us what our lot could take before we had spent anything, the permit came back faster than neighbours warned us it would, and the unit was finished within a fortnight of the date we were given at contract.
Rated 5 out of 5
Sample testimonial text. What we valued most was being told no. Our first idea did not fit the setbacks and they said so on the first visit instead of drawing it and letting us find out at review. The version we ended up building is better than the one we asked for.
Rated 5 out of 5
Sample testimonial text. The garage had been storage for eleven years. It is now a proper one-bedroom with a tenant in it. Everything we chose was decided before the work started, which meant no rushed decisions and no change orders we had not agreed to.
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Thinking about an ADU in Davis?
Send us the address and a rough idea of what you need. We will come back with what the lot allows, a budget range and a timeline.