Keep family close
A private, comfortable home for aging parents just steps away. Independence for them, peace of mind for you, and everyone still gathers for dinner.
ADUs & Carriage Houses · Bluffton & Hilton Head
A whole second home, right in your backyard.
Guest cottages, carriage houses, garage apartments, and in-law suites, designed and built by a licensed South Carolina contractor. More room for the people you love, more value in the property you own.
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Photo slot: completed carriage house or guest cottage exterior
Why Families Build Them
One building, a dozen ways to live better
An accessory dwelling unit is the most flexible square footage you can add to a Lowcountry property. Here’s what our clients build them for.
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Room for the ones who visit
Grandkids, college kids home for the summer, friends down for the season. Give your guests a real place to land without giving up your own.
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The classic carriage house
Garage below, living quarters above. A signature of the Lowcountry’s finest properties, built to match your home’s architecture like it was always there.
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Work, create, retreat
A serious home office, studio, or gym, separated from the main house so work stays at work, twenty steps from your coffee maker.
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Long-term flexibility
The building that’s a guest cottage today can be a caregiver suite, a returning child’s first home, or added value at resale tomorrow.
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Built right, approved right
Zoning, permitting, and architectural review vary by community, and we navigate Town of Bluffton, Beaufort County, and community ARB requirements every week. We handle all of it.
Full Design-Build
From empty corner of the yard to move-in ready
An ADU is a complete home: foundation, framing, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, kitchen, bath. It deserves a builder licensed and equipped for all of it.
Design & Planning
Site evaluation, 3D scanning, full construction plans, and a design that honors your main home’s architecture and your community’s standards.
Approvals Handled
Zoning review, permitting, and ARB submissions managed entirely by us, with the local boards and jurisdictions we work with constantly.
Complete Construction
One licensed team builds it all, on a published schedule with weekly updates, backed by our written 5-year workmanship warranty.
Good Questions
ADU & carriage house FAQs
It depends on your zoning and your community’s covenants, and the rules differ between the Town of Bluffton, Beaufort County, and individual communities with architectural review boards. That’s the first thing we confirm at your initial consultation, before you spend a dollar on design.
These are complete small homes, so pricing depends on size, site conditions, and finish level. After your design phase you receive a quote, not an estimate: the real price to build your project, in writing. Financing options are available depending on project scope.
Design, approvals, and construction each carry their own timeline, and community review boards can add time. We map the full schedule for your specific property during design, and your build runs on a published schedule with weekly updates.
In most cases yes, subject to your community’s rules, and that’s what makes the space truly livable for parents, guests, or long stays. We design the interior around exactly how you plan to use it.
That’s the standard we design to. Rooflines, siding, trim, windows, and colors are matched so the finished building looks original to the property, which is also what architectural review boards want to see.
More Home, Same Address
The guest cottage your property has been waiting for.
It starts with one visit: we walk your property, confirm what your community allows, and give you an honest ballpark before design begins.
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