by Dylan Bertet | Oct 22, 2026 | Home Additions
By Dylan Bertet, owner of Build Better Properties (CSLB #1077286), a Bay Area design-build contractor.An addition, an ADU and a second story solve different problems. An addition makes your main house bigger. An ADU gives someone else a separate place to live. A...
by Dylan Bertet | Oct 22, 2026 | Home Additions
By Dylan Bertet, owner of Build Better Properties (CSLB #1077286), a Bay Area design-build contractor.Short answer: yes, but only for the part you build. Under California’s Proposition 13, an addition doesn’t reset the assessed value of your whole house....
by Dylan Bertet | Oct 22, 2026 | Home Additions
By Dylan Bertet, owner of Build Better Properties (CSLB #1077286), a Bay Area design-build contractor.For a typical Bay Area addition, plan on about 6 to 8 weeks to draw the plans, about 10 working days for the city to accept your submittal, and then one or more...
by Dylan Bertet | Oct 22, 2026 | Home Additions
By Dylan Bertet, owner of Build Better Properties (CSLB #1077286), a Bay Area design-build contractor.For most homeowners, building an addition costs less than moving to a bigger house. An addition is a one-time capital expense. Moving comes with costs that never go...
