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ADU build in Sherman Oaks. Permits pulled, inspections passed, project completed in 14 weeks. They were transparent about every step. We're renting the unit already — it's beautiful and fully up to code.
ADU Contractor · West Hollywood, CA
ADU Builder & Contractor in West Hollywood, CA
Garage conversions, detached ADUs and JADUs on West Hollywood lots — permits through the City of West Hollywood, design to Certificate of Occupancy, one fixed-price contract.
Professional, licensed & insured Fixed-price proposals Permits pulled & closed Our own crew, not subs
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5.0★Google · 45 reviews
57+Permitted projects
12+Years experience · CSLB #1021284
FreeOn-site estimate · fixed written price
ADU Builder in West Hollywood, CA: Right Image Builders (CSLB #1021284) designs, permits and builds ADUs for 1920s–40s Spanish and traditional houses and duplexes on small lots, alongside condo and apartment buildings across West Hollywood West, the Norma Triangle and the hillside streets above Sunset, with its own crew and permits through the City of West Hollywood Building and Safety Division. Plan on 5–8 months for a garage conversion or JADU and 9–14 months for a detached unit, from the first visit to the Certificate of Occupancy. One fixed written price after a free on-site estimate.
Licensed general contractor, CSLB #1021284, licensed since 2016, 5.0★ Google (45 reviews), 4.9★ Angi (103 reviews). Office in Valley Glen, about 25–35 minutes from West Hollywood. Planning ranges by tier and neighborhood are in the ADU cost guide.
Right Image Builders is a licensed ADU contractor building across West Hollywood — West Hollywood West, the Norma Triangle, the hillside streets above Sunset, the blocks around Plummer Park and the Eastside streets toward La Brea. We handle garage conversions, detached ADUs and Junior ADUs from design through the City of West Hollywood permits to final inspection and the Certificate of Occupancy, on one fixed-price contract; our crew is based in Valley Glen about 25–35 minutes away. CSLB #1021284. Free feasibility visit: (818) 210-4544.
The Right Image ApproachWest Hollywood Lots
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West Hollywood Lots
and the Second Unit They Can Hold
Most West Hollywood ADUs start from what the lot already has: a detached garage behind a 1920s–40s house or duplex, often reached from an alley, that converts into a studio or one-bedroom unit, or a small detached unit in the rear yard where the setbacks allow it. The city reviews ADUs under its own ordinance, with an ADU permit followed by the Building and Safety permit, and it runs a pre-approved ADU plan program that can shorten design.
The typical site is a small single-family or duplex lot with a detached garage off the alley or driveway, or a multifamily parcel with garage or storage space that can be converted. What decides between a garage conversion, a JADU and a detached unit is that lot, the sewer route and the main panel: older 60- to 100-amp services in the prewar houses; a full kitchen, an ADU or EV charging usually means a 200-amp Southern California Edison service upgrade. Every unit gets a full kitchen and bath, its own sub-panel and, for a detached unit, its own address.
One contract covers the whole job: a licensed architect draws the plans, a structural engineer stamps them, we file with the City of West Hollywood and answer the corrections, and our own crew builds through final inspection and the Certificate of Occupancy. Our office is in Valley Glen, about 25–35 minutes away, and the project lead who does the feasibility visit runs the build.
What We BuildThree Paths
Three Paths
to a Second Unit
01
Detached ADUs
A ground-up standalone home in the backyard — up to 1,200 sq ft, one or two bedrooms, its own entrance and address. On typical West Hollywood lots we most often build in the 600–1,000 sq ft range, sized to the yard and your budget.
02
Garage Conversions
The most cost-effective West Hollywood path. We convert your existing detached or attached garage into a legal ADU — foundation and slab upgrades, framing, insulation, windows, a full kitchen and bath, and code electrical and plumbing, all permitted.
03
Junior ADUs (JADUs)
A JADU (up to 500 sq ft) carved out of the existing house — often a converted bedroom or garage-adjacent space with an efficiency kitchen. The lowest-cost way to add a legal, rentable unit without building new square footage.
04
Pre-Approved ADU Plans
West Hollywood runs a pre-approved ADU plan program. Where one of those plans fits your lot we use it to cut design time and plan-check corrections; where it doesn't, we draw a custom set to the city's own ADU standards and carry it through review.
05
Utilities & Site Work
Water, sewer, and electrical connections; addressing; grading and drainage; and the exterior work that ties the ADU into the property. The unglamorous coordination that quietly makes or breaks an ADU timeline — handled in-house.
06
Design, Permits & Build
One contract from concept to keys: a licensed architect draws the plans, a structural engineer stamps them, we file with the City of West Hollywood, and our own crew builds through final inspection and the Certificate of Occupancy.
How we work with you
Transparent from the first visit to the closed permit.
Professional, licensed and insured, and we put that in writing at every step, because a remodel is a trust decision before it is a construction decision.
Licensed and insured, verifiable
California general contractor license CSLB #1021284 (General Building B), active since 2016, with general liability and workers' compensation insurance. Check the license yourself at cslb.ca.gov before you sign anything, with us or anyone else.
A written scope before a dollar changes hands
The proposal lists what is demolished, what is built, which finishes are included and which permit covers it. If it is not written down, it is not in the job.
Photos of what we find, before we continue
When walls, floors or roofs open up we photograph what is behind them and send you the pictures. Anything beyond the scope is priced in writing before the crew continues. You never find out from the invoice.
The deposit rule, in your favor
California law caps a home-improvement deposit at $1,000 or 10 percent of the contract, whichever is less. We follow it. Progress payments follow the work, and the final payment comes after your walkthrough.
Permits pulled and closed in your name
We submit the plans, meet the inspector and close the permit. You get the closed-permit record, which is what a buyer, an insurer or an appraiser will ask for.
One licensed crew, one phone number
The people who estimate the job are the people who build it. No subcontractor hand-offs, no call center; your project lead answers the phone during the job and after it.
Building in West HollywoodWhy West Hollywood
Why West Hollywood
Works for ADUs
West Hollywood is its own city of just under two square miles between Beverly Hills and Hollywood, running from the hillside streets above the Sunset Strip down through the flats along Santa Monica Boulevard to Beverly Boulevard and Melrose. Our office in Valley Glen is about 25–35 minutes away over Laurel Canyon or the 101, and every permit here goes through the City of West Hollywood's Building and Safety Division on the second floor of City Hall at 8300 Santa Monica Boulevard, not LADBS.
On multifamily lots state law allows ADUs inside existing non-living space such as garages and storage rooms, and detached units within the limits state law and the city code set; what fits depends on the zone, the parking layout and the building. We pull the parcel, check the zone and setbacks and walk the site at the free feasibility visit, and we confirm the power connection with Southern California Edison and the water with LADWP or Beverly Hills Water before you commit.
An ADU in West Hollywood is permitted through the City of West Hollywood Building and Safety Division under ministerial review, which approves a code-compliant unit without a public hearing, and the utility connections go through LADWP water on most blocks (Beverly Hills Water on parts of the west side) and Southern California Edison power. Units under 750 sq ft pay no impact fees, a garage conversion needs no replacement parking, and the unit can be rented on leases of 30 days or more once the Certificate of Occupancy is issued.
How We PriceNo Surprise Invoices
No Surprise Invoices
in West Hollywood
An ADU in West Hollywood starts with a free on-site visit and ends with one fixed, written price that covers the whole scope, the permit from the City of West Hollywood Building and Safety Division and the inspections, before any work begins.
The three things that change the price are the scope, what the house hides and the finishes you choose, and each is settled in writing before the crew moves on; final payment comes after your walkthrough.
If you want numbers before the visit, the ADU cost guide publishes the current planning ranges.
How It WorksThree Steps.
Three Steps.
Zero Surprises.
01
Free Feasibility Visit
We visit your West Hollywood property, confirm what your lot allows, check transit-parking rules, and tell you honestly which path — detached, garage conversion, or JADU — fits your goals and budget.
02
Design, Plans & Permits
We design the unit, use the city's pre-approved ADU plans where they fit, and carry the submittal and corrections through plan check — with a fixed-price proposal set before construction.
03
Build & Deliver
One crew builds the ADU to final inspection sign-off, utilities connected and address issued. You get a rentable, legal second home — final payment only after your walkthrough approval.
Free Feasibility VisitStart Your West Hollywood
Start Your West Hollywood
ADU
Tell us about your lot and your goals and we'll get back to you within 4 business hours. We'll confirm what your property allows before you spend anything on plans.
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ReviewsWhat Clients Say About
What Clients Say About
Our ADU Construction Work
★★★★★
We had a complex ADU project that other contractors kept turning down or quoting absurd prices. Right Image Builders handled permits, design, and construction seamlessly. This is the most professional contractor I've ever worked with in 15 years of owning property in LA.
★★★★★
We had tried two other contractors who couldn't navigate the LADBS permit process for our ADU. Right Image Builders had the permit in hand within six weeks of starting design and delivered a beautiful unit on the exact date promised. It's now generating $2,800 a month in rental income. Best investment we've made in this property.
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Hear in West Hollywood
In most cases, yes. California ADU law lets nearly every single-family lot add an ADU and a Junior ADU, and multifamily properties can add units inside existing garages and storage space and, within limits, detached units. West Hollywood reviews them under its own ADU permit, then the Building and Safety permit, and runs a pre-approved ADU plan program. We confirm exactly what your lot allows at the free site visit.
Under current California rules, a detached ADU can generally be built up to 1,200 sq ft, and a Junior ADU (JADU) is capped at 500 sq ft and must be within the existing home. On typical West Hollywood lots, most detached units we build land in the 600–1,000 sq ft range — a comfortable one or two-bedroom. We size the ADU to your lot, your budget, and whether you're housing family or renting.
Yes — West Hollywood is its own city, so your ADU is permitted through West Hollywood Building and Safety, with submissions filed at the City of West Hollywood Building and Safety Division, on the second floor of City Hall at 8300 Santa Monica Boulevard. We manage the whole process, and where it fits we use the city's pre-approved ADU plan program to speed plan check. You don't deal with the counter or the corrections — we do.
Yes, and it's one of the most cost-effective paths in West Hollywood. These homes have detached or attached garages that convert well into a legal ADU — we upgrade the foundation and slab as needed, frame new walls, add insulation, windows, a full kitchen and bath, and bring electrical and plumbing to code, all on permit. A garage conversion typically costs less than a ground-up detached unit.
A garage conversion never needs replacement parking under state ADU law. A new detached unit needs no parking space when the lot is within half a mile walking distance of public transit; parts of West Hollywood sit outside that zone, so we check the parcel. Where a space is required, one tandem space on the existing driveway satisfies it.
Plan on 2–4 months for design, engineering and plan check, then 4–8 months of construction depending on the unit type; a garage conversion is the fastest path. Yes, you can rent it: a standard ADU can be rented long-term (30 days or more) with no owner-occupancy requirement; only a JADU requires the owner to live on the property.
Right Image Builders, a licensed general contractor (CSLB #1021284) based in Valley Glen about 25–35 minutes from West Hollywood, designs, permits and builds ADUs across West Hollywood West, the Norma Triangle, the hillside streets above Sunset under one fixed-price contract: design, permits through the City of West Hollywood, and construction by one crew, with final payment only after your walkthrough. 5.0★ on Google (45 reviews) and 4.9★ on Angi (103 reviews).
With one fixed, written price after a free on-site visit. We measure the house, confirm what the City of West Hollywood Building and Safety Division will require for your address, and itemize the whole scope before you sign; anything uncovered during the work in West Hollywood is priced in writing before the crew continues, and the final payment comes after your walkthrough. Planning ranges are published in the ADU cost guide.
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