ADU
noun[C]
USuk/ˌeɪ.diːˈjuː/us/ˌeɪ.diːˈjuː/abbreviationforaccessorydwellingunit: asmallhomebuilton the samelandas alargerhome:
An ADU might be agarageconversionor abasementconversion.
ADUs havetheirownkitchensandbathrooms, so they arefullyself-contained.
- Onetypeof ADU, adetached, newconstruction, is alsocommonlycalled a "grannyflat" or "backyardcottage".
- Generallyspeaking, in California, an ADU has to be less than 16feettall.
- It'simportanttorealizethatconstructingan ADU couldincurvariouscosts,includingalargetaxbill.
Houses & homes
- A-frame
- almshouse
- apartment
- apartment building
- apt
- dorm
- dormitory
- dosshouse
- duplex
- efficiency apartment
- Nissen hut
- non-housing
- old people's home
- palace
- palazzo
- tollhouse
- tower block
- town house
- townhouse
- tract house