I reached up, clasped the rope with both hands, and winched myself the final few feet to the top. The muscles in my shoulders and arms burned with the effort, but I’d succeeded. I’d climbed 150 feet to the crown of one of the over 390 billion trees that grow in the Amazon rainforest. At…
Did you know that America is facing a housing shortage? As millennials turn home-buying age, the need for home inventory grows. This is a huge problem because of the lack of supply. People aren’t selling their homes like they used to. As of 2018, sales were 4.5% lower than the actual market potential. If you’re a current homeowner,…
Do you have a family member who needs help getting around? The answer doesn’t have to be sending them to assisted living homes. Instead, you can have Acton ADU build you and your family an Accessory Dwelling Unit for them to live in near you. Learn more about the advantages these ADU’s can have besides…
Do you have a special needs family member? We all want to provide the best care for our family members even if it means creating a multigenerational family housing. This can cause a lot of unneeded stress on figuring out how your family member will fit into a household that might already be full. Read…
A family has settled into their single-family home and have begun thinking of ways to invest. They consider building an ADU home in the backyard because they’ve heard that it’s a good investment. Or, maybe they’ve found their forever home and want to include a space for their aging parents or in-laws. There are several…
Want to learn more about the California energy code? If you haven’t already heard the groundbreaking news, the California Energy Commission changed its energy code in May 2019. The change affects every new house built since then. And it’s a shocker. New residential buildings must include a photovoltaic system with an electrical output that’s equal to the…
Thinking of the family housing situation, it is ever-changing. Those who need to have their grandmother, mother, or another relative move into their family home might have to face some struggles and stress of figuring out how to make the room and maintaining privacy. However, there is another alternative to consider. Acton ADU can help…
Independence sometimes seems like a distant dream for individuals with special needs. Having a place to call your own is often impossible. Not because you are incapable of self-care, but because the number of already, accessible homes is limited. With the convenience of a dwelling unit, customized to address your needs, many people special needs…
First off. You might be asking yourself, what’s a boomerang kid? Well, the answer to that is simple. Boomerang kids are adult children that usually just finished college, are actively starting their careers, but move back home to recuperate from their debts or due to high costs of living in California. With housing costs on…
Elderly parents need help, so their children keep them close enough to lend a hand. And those numbers are only rising. Today, there are approximately 901 million people over the age of 60. That number is expected to rise to nearly 2.1 billion by 2050. With over 34.2 million Americans acting as unpaid caregivers to their elderly relatives,…
Are you thinking of moving an elderly family member of yours to an assisted living home? Before you do anything hasty and have your special relative live with virtual strangers, why not check out Acton ADU? Learn more about how Acton ADU can help you and your family live closer and save the stress of…
In 2018, the national average on rent for a 1-bedroom apartment was $1,140. And in California it ranges from $1,000 for just a bedroom, not to mention a one 1-bedroom apartment for anywhere between $2,000 and $3,000 depending on the area. As you can imagine, this amount isn’t within budget for a lot of people,…
