Clermont · Orange City
Accessory dwelling units (ADUs) built under CBC1268061
An accessory dwelling unit (ADU) is a compact home that shares a lot with your main house and has its own kitchen, bath and sleeping space. Noland’s builds them across Central Florida under building contractor license CBC1268061 and roofs them under CCC1335461.
Local zoning decides whether a unit is allowed on your parcel, so that question comes first. Design, permits and scope follow.
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License numbers shown per FS 489.119.
Detached, attached and garage-conversion units
- Detached: a separate building in the yard, with the most privacy and its own foundation, roof and utility connections.
- Attached: an addition sharing a wall with the house. It can lean on some existing utilities but needs a structural tie-in.
- Garage conversion: existing walls and slab become living space, so the work centers on the floor, insulation, openings and new plumbing and wiring.
Owners also search for a home addition, a granny flat or an in-law suite. These names describe the same family of projects, and each is scoped from your lot and goals.
Zoning and permits are local
ADU rules come from your city or county and shift over time. Lake County, Orange County and Volusia County each run their own zoning offices and permit paths. We do not recite a rule from memory. You and our team confirm size limits, setbacks, parking, owner occupancy and rental use with the local office before the design is final.
Applications go to the local building department, and our written scope assigns each permit to a named party. Locations we serve are listed on our locations directory.
Foundation and framing
A unit needs a foundation and frame that satisfy the Florida Building Code as your building department applies it. Where required, a Florida-licensed professional engineer designs both and we build to those plans. For problems in an existing slab or frame, see foundation and structural repair.
Roof by our crew, trades by licensed partners
We are roofers first, so the new roof is installed by our own crew under CCC1335461. The systems we install are described on residential roofing, roof replacement and new construction roofing.
Florida-licensed partners perform the electrical, plumbing and HVAC. We sequence them with framing, insulation and board under a single scope, with license numbers shown per FS 489.119.
Interior finish and payment options
After the shell is dry, interiors follow: board, texture, paint, trim and flooring. Many of those trades appear on interior repair and rebuild, and the kitchen and bath inside a unit use the methods on kitchen remodeling and bathroom remodeling. Payment options appear on our financing page.
How an ADU project runs
Learn what the lot allows
Your city or county sets zoning, setbacks, size limits and utility rules. Before any drawings, we help you ask the local zoning office the right questions about your parcel.
Draw and engineer
A drawing set is produced, with engineer-designed structural and foundation plans where they are required.
Apply for permits
The package goes to your building department, and the written scope states who files and who pays for each item.
Pour and frame
Site work, foundation and framing are built to the approved plans.
Roof, trades, then finishes
Our crew roofs the unit under CCC1335461. Licensed electrical, plumbing and HVAC partners do rough-in next, followed by insulation, board, floors, paint and trim.
What shapes an ADU price
- Form of the unit and its square footage
- Site conditions, access and the foundation needed
- Water, sewer or septic, power and HVAC connections
- Finish level for kitchen, bath, floors and fixtures
- Engineering, design and permit requirements locally
More ways we change a home are gathered on the interior and exterior repairs hub.
Where we build ADUs
Clermont
Lake County owners in Clermont, Minneola and Groveland can begin with the Clermont office, then confirm unit rules with their city or county.
Orange City
Volusia County owners in Orange City, DeLand, Deltona and Daytona Beach can start with the Orange City office, since local zoning decides what is allowed.
Orlando
Orlando, Winter Garden and Windermere projects go through Clermont; Orange County rules do not match those in Lake County.
Rules differ in nearby places such as Kissimmee and Ocala too.
Service areas
Each city sets its own unit rules, so we confirm zoning for your address before design begins.
- Clermont
- Orange City
- Altamonte Springs
- Apopka
- Brooksville
- Daytona Beach
- DeBary
- DeLand
- Deltona
- Eustis
- Gainesville
- Groveland
- Inverness
- Kissimmee
- Lake Mary
- Lakeland
- Leesburg
- Longwood
- Maitland
- Melbourne
- Minneola
- Mount Dora
- New Smyrna Beach
- Ocala
- Orlando
- Oviedo
- Palm Coast
- Port Orange
- Sanford
- St. Petersburg
- Summerfield
- Tampa
- Tavares
- The Villages
- Windermere
- Winter Garden
- Winter Park
Prefer to call? Clermont: (352) 242-4322 · Orange City: (386) 456-6500.
ADU construction: common questions
What exactly is an accessory dwelling unit?
A small, self-contained home on the same lot as a main house, with its own kitchen, bath and sleeping area. Granny flat, in-law suite and backyard cottage are other names for it.
What forms can an ADU take?
A detached unit is a separate building in the yard, an attached unit is an addition sharing a wall with the house, and a garage conversion turns existing space into living area. Your lot and local rules decide which is possible.
May I build one on my property?
Your city or county zoning answers that. Rules on whether ADUs are allowed, their size, setbacks and rental use differ by jurisdiction and change over time, so confirm locally. We help you prepare the questions before design.
Do you build ADUs near Orlando, Clermont and Volusia County?
Yes. We work in Lake County, Orlando and Orange County, and Volusia County, among the other cities in the service areas section. Each jurisdiction has its own rules, so we confirm zoning and permits for your address.
Who designs the foundation and structure?
A licensed professional engineer designs them where required, and Noland's builds to those plans. We are a contractor, not an engineering firm.
Who puts on the roof?
Our own roofing crew, under Florida roofing contractor license CCC1335461.
Who handles wiring, plumbing and HVAC?
Licensed electrical, plumbing and HVAC partners that we coordinate. We schedule them around framing and finishes and never present their work as ours.
How could I pay for the build?
Options depend on the lender and program. Our financing page lists what we currently offer for roofing, and you can ask whether a particular option fits.
What drives the price of an ADU?
Size and form, foundation and site conditions, utility connections, finish level, engineering and permits, and trade work. An itemized quote comes after we know the lot and the plan.