What’s a DADU?

 

SkyDADU "Forsythe"

SkyDADU "Forsythe"

SkyDADU President Tod Sakai

 

That’s a question sure to come up over the next five months, and the show, presented by SkyDADU, will have answers when we open tomorrow at Lumen Field Event Center.

We’ll be seeing more DADUs (Detached Accessory Dwelling Units), often called backyard cottages, as cities across the state tackle the need for more housing. With the passage of House Bill-1337, cities are being encouraged to embrace DADUs in their zoning plans by June 1, 2025. It’s a transformative housing resource for renters, multi-generational households, first-time buyers and others.

The show will feature educational displays by SkyDADU focusing on design, financing and construction, and models by several builders will be featured on the show floor. And SkyDADU President Tod Sakai will be sharing important information in his "New DADU Law Generates Passive Income with $0 Money Down" seminars each day of the show at 1 p.m.

Benefits of DADUs include:

• Aging in Place: keeping family close with private and comfortable housing solutions
• Increased Property Value and Equity: generate rental income or increase property resale value
• More Choices for Renters: providing a home-like, stand-alone rental option
• First-Time Homebuyers Appeal: create affordable entry points to better locations
• Family Housing Solutions: provide a home for family members looking to buy their first home
• Rental Income: build to rent for additional income

Is there a DADU in your future? Join us at the show to learn more!

Tiny Homes are Big at the Seattle Home & Garden Show 2023

A tiny home village built by Carriage House Northwest highlighting the latest trends in affordable housing, includes tiny homes that can be used in a variety of ways - from creating additional living spaces, accommodating aging parents or simply as affordable primary residences to help alleviate the region’s affordable housing crisis.

Detached accessory dwelling units (DADUs) are increasing in popularity, especially as homeowners look at ways to do more with their current properties rather than moving, due to high housing costs and mortgage interest rates.  Modular DADUs, which can be built offsite in a factory and then delivered to a site and placed on permanent foundation, also are increasing in popularity and adoption.

All the homes in the exhibit focus on affordable housing, whether it is for use as primary residences (including expanding living space) or recreational housing.  Among the tiny homes on display are the Yucatan, a 26 foot tiny home on wheels with a loft and kitchen; and the Iliad, a 16 foot tiny house on wheels for under $50,000.

Top 5 Trends for the Home in 2023

At this years Seattle Home & Garden Show, the top trends for the home will be on display giving showgoers the opportunity to spruce up their current homes with bold, modern colors and textiles for the kitchen, adding a tiny home addition as a secondary residence or rental unit, to installing an alternative energy source solution such as a complete offgrid solar system for extreme weather conditions.

Here are the top 5 trends for the home in 2023 to look for when visiting the show:

● Multigenerational living. With the high cost of housing combined with high interest rates, Northwesterners increasingly are turning towards multigenerational living, whether it is grown children moving back with their parents or aging parents moving in with their grown children.

● Aging in place. Includes creating living space for caretakers in the home as well as adding features to make the home more accessible, including a universal design tub to shower conversion that improves bathing safety without demolishing the old tub.

● Tiny homes for affordable housing, whether they are primary residences, additions to an existing property or houses for recreational property.

● Alternative energy, from a complete offgrid solar system to solutions for extreme weather conditions. Includes whole house fan systems that both cool the home’s inside temperature faster than air conditioning and purify the air at the same time from allergens and pathogens such as COVID, as well as cool room concepts for unique ways to weatherize your home for heat domes and other weather extremes.

● Staying in place, including remodeling rather than moving.

Seattle Home Show 2 Sneak Preview 5: Old Home Styles for Living Today from Will Thomas Designs

New Home with Old Home Style by Will Thomas Designs

Whether you’re looking for a home remodel to match your older style home or a new home with an old home style, stop by Will Thomas Designs.   A WSABD Certified Building Designer with more than 40 years design,, drafting and hands-on construction experience, Thomas specializes in old home styles for both existing homes and new construction.  Thomas’ old home style designs include additions (especially seamless additions on older homes where you can’t tell where the old and new meet), waterfront and view properties, critical area mitigation and aging in place.  Come on down October 6-8 to see for yourself!

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Home Remodeling and Design Building with Chermak Construction

Whether you’re in the market for a remodel or addition, architectural home design or green home design, the experts at Chermak Construction can help you out.  Show visitors are taking time to learn more about this 35-year-old company and its award-winning services that also include home repair, aging in place, decks, structural repairs and more.  Stop by to see Chermak’s award-winning designs!