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The Backyard Hedge: Why LA Homeowners Build Small First | EP010
LA homeowners are doing something that looks backwards until you sit with it: they're building the small thing before the big thing. Instead of remodeling the main house first, they're putting an ADU in the backyard and using it as the anchor for everything that comes next.
We walk through why Los Angeles County became ground zero for the backyard-first strategy — from the post-2017 California ADU law changes to faster approvals, larger size allowances, and a growing library of pre-approved ADU plans. We also get into how major fire recovery accelerated the shift for a lot of families…
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