A backyard casita gives your grown kid their own front door — close enough for Sunday dinner, far enough to feel like an adult. A real, permitted apartment where they can finally save toward their own place. You own it. We handle every permit.
$95K
Starting Price
4–6 Mo
Build Time
100%
Permits Handled
ROC #348547
Licensed & Insured
They're not lazy. The math is just brutal.
You love having them around. You just didn't picture this stage looking like the spare bedroom down the hall, the bathroom you share, and a house that quietly stopped being yours and your spouse's. Nobody's the bad guy here. Entry-level pay in Phoenix doesn't cover a place of their own — so they're home, and everybody's privacy is gone.
Here's the third option most parents never hear about. It's not "move out" — they can't afford it. And it's not "stay in the old room" — nobody's happy. It's a backyard casita: a real, permitted apartment 40 feet from your back door, with its own entrance. They get to feel like an adult. You get your house back.
And it's a runway, not a couch. A private place where they can finally put money aside for a down payment of their own — and launch from 40 feet away instead of disappearing. (Nationally, 32% of grown kids who move back home say housing affordability is the #1 reason — fix the cost, and they go.)
Same backyard. Their own front door.
A permitted, appraisable apartment on your lot — close enough for Sunday dinner, separate enough to actually save.
For years, building a second home in your backyard wasn't a real option in Phoenix. That changed. In 2023, Phoenix legalized backyard casitas and ADUs (HB 2720) — which is why you're suddenly seeing them go up around the valley.
Most parents still have no idea the rules changed. So they keep improvising — house rules, shared bathrooms, no real plan — when there's a buildable third option sitting in the backyard. That's the quiet advantage: the lots are big, and the permitting door is open.
A casita isn't a shed or a converted garage. It's permitted, appraisable living space — real square footage added to your property, and a real home for your kid. We tell you up front exactly what your specific lot allows, before you spend a dollar.
You want them near, not gone. But you also want your kitchen back, your evenings back. A casita 40 feet away keeps your kid close and hands everyone their privacy again. They're right there for dinner, and your house is yours once more.
You're not enabling them — you're launching them. With their own low-cost place to live, your kid can finally put real money aside toward a down payment instead of bleeding it on rent across town. It's a launch pad, and the whole point is they take off from it.
This isn't a converted garage or a cot in the office. It's a real, permitted apartment with a full kitchen, a real bath, and a private front door — the kind of place a grown adult is proud to call their own. And it's appraisable square footage you own, long after they launch.
How It Works
Tell us your address and your goal. We come out, look at your lot, and tell you exactly what's possible and what it costs. No guesswork, no pressure.
You get one transparent price up front — no change orders. We pull 100% of the permits with the city. You don't chase paperwork or sign anything downtown.
Built on your property by our own crew, managed by one company start to finish. Regular updates the whole way. 4–6 months from signed plans to a finished, move-in-ready casita.
We walk the finished casita with you — inspected, permitted, and ready. Then it starts doing its job, whatever you built it for.
One price, every permit, our own crew from start to your finish line. If we can't build on your lot, we'll tell you before you spend a thing.
Why Space Break
Your casita is built by our own crew and managed by one company. Foundation to finish — one point of accountability, no finger-pointing, no quality gaps.
We handle 100% of the permitting process. City applications, structural engineering, zoning review, and all inspections. You don't make a single call to the city.
Your quote is your price. No change orders, no hidden fees, no mid-project surprises. The number we say at the start is the number on the final invoice.
The owners are on job sites, not behind desks. When you call us, you talk to the people running your build — not a call center.
From signed contract to keys in your hand. Your build follows a predictable timeline with regular updates the whole way through.
ROC #348547. Fully licensed, bonded, and insured. BBB A+ rated. 5-star Google reviews. Verify us with the Arizona Registrar of Contractors.
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Free estimate. No pressure, no obligation. We handle every permit.