Guest homes
Guest Home Builder
A detached guest home gives visitors their own entrance, kitchen, bathroom, and living space. Wolf checks whether the lot can support a permanent dwelling, then coordinates permitting, construction, delivery, and setup.
Where Wolf works
In Washington and Oregon, Wolf employees handle your project from property review and permits through construction, site work, delivery, and installation. Some projects require third-party services, such as surveys or septic design and installation, depending on the property and jurisdiction. Beyond Washington and Oregon, local contractors complete site work and utility connections.
Who it’s for
Who a guest home can work for
Aging parents who need independence nearby
A private backyard home keeps someone close without sharing every room. That is usually permitted as an ADU (accessory dwelling unit), whatever the family calls it.
Adult children who need their own space
A permitted dwelling provides independent living space and may later serve guests or a long-term renter if local rules allow.
Visiting family and caregivers
People who stay longer than a weekend need a real bath and a door they control. The same building can change use as the household does.
What Wolf builds
How a guest home is permitted
A jurisdiction may classify this as an accessory dwelling unit, guest house, or hardship unit. Wolf builds modular homes to residential code and installs them on a permanent foundation. Common backyard sizes include Model K at 432 square feet and Models E and F at 616 square feet.
Privacy that permits as housing
Full kitchen, bath, living space, and a separate entry. A studio shed usually cannot hold a legal bedroom and a kitchen.
Factory work while the yard stays livable
The structure is built indoors. Excavation, foundation, and trenching still happen on your property, but you are not living next to a stick-built project for a year.
One team for the packet
Wolf employees handle the zoning review, site plan, local placement permit, factory construction, delivery, and installation. Third-party services such as surveys or septic work may be needed for your property.
Process
When a guest home is legal, and what it costs
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What it is
A complete second dwelling for people you care about. On most residential lots the permit says ADU.
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When it is legal
When the zone allows a detached dwelling and the lot can take setbacks, coverage, parking, and delivery. HOAs can still prohibit it, so we check the address first.
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Typical size and all-in range
Our models range from 307 to 1,232 sq ft, and guest homes are usually one or two bedrooms. Prices for the homes themselves range from $67,500 (Model B, available only in the City of Portland) to $178,500 (Model I), with appliances separate. Installation and site work are quoted for your property. Permitting service and local fees are confirmed in your agreement.
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Permit path Wolf handles
Free evaluation → proposal → local building/placement permit plus Washington L&I or Oregon BCD factory inspection → stem-wall foundation, set, utilities, occupancy.
Models
Guest-home-scale plans
Pick the smallest plan that still gives the occupant a real bedroom and a door they control.
Notice the rooms and details you would use. These are layouts to explore; we need to review your property before recommending one.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Is a guest home the same as an ADU?
Can the guest home become a rental later?
Do you remodel space inside the main house?
How is a guest home different from an in-law suite?
Keep reading
Related Wolf pages
See if a guest home fits your property
Tell us who would stay there and for how long. We will check zoning, access, utilities, and a model that can be permitted as a real home.
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