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Garage conversions
Many Burbank bungalows have a detached garage at the back, often with alley access. Converting it is usually the most affordable path to an ADU.
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Girl Flip designs, permits and builds ADUs for Burbank homeowners, from garage conversions behind Magnolia Park bungalows to detached units on Rancho lots.
Burbank is full of tidy post-war ranch homes and 1920s to 1940s bungalows with detached garages and generous back yards. Those lots are good candidates for an ADU. Homeowners here ask for a place for a parent, a studio for a grown child, or a rental that supports the mortgage.
We are an ADU contractor in Burbank that handles design, engineering, permits and construction as one job. Erica Anenberg and Beth Benson stay on your project from the first site walk to the final inspection, so decisions do not get lost between trades.
Girl Flip is a licensed, women-led, family-owned general contractor. For HGTV in Long Beach, we built two detached ADUs side by side, and the lessons from that project carry into every ADU we plan.
See our citywide ADU builders and contractors page and our garage conversion to ADU page for the full scope. For the whole house, see Burbank home remodeling.
Every Burbank ADU is scoped in writing after a site walk. These are the types and tasks we plan most often here.
Many Burbank bungalows have a detached garage at the back, often with alley access. Converting it is usually the most affordable path to an ADU.
Explore →A standalone unit with its own foundation, roof and utilities, sized to your setbacks and your yard.
Explore →Every ADU needs a working kitchen and bath. We size cabinets and fixtures to a small footprint without making it feel tight.
Explore →Plans, structural engineering, Title 24 energy compliance and permit processing, handled for you.
Power, water, sewer and gas, planned with the city. Burbank Water and Power is the city-owned utility for power and water.
Grading, removal of old slabs or sheds, tree work and equipment access, including alley access where it exists.
Burbank is its own city, so ADU permits go through the City of Burbank Community Development Department, not LADBS. Every ADU needs its own permit set, structural review and energy compliance documents. State law sets a 60-day review clock for a complete application, and we prepare the package to avoid delays.
Burbank Water and Power supplies the city's electricity and water, so an ADU often needs coordination with it, especially if the main panel or service needs an upgrade.
Burbank also has equestrian-zoned properties in the Rancho neighborhood, along with hillside streets toward the Verdugo Mountains. Those lots can have their own rules for size, access and what else is on the property, and we check them on the site walk.
Thinking about an ADU in Burbank? Tell us about your lot and we will set up a discovery call.
An ADU starts with a discovery call and a site walk, then a written scope and estimate. Next come plans, structural engineering and Title 24 energy compliance, followed by permit submission. Review times vary by city and by how busy the department is. Construction follows, with site work, foundation or slab, framing, utilities, inspections and finishes, and it ends with a final inspection and walkthrough. We give you a schedule after the site walk and tell you what could change it.
For the full step-by-step, see our ADU construction page.
We take ADU projects across Burbank.
If your Burbank address falls in one of these zip codes, we can take on your ADU. Not sure? Call us and we will confirm.
For HGTV with Tarek El Moussa in Long Beach, we built two brand-new detached, side-by-side ADUs from the ground up. It was a rare, complex project that required precise coordination across both structures.
The photos below show finished ADU interiors from our portfolio.
Garage conversions in Los Angeles commonly run from the high $70Ks into the $150K range, and new detached ADUs commonly start around $150K. These are general market ranges, not a quote. Lot conditions, utility runs and finish level move the number most. Our ADU cost guide covers each type.
Alley access and a short utility run to a back-yard garage can keep a Burbank conversion on the lower side. A long run to a deep lot or a panel upgrade can push the cost up.
Close to Burbank, we also build ADUs in these areas.
Burbank is an easy trip across the Valley from our Canoga Park shop, so site walks and inspections are simple to schedule. We are licensed (CA #1091248), women-led and family-owned.
Tell us about your project and we'll set up a discovery call to talk it through. Serving LA and the Valley.