Shilo is a prefab home designer and builder based in San Francisco, California. They build fully customizable prefab ADUs with floor plans ranging from 200 to 1,200 feet. In terms of design, their ADUs feature a sleek modern style, with tall windows, glass doors, and flat roofs. ADU styles can be customized to match the look and feel of the buyer’s neighborhood. Shilo is a green company, usually exceeding California’s Title 24 energy-efficiency standards in their builds. Their ADUs can be certified to LEED and Passive House for buyers looking for an energy efficient ADU. Additionally, buyers can add-on PV solar to their project.

Shilo’s ADUs are permanently installed, usually with a slab or pier foundation. Their homes are engineered to withstand earthquakes, high winds, and depending on the area, floods. They build using a hybrid modular and panelized construction style that eliminates crane installation. Most of their ADU components are built in an off-site factory and then shipped to the job site for speedy assembly. On-site work includes hookups like electrical, sewage, trenching, and grating. All on-site work and assembly can be finished in under 1 month. The entire process from start to finish only takes about 4 months, with ADUs ready to move in as fast as 120 days. Shilo offers end-to-end services and handles all design, permitting, assembly, and on-site work. Shilo is transparent about costs and notes their ADUs typically cost $300-$400 per square foot. This range does not include a $2,250 of design fee, foundation costs, and site work, which can range from $25-$50+ per square foot depending on your location and the condition of your site. For buyers interested in smaller ADUs or building in a high-cost area, the turn-key cost may be closer to $455 per square foot.

Strengths

• Offer end-to-end services with speedy delivery

• Their ADUs are fully customizable with transparent pricing

Reasons they might not be for you:

• You are outside of their California operating area

• They are outside your price range

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