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HOME VISIT #8 <br />Detached Bedroom <br />St. Petersburg, Florida <br />Size: 240 square feet <br />Bertha and her son John talked about someday buying <br />a house with a mother-in-law suite. "Then one day <br />someone came along and wanted my house, so I up <br />and sold it," she explains. "But that left me homeless. I <br />asked John if I could build a small house in his <br />backyard and he agreed" <br />CREATIVE THINKING: A detached bedroom is a <br />permanent, accessory structure that, unlike ADUs, <br />lacks a kitchen. But that's what makes these cabin -like <br />homes more affordable to build than many ADUs and <br />even tiny houses. <br />WHAT'S INSIDE: Bertha's home contains a sleeping <br />and living area and a full bathroom. "I paid for the <br />little house and it's on my son's property. So I figured, <br />if I'm cooking I can do it at my son's house," she says. <br />(Her laundry is also done at his house.) <br />�Ljlj Hol <br />I <br />A detached bedroom, which contains a bathroom but no <br />kitchen, can provide housing for a loved one or serve as a <br />home office or guest cottage. <br />REAL LIFE: "Having access to my son's house makes <br />it livable. Otherwise, I personally would not be happy. <br />It's very comforting to know that John is close by. <br />Hopefully this will be my home forever." <br />Design: Historic Sheds I Builder: Historic Sheds I Cost to Build: $50,000 in <br />2077 1 Photo by Historic Sheds I Article adapted from "ADU Case Studies" <br />by Lina Menard on AccessoryDwellings.org <br />