Responsive Plan-Design-Build Team
We are a plan-design-build women-owned, California-born company. Our team is passionate about building affordable and sustainable housing for all our residents. In short, we care.
Not a cabin. Not a shed. A home.
Why Homewip
We provide a smooth, transparent, full-service experience. Most importantly, it’s home-building with no conflict of interest between us and our clients.
As a construction concierge, we are the only company that speaks many languages. One, the language of homeowners. Two, the language of city building officials and energy consultants. And finally, the language of traditional contractors and prefab builders.
We team up with a vetted local general contractor to become your plan-design-build team.
Our Why
We are here so that anyone could build a home.
Who we are
Our Story.
Home WiP focus is on the first mile – from feasibility to first day of construction, as this is where the most money can be saved for the homeowner and the path for efficiencies is paved for the builder.
We are here to make sure the homeowners are not taken advantage of just because it is their first construction project. Let us build homes with less stress.
We specialize in compact homes – we have our ADU Specialist designation since 2019.
Unique mix across construction methods
Our Expertise.
The legislation passed by California in January 2020 made it possible to add more livable space to a single-family home. You might be surprised by how many options this law has opened for a regular single family homeowner. Not only in types of units – attached, detached, or junior. But also about how one can build homes. We are here to help you become a savvy builder and investor.
We have pulled permits and built homes in more than 18 locations and counting.
Our mix across construction methods
- Custom built on site — 24%
- Modular — 29%
- Panelized prefab — 12%
- Garage conversion — 18%
- Pre-cut prefab — 18%
Where we work
We have pulled permits and built homes in more than 18 locations and counting.
We take you from hand shake to housewarming gift
For Select Bay Area Projects
Let us do all the heavy lifting for you
Site surveys, permit application forms, material selections, contractor vetting...
Do not underestimate the power of home to improve your lifestyle and ensure well-being of you and your family members.
– Olesia Chikunova, HomeWiP Founder
Transparency and no cutting corners
Peace of mind
Warranty
A 1-year Limited Warranty and 10-year Structural Warranty from your General Contractor
Quality
QA and QC at every milestone and inspection.
Code Conduct
Disaster proof measures encouraged – often above code
Our Track Record
Home Built to Last
Our team has over 20 years of experience in the residential Design – Build industry.
First, our experience permitting in many Bay Area jurisdictions helps get you permits faster.
Second, to verify our subcontractors’ experience, we personally visit the job sites and call every reference. Therefore, you get the crews who have the right experience for your project and can meet your budget expectations.
Third, we know how to assess potential partners for quality as well as their ability to meet your timeline. This way your project is on schedule.
Our Story
Why We Started the Company
This company is built by homeowners for homeowners. To start with, we have been in your shoes. Moreover, 75% of the team still lives in homes they had built. As a result, we know the process intimately. We know what works. We did not like our own design-build experience. So we are working to change the way homes get built.
We have taken the design-build concept to a new level.
We go from envisioning to budgeting to planning and only then to design, permitting, and building. What you can expect is talking about all potential cost drivers up front.
We had an unpleasant situation with a client when we started work on panel upgrade at the start of our contract, not when the client started the project. It became our fault that PG&E took a year to upgrade the transformer and then the panel. We had learned the lesson.
Plan Your Backyard Home With Us
Add additional space or income for your family
Choose from one of the 500+ pre-designed ADU plans
Type in your address to view unit on the map of your property
Review preliminary estimate of your selected ADU