What Camarillo Homeowners Say About Ellery ADU Studio Camarillo
Reviews matter because an ADU is the biggest home project most Camarillo homeowners will take on. You’re trusting someone with your property line, your garage, your utility trench, and your permit timeline. We earn trust by documenting what we find, naming the price before we start, and standing behind the work for a full year. Here’s what that looks like in practice.
Recent Reviews
“We’d already paid another firm for a garage conversion design that Ventura County rejected for fire separation. Nadia’s team took the same footprint, redesigned the wall assembly to meet R-3 occupancy requirements, and had us permitted in eleven weeks. The written price at signing was $127,000 all-in, and the final invoice matched it exactly.”
Karen L., Camarillo Springs
“I got three estimates for a detached ADU behind our place on Ponderosa Drive. Two were ‘call for final pricing’ and one came in $40,000 higher with a note about ‘potential soil conditions.’ Ellery’s number was on paper, line-itemed, with the foundation spec tied to the geotech we already had. No surprises, no change orders, and they pulled the permit before breaking ground.”
Marcus E., Ponderosa Drive, Camarillo
“Our Junior ADU was a 400-square-foot interior conversion of an existing attached room. I assumed we’d need to upgrade the entire electrical panel, but Nadia pointed out that the existing 200-amp service had capacity once we converted the electric dryer to gas. Saved us $4,200 on the scope. Every visit came with photos of what they found and what they did.”
Brandon T., Mission Oaks, Camarillo
“I’m a retired contractor myself, so I know how jobs go sideways. We hired Ellery for a new detached ADU with Abodu specs in the Las Posas Estates area. What sold me was the single contract covering design, permitting, site prep, and utility tie-ins. When the trench hit a Calleguas Municipal Water District easement we didn’t know about, they handled the encroachment agreement without a change order. That’s the Haven Standard in action.”
Ernesto S., Las Posas Estates, Camarillo
“The 365-Day Done Right Promise sounded like marketing until we needed it. Six months after move-in, we noticed a crack in the stucco at the ADU’s southwest corner. Nadia sent her crew on a Tuesday, found the weep screed had been buried by the landscaper we’d hired separately, and fixed the drainage path. No charge, no argument, just the warranty in writing doing what it says.”
Karen L., Camarillo Springs
“I brought Ellery a written estimate from another builder for my garage conversion. Their Free Second Opinion saved me from a $23,000 mistake. The other quote had spec’d a full foundation replacement when the existing slab was 6 inches with proper rebar at 18 inches on center. Nadia’s team used the slab, saved three weeks, and the county inspector signed off without a hitch.”
Marcus E., Ponderosa Drive, Camarillo
Why Customers Trust Us
These aren’t cherry-picked stories. They’re the pattern we’ve built since 2015 across 900 ADUs in Ventura County and beyond. Every project runs under the same five clauses: written price before work starts, documented photo record on every visit, no scope creep at the door, one contract covering design through final inspection, and the 365-Day Done Right Promise backed in writing.
When you call (805) 301-9518, a live person answers. No voicemail queue, no callback that doesn’t materialize. Bring us a written estimate from anyone else and we’ll give you a Free Second Opinion. If you’re starting from scratch, we’ll name a real price range for your specific Camarillo lot and walk you through what the county will actually require.
Written by Nadia Ellery, Owner at Ellery ADU Studio Camarillo, serving Camarillo since 2015.