The Ellery ADU Studio Camarillo Guarantee
When you hire us for an ADU in Camarillo, you’re not getting a handshake and a hope. You’re getting five written promises signed before we touch your property. Since 2015, we’ve designed, permitted, and built over 900 ADUs across Southern California, and every single one started with a written price and ended with a documented photo record. That’s not marketing. That’s the Haven Standard, and it’s how we work in Camarillo, in Somis, in the Las Posas corridor, and everywhere else Ventura County homeowners ask us to build.
We’re Nadia Ellery’s team. We don’t do “call for pricing.” We don’t do surprise invoices. We don’t do “the designer said, the builder said.” One contract covers your ADU Design & Permitting, Garage Conversion ADU, New Detached ADU, Junior ADU & Interior Conversion, and ADU Site Prep & Utilities. If the finished ADU doesn’t match the permitted drawings, we make it right. That’s in writing before your project starts. No expiration date, no runaround.
What’s Covered
- Workmanship that matches the permitted drawings. Under our 365-Day Done Right Promise, if your finished ADU in Camarillo isn’t built to the plans we submitted to the city and got approved, we fix it. No charge. No “that’s not in scope.” The promise is in your contract before we break ground.
- Written price before any work starts. Haven Standard Clause 1 means you get a line-item quote with real numbers, not a range that balloons later. Garage conversion ADUs in the Camarillo market typically run $85,000-$165,000 all-in, drawings through final inspection. New detached ADUs typically start around $220,000 and scale with size, utility distance, and foundation conditions. Your quote names your number, not a guess.
- Documented photo record on every visit. Our crews photograph what they found and what they did. You get the images, not a summary of how it felt. When the Ventura County inspector asks about the rebar placement in your Somis garage conversion slab, you’ll have the photo from pour day.
- Parts and materials specified, not substituted. If your Camarillo ADU calls for James Hardie siding, Abodu modules, or Tuff Shed structural components, that’s what arrives. We coordinate prefab and modular systems from eight brands, including Cover, Dvele, Mighty Buildings, Boxabl, and Plant Prefab. No bait-and-switch on materials. If a substitution becomes necessary, you approve it in writing with a price adjustment, if any, under Clause 5 (No Surprises).
- Site left clean after every phase. ADU construction in Camarillo neighborhoods like Mission Oaks or Camarillo Springs means working next to occupied homes. Our background-checked, uniformed crews don’t leave your driveway full of concrete chunks or your side yard stacked with off-cuts. Cleanup is a line item we execute, not an afterthought.
- On-time arrival for scheduled work. We don’t give you a 8 AM to 6 PM window and show up at 4:30. When we schedule your foundation pour, your framing inspection walkthrough, or your final utility hookup in Camarillo, we confirm the day before and arrive when we said we would. If we’re running behind, we call. A live person answers our phones 24/7, so you can always reach someone who knows your project.
- Honest pricing with no door-side upsells. Haven Standard Clause 5 locks your scope at signing. The price doesn’t change because we “found something unexpected” unless we document it, explain it, and you sign a change order. In 900+ projects since 2015, we’ve learned that most “surprises” are predictable. We price for them upfront.
Our Satisfaction Promise
If something’s not right with your Camarillo ADU, we don’t debate whether it counts as a “defect.” We ask: does the finished work match the permitted drawings and the written scope you signed? If no, we fix it. That’s the 365-Day Done Right Promise, and it’s not a refund policy, it’s a fix-it policy. We come back and make it right.
Here’s how it works in practice. You notice the kitchenette layout in your Junior ADU doesn’t match the approved plan set. You call (805) 301-9518. A live person answers, pulls your project file, and schedules Nadia or a senior project lead to walk the site within 48 hours. We compare the built condition to the permit set and the photo record. If we missed it, we correct it. If the city inspector flagged something we should have caught, we handle the revision and re-inspection. No additional permit fees passed to you for our oversight.
The same process applies to prefab and modular installations. If your Abodu or Cover unit arrives with a finish that doesn’t match the spec we submitted, we coordinate the replacement with the manufacturer. You don’t get stuck between our contract and their warranty department. Our single-contract model means we own the outcome.
We also offer a Free Second Opinion on any written estimate you already have. If another Camarillo ADU builder gave you a quote that feels vague or too good to be true, bring it to us. We’ll review the scope against Ventura County’s current code requirements and tell you what’s included, what’s missing, and what questions to ask before you sign. No charge, no obligation.
Licensed & Insured Backing
The Haven Standard is only as strong as the company behind it. Ellery ADU Studio Camarillo is licensed and insured, with background-checked technicians and crews whose credentials are verified, not just claimed. That matters in Ventura County, where ADU permits require drawings stamped by a California-licensed architect or engineer, and where foundation work, electrical, and plumbing must be performed by appropriately licensed subcontractors or in-house tradespeople.
Our insurance and bonding protect you if something goes wrong on your property. If a crew member is injured during your garage conversion in the Las Posas area, you’re not liable. If we damage your existing sewer lateral running to the Camarillo municipal line, our policy covers the repair. We’ve pulled permits and passed inspections in Camarillo since 2015, and we know the difference between what the city will approve and what they’ll reject. That knowledge is part of what you’re buying when you hire us.
Licensing also means we can’t disappear. The California Contractors State License Board maintains a public record of our standing. If we violated our own 365-Day Done Right Promise in a material way, you’d have recourse through a state-regulated complaint process. We don’t intend to give you reason to use it, but the structure exists because we operate above board.
When you build an ADU in Camarillo, you’re adding permanent value to your property. The guarantee behind that work should be permanent too, not a verbal assurance that evaporates when the crew drives away. Our written price, documented photo record, and 365-Day Done Right Promise are designed to outlast the construction phase. Call (805) 301-9518 to schedule your free estimate, and we’ll show you what a real guarantee looks like in writing.
Written by Nadia Ellery, Owner at Ellery ADU Studio Camarillo, serving Camarillo and Ventura County since 2015.