Granny Flats

Comfortable & Convenient Elder Housing for Aging in Place with Dignity

Granny flats are small housing units that have essential requirements for the elderly. A granny flat eases day-to-day activities of elders because of functional amenities. These features provide them with a certain amount of freedom and self-reliance.Granny flats can be an add-on room addition or a stand alone tiny house in your back yard.

Granny Flats Aging in Place Elder Housing

Granny flat sample studio layout. We can custom design whatever fits your needs.

A granny flat can be a studio or a multi-room dwelling. Although it generally has a separate kitchen, bathroom along with unique elder care facilities and appropriate storage. As another feature entrance is easy via wheelchair ramps, decks and wider doors. Granny flats are great for elders that have health issues but feel independent. They want a separate space where they can take care of themselves without interrupting the busy life of their young ones.

Elder Care Option Instead of Nursing Home

Granny flats are an innovative way to solve many challenges a family might face when caring for an elderly member. In many cases, these aging individuals require constant care and assistance from their loved ones. However, to keep them in the house can sometimes be a source of concern for the entire family. 

Many families that are looking after their elderly parents are seeing that granny flats are cheaper and a much feasible option for them rather than sending their parents away to a nursing home. These are ideal if you want to keep a close eye on the elderly relative while everyone keeps their privacy.

Granny Flat Construction

Granny Flat Construction in Progress

Building a granny flat can be a home remodel with room addition. Or a completely separate structure from the main home but still on the same property. There are many property owners that who are converting their large garage space into a granny flat. And that works well for them.

Granny flats are a great option that most elders seek these days which is an economical and easy to maintain alternative dwelling. If you have a sizable space in your backyard or garage area you may be able to build a granny flat.

Granny Flats are Great for Investors

They can also add more value to your property from an investment point of view. Makes a great income generating rental apartment too. Home buyers and real estate investors are always interested in such properties because they want to accommodate their elders or use the extra living space in other ways. Real estate investors find such properties a high value as well.

Contact Us

Call HK Construction for more information on how you can plan your granny flat construction or new room addition to your home.

Company: HK Construction, Inc.
Phone:  858-748-6580
Location: Poway, CA
Owner: Marc Gieselmann, Owner
Email: hkc@cox.net