Congratulations on launching your ADU Calculator! #
Before you share it with your community, be sure to double check assumptions and cost estimates for accuracy. Once that’s done, it’s time to promote your Calculator! It will only be useful to homeowners if they know about it and where to find it.
Recommended Steps:
Step 1: Check the Admin Portal to review your assumptions for accuracy and test the cost estimates before you publishing your Calculator. See the Onboarding Help Doc for more information.
Step 2: Promote your Calculator in a variety of ways (see below for template announcement language and graphics you can use:
- Link to your Calculator on your ADU and Planning webpages, in your newsletters or other public communications. See the Help Doc for Finding your Calculator URL.
- Add the Calculator to any ADU handouts or other resources.
- Post about your Calculator on social media. We supply two different image sizes (Facebook/Instagram and Twitter/X/Nextdoor)>
Other suggestions:
- Read our Quarterly Updates. All users on your account will get a quarterly email from us with updates, improvements, and other announcements. We hope they’re useful!
- Last but not least, you can email us at support@aduaccelerator.org with any issues. We are here to help!
ADU Calculator Announcement Language and Graphics #
You can use this Announcement Language: #
Get to know the ADU Calculator!
The ADU Calculator has new features and a homeowner report tool to help you estimate your ADU budget. Check out some of the major updates below!
- Introductory tutorial: Helps you through the steps to set up your ADU project profile.
- Comprehensive ADU Project Report: A downloadable report with information on how choices may affect your budget estimate. Make sure to review this report with a licensed architect or contractor to confirm the cost estimate before you move forward.
These improvements will help you get a better understanding of estimated project costs for an ADU. We encourage you to visit the [jurisdiction name] ADU Calculator now and take the first step in your ADU journey.
Please reach out to [planning/building department representative] at [email] for more information about building an ADU in [jurisdiction name].
You can use these social media graphics: #
For Facebook and Instagram use this image:
For Twitter/X and Nextdoor use this image: