Hi, everybody. We are in Montebello today with Colin, Colleen, Corey, and Jerry, and we are looking at probably the nicest project that we've done all year long in 2023. So first things first, I just want to say thank you to everybody for inviting ADU Resource Center and our team down. We did an open house a few weeks ago, and, uh, there's going to be static pictures in the background of the progress. But today, we get to see the final, final, uh, image of it. And are you excited? Yes. Nice. Nice, nice. So I understand, Colleen, that this is for you. Yes, it is. Pretty, pretty nice, huh? It's very nice. So when they say ADU, we always think it's gonna be a little, uh, like a Home Depot shed. This is no Home Depot shed, is it? No, it's not. And I was actually wanting less, but eventually, it's gonna go to Corey and Jerry. Yeah. And Colin will live in the front house with his family, huh? Yes. Okay. There's some things on your project that stand out that we have not done on anyone else's yet, and I'm just delighted to talk about them. So let's obviously start in the beginning, which is the room we're in. I'll take some sta- some static shots, will be shown in the back of the background. But this, uh, ceiling is to die for. Right. So whose idea was that? Mine and Corey's. I think it was combo. Yeah? We have a wood ceiling in the main house. Mm-hmm. And so we wanted to... Sorry. That's all right. We have a wood ceiling in the main house. Mm-hmm. It's darker wood though, so we wanted to go ahead and mimic that- Yeah ... just so that there was some, um, congruency between the homes. Well, one of the things that I really, really like is the wood paneling because o- obviously, we've seen stucco, uh, vaulted ceilings, but nothing quite like this. This is breathtaking. It's just glorious. Um, so this guy over here, did he, did... Now, we know that the women have a lot of input. Did you have any input on anything? No. Nothing? I, I purposely put myself out of all of the decision-making process because there are three very opinionated women that were in charge of this project. Yes. And I was not putting myself in the middle of it. If there was something that needed a, like, a tiebreaker vote, then yes, I would give my input, but other than that, I let them take the reins 'cause- So happy- ... I did not want to get in trouble. Ask him about the positioning of our toilets. Whose idea was that? Okay, yes. I might have had something to do with that. And who decided on the bathroom tile? Jerry and mom. I saw it, but I was not the decision-maker. Well- On the floor tile. Okay. That was my decision. Yeah. But normally, happy wife, happy life. Is that- Oh, absolutely. Yeah, yeah. Yeah. And, and okay. My opinion was never sought. Better, better, better yet, happy mother-in-law. Happy mother-in-law. Happy mother-in-law. Okay. So the backdrop behind us is a glorious Martha Stewart style kitchen. This is- It's awesome ... without question, the largest kitchen we've done all year long. So, um, I did have a question. So we understand what's going on over here. What's gonna be in that corner over there? What's your thoughts? Um, the corner with the... Uh, probably, like, a coffee pot or- Nice ... that kind of thing. Beautiful, beautiful. What's... You got lots of storage. You've got, uh, a nice island buffet, so it's a serving area. Yes. And also, are we gonna have bench style seating or anything over here or- Yes ... stool stalls instead? No, not a bench. Uh- Stools ... stools. Stools? Yeah. Okay, okay. Like the bar stool. Um, I have done projects with fireplaces, but nothing quite that big. That is maybe the largest fireplace we've seen, and it's, it turned out great with the mantle and everything, right? Yes. Yes. And I understand that not only is that visually, that works visually, but it also pr- is electric heater as well, correct? Yes, it is. Yeah, that's awesome. Tell me about this. Uh, we're gonna be, I'm going to be showing pictures in the background, but one of the things that I want to not forget to talk about is your laundry area and that hobby room there. So on the right, we'll be showing pictures of the washers and dryers, which turned out really, really good, by the way. Uh-huh. And then on the left, it looks like it's like a workshop area. Is that l- It's for my crafting. I'm going to start making candles. Nice. Well, I s- was going to start, but we had a lot of movement, and so I'll be starting it over here. Now, how many total bedrooms? Two. Two bedrooms. So we have 1,200 square feet and only two bedrooms, but they're good size. So this is- Yes. My, my bedroom is really good size. Okay. In fact, I've got a really big closet too, so. Now, um, everyone that came to the open house loved the shower tile. The, the, first off, the, the, the tile in the shared bathroom matches- Yes ... the, the shower tile. But in the other one where you have that, it's like a non-skid tile. Um, you had to put a different type of tile in there. But let's talk about this aquamarine color. First off, what color is that and where do you get that? It- Mm. Go ahead. Corey knows about that. We, we found it at Floor & Decor, and it is, uh, the shower tile, the wall tile is actually a porcelain product that we'd never seen like it before. And we did- But it's in the big sheets ... the large. We did a 48 by 48 inch square, but it does come also in, like, giant sheets, like how you can find, um, your granite and your, um, quartz. Every single customer that came to the open house commented, not only do they love the color, but what a great idea to make them in the larger sheets because it just pops. It just looks visually incredible. And in the shared bathroom, the matching tile in there- Right. That was- ... is exquisite ... what mom wanted was the one that matched. Um, and so we were gonna do it in both bathrooms, but we did a curbless shower in hers so that there would be no tracks or rails on the floor- Right ... for future. Right. Um, and so when we were looking at the rating, it isn't rated well for shower floors, and we had to make a change. So you mentioned curbless shower. I w- we love that. We're getting more and more requests for that. People don't want to trip over that lip going into the shower stall, right? Right. So I think that's gonna be great. You had to put a different type of non-skid tile out- Yes ... so when you get out, you don't slip like in the shared bathroom, but that's gonna be pretty sweet, huh? That, that, uh, that shower's pretty glorious. Yes, it is. In fact, did you see they ha- the doors are on now? Oh, yes. Yes. Yes. They weren't on last time. No. So- We, we did a lot of thisFor future, because of what we went through with my mom. And so we learned quite a bit of how things open, because my mom was in a walker and then in a wheelchair. Right. And so, um, we decided that it would be, for down the line in the future, it would work out great for me. Great. Same thing with the bars, the safety bars, and... So let's go back to the beginning. When did you meet... Michael was, uh, Koromokos, was your design assistant, right? So when you first met him and to now, how much time did that... Is it... What's the, what's the timeline? We- I feel like we first met him in August- No. No, no, no ... or September. No, no. We first met him in, I believe, f- uh, February. It could have actually been January- 2022 ... of 2023. So, uh, no, '22. You're right, '22. January, I think, of '22. Oh. We had been shopping. We were looking actually at, uh, modular homes and deciding whether or not we were gonna build from the ground up- Oh, wow ... or if we were gonna go prefab. Um, we were just weighing the pros and cons of the two. We know the prefab, you can get it faster because some things can be done simultaneously. But we have such a large property, um, that I think craning it over here was gonna prove problematic and also expensive, that by the time that we, um, you know, worked out dollars and cents, it worked out best just to build from the ground up, have more ability to customize. I, and, and when you say customization, I don't think a, a lot of these things... And, and so we are now doing prefab ourselves. We're offering that in 2024, but I know we can't do a lot of the things that you did. Right. So it was probably a good, good choice, good call. Yeah. Right. Yeah. It was, um... But we met him, and when he spoke with us, and we had just come from one of the mo- the mobile home sites, uh, where we saw some of the things that we wanted, where we're kind of, you know, still working out our design. We had a very, um, strict floor plan as far as we needed it rectangular. We, you know, we had a footprint that we could take. Um, and then we worked with your in-house architect to make it all come together. Let's talk, let's talk about that experience. How was your design experience? The, the designing of the, of the, the entire thing from... 'Cause I mean, you didn't have any experience doing this- No ... prior to, right? Mm-mm. You're beginners, much like our audience. A lot of the people watching this video, they're gonna go, "Hey, I know I wanna do one. I don't know the first thing about it." So what did you learn along the way, and what advice can you give people- Okay ... watching the video that think they wanna dabble in this thing, but they're green like you were? Right. Right. What, what I would say for me, from my point of view anyway, we had looked at a lot of floor plans, uh, for modular homes, was how we started, 'cause that's what we thought- Oh, wow ... we were gonna end up doing. So we looked at a lot of floor plans, then we went and visited some. So I think even open houses, just to kind of get an idea of what you like. Sure. 'Cause what we thought we wanted, we learned we wanted something different, um- So your minds changed- Right ... evolved? Yeah, yeah, yeah. Okay. Absolutely. Um, but when we sat down with the architect, it was great because they know what's needed, like, and h- what spatially what things are gonna need and what takes up square footage. 'Cause, as Mom mentioned, we wanted to do wider doorways, wider hallways, give ourselves room for things for the future. Right. So the architect really listened in, and Michael really listened in to what we wanted and, and gave us the first picture of, This is what we think you want. And then we were able to go in and tweak it together- Tweak it ... to maximize, 'cause I think that we were still just under 1,100 square feet when they put it on paper. And I said, "No, we wanna... They've given me 12, we're gonna take it to 12. Like, what can we do out there?" You know, sometimes we don't know what we don't know. When you, when you do the first rough draft and you look at it, your mind, it either fits your mind's eye or you go, "There's something not right about that." Mm-hmm. So then we can either expand it or shrink it- Right ... or move walls around. So it, it's actually supposed to be a fun process. It is. Was it fun- It was ... or was it nerve-wracking? I, I think it was fun. It was a lot of fun. And, and they made a lot of, uh, good suggestions for us also. Good. Good. And saved us money- Good. Good. Good ... on some of the suggestions. Yeah. So... How about the overall length of time? Was it grueling? W- I mean, I know that planning w- is like watching paint dry, waiting for the city, but was it, was it a long wait? I, I will say that the first bit didn't seem that long. By the time... I, I feel like we sat down originally, I think it was in January. You should check with Michael. We knew we were gonna break ground. We met with, um, Merrick's team. We knew we were gonna break ground early March, was the plan. So we were breaking ground in March. Um, then we hit all that bad rainy weather. Yeah. And so there was a little bit of a delay. And originally told us it was gonna... He said he could build it in six months. He wanted to give us a seven-month timeline, because we have no control over the inspectors or that process. Sure. Um, and so we s- we did break ground in March, so now we're in the end of December. So April, May, June, July, August- Nine months ... September, October, November. We're in nine months now. It's longer than it normally takes. Yeah. I mean, we, we anticipate five to six months on average, but if we have bad rain, I mean, that's, that's- Yeah ... nobody can control that, right? Absolutely. And we are at the, the discretion of the inspectors. Absolutely. Yes. So when we say, "Can you come out on Monday?" They go, "Which Monday?" Right. Right? So we don't always get the, the, the first Monday. We have to wait on them a lot of times. Yeah. So... But I would say, have a rough idea of kinda what you're looking for. How many bedrooms do you want? How many bathrooms do you want? We know what's important to you. We knew we wanted a large closet for all of the things that she has for her bedroom. So we just, you know, made our, our tick list as far as what we absolutely wanted. And, uh, then they gave us other additional suggestions for things that we could look for. So on the construction side, I know that building is cheaper than buying by quite a bit. If we went to go out and buy this house right now, it would cost quite a bit more, maybe three times more. It's still not inexpensive to build. It still costs money. But going back and looking at it, are you happy with the results versus if you wanted to go buy this house somewhere else? I am extremely happy with the results. Yeah? This is the first ever new place I've ever, ever lived. Aw, that's nice. So, and I've lived in a lot of places. And it's a real house. I mean, it's not- Yes ... it's not... Um, one of the construction guys was saying that this is not gonna fall over. No, it's not. No, it's not. And it's gonna appraise through the roof, because it's, you know, it's tried and true, and it's a proven entity. So the, the, the thing about prefab and manufactured homes or, um, mobile homes, we don't know how those are always going to appro- uh, appraise down the road, but we know this is tried and true. Right. So we know this is gonna maintain, uh, its value and then some. So, um, how about this? Um, your experience overall with ADU Resource Center. We're a design and build company, so the transition from designing to construction?A smooth process? Absolutely. I, you know, I, I know I mentioned to you before, I work in a different industry, but, uh, we help secure permits. And so I already knew the benefits and value of reaching out to a company like... And we did check with probably th- you know, it's the rule of three, right? You were one of three that we considered before we moved forward. Ultimately, I chose you because the other ones were not positioned as centrally located to where we are. Uh, I love that you were local in Glendale so that if I had any issues or problems and I couldn't get somebody on the phone, I knew I had a place I could drive to relatively quickly. Sure. But I never needed to drive there. I loved having a point of contact that I knew I could always reach out to if I had any issues or problems. And I think I only reached out to him twice in the process. Twice. Yeah, Michael. And he was fabulous. Yeah. Very, very great to work with. Great. Great. Yeah. The, um, construction process, completely different division, completely different- Yeah ... team from the design team. Um, happy with their, their workmanship and their, uh, the- The, the construction people that we hired out, well, the... So I wanted to just tell you one more thing before that. So I recognize that we don't know what we don't know, and so talking to somebody who was just starting out, what I would say is, um, it's important to rely on a company like yours because there are so many landmines that you can get hit with or fall into. Sure. Yeah. Um, it's important to learn how to navigate and not have to be the one that's meeting with all of the contractors and trying to figure out who's the cabinet person, who's the floor person, who's- Yeah ... this person, and having a s- true one-stop shop that we were able to do the design, and then you linked us with the construction person that we chose because they're already vetted, which having had, uh, some construction nightmares in the past for just renovations in a old place, I, just wasn't a process that we wanted to go through again. You know, our, our, our model is a white glove concierge, uh, model so that you don't, you... And we, we can, we can work with experienced people that, that have, a little background in building stuff, or zero if you don't know anything. Because the, the, the questions that you are going to have if you don't speak contracting language, you don't know how to vet them, right? Right. So our... We have 10 team, contracting teams now, and we've vetted through 80 bad contractors to find the t- the 10 that we have that are diamonds. So, um, it, it makes it easy for us to say, "You're in good hands." Right. And you can ask them anything you want, and if you don't know what to ask them, it's okay. They'll tell you what's coming. Yeah. So they're gonna be, they're gonna be a good chaperone along the process. Yeah. I, I will say, um, my pieces of advi- well, yes, the, it was a seamless process going from the design. Good. Once it got approved to getting into construction, it was all just done through Michael and through your, uh, resource center. Um, we met with Merrick, who came out to our site, walked the site, um, asked us questions, and then came back with a fair price. We decided to move forward. We didn't meet with any additional contractors, though Michael said that if we didn't feel like it was a love connection with Merrick, we could've had the opportunity to meet with additional- We have plenty of note resources. Exactly. We do. Which, which I loved that we had that opportunity. We just... I felt comfortable once we met Merrick. Good. Great. Um, and then, yeah, from groundbreaking through, I would say it's gonna take longer than you think, and sometimes it feels like, you know, the watch pot that never boils, that it's standing still. There were plenty of days where it stood empty and untouched for whatever reasons beyond what we know. Um, communication, I would say, um, I established with them from the get-go, "Hey, I'm, I'm gonna try not to micromanage. We work outside of the home. There are things that we want. Um, but if you, if you respond to my text, then I will leave you alone. You know, I don't wanna just inundate you." Right. Um, and they were good about responding to my messages. I just established that. I also say get everything in writing. I, I... Sometimes when you're going through, it's easy to say, "Oh, just do it. Just do it." But then at the, you know, the bottom line at the end when you get those change orders, it's like, "Wait a second. How much?" Right. Yeah. Um, just talk it through in the beginning so you have a better understanding and idea of how much it's gonna cost. And I always, just as a rule of thumb for me, repeat everything in writing. So if I have a phone conversation, and this is just for my own business, I go back via text or email, "Hey, per our conversation, this is my understanding. Just wanna make sure we're on the same page." Right. Right. Just so that everything is clear. You know, the, it's important we talk about this for a second. You know, I think when we start out, everybody's a little sticker shocked, and they're scared about budget and staying within budget. But you are building a house, right? Absolutely. And we don't ever build a house. We always buy a house, and it's already done. When you get to build one, you have choices. You have a lot of choices to make. Yeah. And sometimes there are choices that you go, "I don't need this, but I want it." Right. Right? And so there's going to be times when you give yourself permission- Yes ... to exceed the budget, right? Absolutely we did. And it's, I think it's what you should do- Yeah ... rather than say, "Well, we built it. We stayed it within budget, and it's okay." No. No. That means we did something wrong. If it doesn't exceed your expectations, then we did something wrong. Yeah. You know? And, and, and I know that I've said this, I learned this young, was when you want something and you only plan to do it once, then buy quality. When you buy quality, you only cry once. Yeah. We're gonna start using that phrase. Yeah. We like that. We like that. Yeah. Do it. Use it. Okay. So Jerry, you're awfully quiet. I'm okay. So I wanna know what, uh, what was your feeling in the beginning when you were going to start this? 'Cause like most husbands, we're all worried about the money and the budget and the interruptions and the, uh, encroachment of strangers on the property. How did you feel in the beginning? Were you apprehensive? Um, I think throughout the whole process, my biggest concern has been our dogs. Between the two families, we have seven dogs on the property, and making sure... Right now we have a brand-new dog. We've had her for two months, and we've had three instances where gates have been left open. And she is not loyal yet, so she go, uh, runs, visits the neighborhood. She heads straight to the bar. Oh, yeah. She- Right. Exactly. Yeah. And so my biggest concern has been making sure- ... that we're safe with the dogs running out. She's a, uh, she's 100 pounds of puppy. Yeah. And she will knock you over- Right ... trying to give you love. And people don't understand that 'causeThey're terrified of her. Yeah. Which is understandable- Right ... because she's a big dog. Um, but yeah, making sure that the property is safe, making sure that Colin is safe, running around with strangers coming and going at all hours. Right. Right. So, it's- And of course, he's so shy. Yes, he is shy. He is shy. So how do you feel now that the journey's almost... So I guess it's like having a baby, I would guess, right? Once the labor pains are done and the baby's here, you forget about all the, the stress- Yes. Yes ... and the hassle. I'm told. I wouldn't know. Yes, you are. But I'm told. But is it sort of like that for you? Are, is, are you at the end of... Are you getting close to the end of the rainbow now? Yes. And, uh, the only thing I can think about is all the stuff I have to move in in two weeks when this is done. That's- So. That's the second phase of anxiety, right? Yeah. Yeah. The move in. The move in. I'm more anxious about that than I have been about the rest of this. Which, by the way, is about... What's our target date for move in for you? I'm not sure. Well, the target date would've been, like, a month ago, but, um, I- How many days are we from Christmas? People watching this video, we're what? Oh. Less than a week, right, from Christmas? Yes. Today's the 20th. Five days. Five days. So five days. So when, when do you... Are you gonna get a Christmas present- Well, you know, this way- ... or a late Christmas present? ... if I get in here before Christmas, I am not decorating. Yeah. No, I don't blame you. I don't blame you. But, uh, my furniture comes Friday, so it'll be great. That'll be- Yeah, I, I think hopefully we're in before New Year's is our hope. Okay. But we got our final inspection this morning, so we'll see how that goes. Do you have any recommendations for people that are gonna be watching the video that say, "I know I wanna do an ADU. I don't know if I could or I should, but if they can do it, maybe I can do it, too, with the help of-" Yes. Definitely ... ADU Resource Center," right? What advice would you tell them? Now that you're almost done, what did you learn along the way that you could say, gi- give me maybe one or two items of, uh, good advice for beginners? Don't look at 500 tiles. Ah. 500 tiles? She- She- Yes ... she said she's never gotten to pick anything out, so my sister and I said, "This is your home. Make it your home." But she was so overwhelmed to the point of paralysis when she had too many choices, so we started just narrowing it down to, "Mom, here's our top five, or our top three. Choose the one you want." And even then, it was hard to get her to make a decision. I know. With the ceiling fan, we had a different ceiling fan first, and it was really small, and it didn't hang down far enough. And then Corey found this one. Well- That's a five-foot diameter ceiling fan. Yeah. It's not- That's, that's- I think it's bigger. I, I think it's a propeller. I think it's bigger. I don't even know what it's a... It's called a propeller, I think. I don't even know that it's a ceiling fan. Yeah, it's, but it's nice. It's, it's really nice. But it fits the room perfectly. Yes, it does. Because of the size- It does ... of the room, right? Yes. What about you? What advice would you give to beginners that says, "Okay, I wanna do it. Um, anything that I should know before I begin?" Um, I would say make sure you have good communication with whoever you're building with, whether a spouse, a sibling, a parent. Make sure you're both on the same page. Um, that was most important. I think that with the builder, again, communication, just making sure that you have a square idea of timelines. And, um, don't be afraid to voice if there's something that you don't like 'cause it's easier for them to fix it at the front end than the back end. Mm-hmm. Um, but I would say, a- again, just with my knowledge base of working in the permit world, like, it wasn't a scary process because I didn't have to worry about the, the red tape. I was able to just say, "This is what I want. Where do I sign?" And that's how- See, the, the- ... you guys made it easy ... goal is, is we handle the heavy lifting. You can focus only on the artistic fun stuff. Right. We'll handle the heavy lifting on the stuff that, uh, is part of it, but you don't really wanna handle that. Right. You want, you want your mind clear- Exactly ... to focus on beautiful stuff like this. Exactly. Well, and the three of us, and my other daughter, who just got here late, um, worked on the plans and all of the fixtures and things like that. And there were things that I didn't necessarily really care about, and I said, "You, if you like it, we'll go with that because I'm, I, I really don't have an opinion if I like it or not." Yeah. Like I said, I've never had anything brand new, so. And I think we all made some really good decisions, and... Yeah. And I, and I, I guess your favorite color is green? Yes, my favorite color really is green. Well, everybody, everybody loves the- But I love the blue ... everybody loves the cabinets. Yes. They, they love the shower tile. So you're, you have exquisite taste. And all, all the flooring and the countertops are perfect. Everything goes well. Yes. Jerry, w- final question, second to last question for you. Okay. Um, any regrets? Did you learn anything along the way that if you did it all over, you would've done anything different with regard to either design- I have one ... or garage? Or not garage, or, or construction with regard to anything that you learned along the way that you wish you could do over? Gosh. Well, anything, Ron. Yeah. I, I have one 'cause it wasn't anything I even knew was an option before we got into the building stage. I do love this fireplace. Yeah. And I have no complaints about this fireplace, but after we had gotten through and were building, I saw a fireplace that you could s- enjoy from both the inside and the outside. Ooh. And on the backside of this wall is where she's gonna have her seating area, and I thought, "Oh, let's do that. Let's do an interior/exterior." But we were already through the plans. It would've... We had to backtrack because of the, you know, the structure. We would've had to, like, redo it. It was just gonna be way more headache than it would've been so- Not, not necessarily because there's a, uh, there's a process where you could do a, uh- Well, don't tell me now. The house is done. No. You, you, you can, you can always do a, what's called a supplemental. Mm-hmm. For the people watching, if you see one small thing you wanna change, you do a, wanna do a supplemental change, your plans can, everything can be done. Okay. Okay? You could even be starting construction, but you say, "I just saw something that I got, I want to have." Okay. We can do a supplemental. It might take another 30 days to get the city to sign off on it, but then that change is done. Our, our framing was completed. I know that we have, like, s- metal sheets behind that wall and this wall because when you have open spaces, you have to have some additional things. You can still do it. You can still do it. Okay. Well, at this point, we've got a beautiful fireplace- Yeah ... you can enjoy inside. Right. Right. But that's the one thing I wish that I would've done differently, is found that sooner so I could enjoy the indoor and outdoor fireplace right there. Okay.I, I don't really have any regrets. I think the one thing that I wish I would've been more proactive in is the placement of the, um, the HVAC unit. Right now, they placed it, uh, on the backside between the back door and the back patio, and initially, we were planning on having a, uh, walkway back there. And now the HVAC, um, unit th- control system is kind of there in the middle of that- You know it- ... walkway area ... you know it could be elevated, right? It could be hung on the wall. Okay. Well, even then, it's, it's kind of taken up that, a, a portion. There's still room to get around it. Okay. Of course. So it's not a huge issue, but had I been more proactive and aware of where they were putting it, I would've asked them to relocate it to another spot. It's not a deal breaker by any means. It's just now that it's done, looking back, 20/20 vision- Mm ... that's really, I think, the only thing that comes to mind that I would've made a different choice. You know, we're all gonna have onesie, twosie items that we thought, "Ah, I didn't think about that. I didn't think about that," right? But if the list is short, that's not a bad day, you know- Right. Right ... 'cause it's only a couple of things. Yeah. Well, there have been several items that have w- we've seen and asked to be adjusted or changed throughout the process, and, um, the, the crew has been really accommodating for us. During the- We had an extra pendant light put in. We had, uh, this, actually, the coffee bar over here was not going to be a coffee bar initially. We were gonna have, um, cabinets all the way across. A pantry. Right. But they, um, uh, when you guys brought us the, um- Design ... the design, it had the coffee bar there, and, and we weren't even thinking, "Hey, coffee bar." But then we saw that and we're like, "Hey, that, that's actually a good idea." But then we had to adjust the outlet placement because the, um, outlet was initially going to be down in the cabinet- Right ... down below. Right. And so the, the guys came back. They fixed that. They adjusted the, um, outlet over on this side. They've been very accommodating for us. So- Good, good ... so i- I don't have a lot of regrets because they were willing to jump through hoops to fix things as the process was going. We can, we can change a lot of th- quite a lot of things, uh, during the, the design phase. That doesn't, doesn't necessarily mean the city needs to sign off on it. Also, a lot can be done during the construction phase. So if it's something like we have to m- move a, a load-bearing wall, well, that's, that's different. We may have to send that to the city. But everything else, yeah, we can do on the fly. So for anybody watching the video, if you have a minor change or changes, it's no big deal. We can handle it. Yeah. No big deal. Yeah, we changed out a few doors for pocket... Oh, sorry. We changed out a few doors- Yeah ... for pocket doors and things. Um, and, and yeah, the, the team was, listened to our needs, and definitely, like Jerry said, jumped through hoops to help us. Yeah. Okay. No complaints on that end. Good. None at all. Last question, then I'll let you guys go. Um, if you did it all over again, would you recommend ADU Resource Center? Yes, definitely. In fact, I think Corie has already recommended you. Yeah, I already have friends that are using you. Nice. Absolutely, we have. That's wonderful. Yeah. That's wonderful. I'm gonna say no just because I'm a contrarian, and that's- ... my, in my nature. I mean, you guys were great, but- All right ... since they said yes, I gotta go with no. All right. Well, again, I just want to say thanks to all you, and happy holidays and merry Christmas. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you so much. Jerry, happy holidays. Um, we are in Montebello with Colleen, Corie, and Jerry, and if you want to build your very own ADU, call the number below.