Some Elbow Room FAQs

An Elbow Room is built right in your back yard by seasoned professionals.  It looks like it could be a house, because it's built like one! It's a permitted, planned, engineered, fully-finished, climate-controlled, and professionally built backyard structure.  However you decide to use the space, you will always have Some Elbow Room.

We are a full-service builder committed to quality and our customers.

We're price transparent.  You are in control of the design and cost of your Elbow Room, and you can see the price change when you change a particular feature. We also include delivery in our quote.  

We work tirelessly to relieve our clients of the haggles that come with building and bringing your vision to life.  

Full-service means that we take care of the entire building process. We offer an online design service, as well as a project management team to take you through your build and beyond. You aren't just getting an Elbow Room. You are getting the foundation, completely finished structure with A/C & heating and electrical wiring, and any additional options for the interior and exterior. We oversee the project and work with you to see that it's done right. We even circle back with a 3-month post project check.

Elbow Rooms come with a pier and beam foundation. Customers who prefer a concrete slab foundation will receive a quote for one upon on-site or virtual inspection. A concrete slab foundation is an upgraded feature that must be quoted on a per project basis.

Every Elbow Room is equipped with wiring for outlets, lighting, and wifi. 

We can prepare a separate quote for electrical hook-up to your home. You can also opt to hire your own electrician for electrical hook-up upon completion of the Elbow Room.

Structures with a bathroom and/or kitchen selection, also include appropriate plumbing. We can prepare a separate quote for water and/or sewage connection to the city or septic. You can also opt to hire your own plumber for water and/or sewage connection upon completion of the Elbow Room.

The starting price of an Elbow Room is $47k for an 8x16 sqft building with entry level selections.  Other configurations can be found by clicking on the Get Started tab in the Menu bar.

You can get started with a $1000 deposit that is applied towards the remainder of the balance. Thereafter, the invoices are broken into four payments at materials ordering, completion of foundation, rough-in, and completion. The percentages are 50/20/20/10 accordingly.