Detached ADUs
Backyard cottages and stand-alone living spaces planned around access, privacy, and site layout.
ADU Builder in St. Petersburg, FL
Make More Room for the Life You're Building
An ADU can become a quiet guest house, a place for family to stay close, a private work studio, or a flexible backyard retreat. For some homeowners, it may also create future rental potential where allowed. Arrow Structures helps St. Petersburg and Tampa Bay homeowners plan accessory dwelling units, garage apartments, guest houses, in-law suites, and backyard cottages that feel connected to the home, the property, and the reason they are being built.
ADU Building Services
More space without losing the feeling of home.
In St. Petersburg and Tampa Bay, an ADU can create a private guest suite, detached backyard cottage, garage apartment, studio, home office, in-law suite, or rental-ready living space where allowed.
The best ADUs do not feel dropped into a backyard. They are planned around access, privacy, shade, scale, utilities, parking, exterior style, and how the new structure relates to the main home and neighborhood.
Property Feasibility & Planning
Start with the yard, the goal, and the feeling you want.
Before construction, we help homeowners think through the practical questions: where the ADU could sit, how people will enter, how privacy will work, what utilities may require, how parking is handled, and how the structure will feel from the main home and surrounding yard.
This early planning step helps protect the vision before drawings, pricing, permitting, and construction decisions move forward.
Project Inquiry
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Rental Potential, Guest Space, or Family Flexibility
A small structure can create a meaningful long-term option.
For homeowners considering rental use, we help think through durability, privacy, access, layout, and long-term flexibility so the ADU can serve the property well.
For others, the goal may be family, guests, work, hobbies, aging parents, or simply a more useful backyard. The right ADU starts with the reason behind it.
Why Arrow Structures for ADU Building?
A local builder for a very personal kind of space.
Arrow Structures is a Florida licensed contractor, CRC-1331818, and fully insured. Our ADU work is shaped around construction quality, local property conditions, clear communication, and the simple idea that a small building can make a big difference in how a property lives.
From Vision to Reality
Highlights
Garage Apartments
Upper-level or garage-connected living spaces where the property and code path support the approach.
Guest Houses
Comfortable secondary spaces for visitors, extended family, or flexible daily use.
In-Law Suites
Private living areas that support family needs and long-term property flexibility.
Rental-Ready Spaces
ADUs planned with durable finishes, functional layouts, privacy, access, and rental potential where allowed.
Permitting Guidance
A practical planning process that considers local requirements and site constraints early.
Visual Direction
Project Inspiration
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Client Stories
★★★★★ Melissa R.
We started the ADU conversation thinking about family first, but we also wanted a space that could create rental income later. Arrow helped us think through privacy, layout, parking, finishes, and how the cottage would feel in the backyard. It gave us more than extra square footage; it gave the property a real second purpose. — ADU planning & build
★★★★★ Daniel K.
We wanted a custom home that felt new without losing the charm we love about St. Pete. Arrow listened to how we wanted the porch, light, kitchen, and outdoor spaces to work together. The finished home feels like it belongs in the neighborhood and still feels completely ours. — St. Petersburg custom home
★★★★★ Chris M.
Our garage needed to do more than hold cars. We wanted storage, a small workshop area, and something that looked right next to the house. Arrow helped us plan the details before construction started, and the finished garage feels useful, solid, and intentional. — Detached garage build
Service Area
Tampa Bay Building Services
Arrow Structures serves St. Petersburg, Tampa, Sarasota, and surrounding Tampa Bay communities with design-build construction, custom homes, ADUs, garages, and remodeling services tailored to Florida properties.
Ready to explore an ADU in St. Petersburg?
Tell us about your property, intended use, rental goals, family needs, and the type of ADU you want to build.