“A question: anyone had any experience with ADUs? and a compliment to DC Water”

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“Dear PoPville,

1) My husband and I live in a single family home in Brookland. Our house is a classic early 1900s bungalow. We looked at adding a dormer to the back of the top floor of the house to add room for an extra bedroom and bathroom. Long story short it was a little outside of our current budget. Now we have started toying around with the idea of an ADU (“accessory dwelling unit” aka tiny house) or even revamping an Airstream to park in our driveway with the hope that my husband can use it as an office thus freeing up an extra bedroom. I know the city changed the regulations regarding ADUs back in 2016, has anyone had any experience with ADUs? Curious to hear if this is even feasible.

2) We had a very unpleasant surprise last week

when the friend staying in our basement reported what could only be described as “sewage” coming up into the bathtub. My husband and I started reaching out to plumbers immediately but we were also advised to call DC Water to investigate the main sewer line. My husband reached out to DC Water about the issue around 3PM. They were at our house by around 830 PM. They were kind and thorough. They even talked things through with the plumbers who were addressing things from our end (thank you Jiffy Heating & Plumbing of Hyattsville!). We were very impressed with how prompt, courteous and professional the gentlemen who came out were – so here is a big thank you and shout out to DC Water!”