Private bath.
A full bath and walk-in shower more often than a tub.
Mother-in-Law Suite in Cary
Family close by, with a door of their own.
NC License #100043•Fully Insured•Building in the Triangle Since 2021
Keep Family Close Without Anyone Giving Up Their Space
Sunday dinner is at your table again, and nobody drove two hours to get there. The grandkids wander down the hall in the morning. When your mother wants an evening to herself, she has one, with her own door and her own television and nobody asking what she is watching.
Her furniture fits. The chair from the old living room, the bed she has slept in for thirty years, the photographs on a wall that is hers. It looks like her house because it is.
You are close enough to hear if something happens. Far enough that everyone still gets a normal evening.
Where the Suite Goes
Attached, with its own entrance. Shares a wall with the house and connects through an interior door.
Over or beside the garage. Uses a footprint you already have. Stairs are the tradeoff on a second-floor version.
Ground floor, off the back. No stairs in the plan. Zero-step entry and a curbless shower get built in from the start.
Converted from space you already have. A walk-out basement, a bonus room, or garage.
A fully separate building with its own kitchen and its own address follows different zoning rules. That is an accessory dwelling unit. If the space is for you rather than for family, see master suite additions, and if it is a bedroom and nothing more, a room addition is the simpler build.
What Goes In It
Kitchenette.
Sink, counter, fridge, and cooktop or microwave.
Private entrance.
Their own place rather than a spare room in yours.
Its own thermostat.
A separate HVAC zone to adjust temperature.
Laundry.
Stacked in a closet or a full pair if the space allows.
Accessibility.
Grab bars, wider doors, curbless shower.
What Drives the Cost of an In Law Suite
Plumbing moves the price most. A kitchenette and a bath both need supply and drain lines, so a suite near the existing plumbing costs less to connect.
Detached costs more than attached. It needs its own foundation and utilities. Converting a basement or bonus room costs least, because the shell is already there.
You get a line-by-line estimate before anything is scheduled.
Abdallah Atieh • Founder
Why Homeowners Choose AG-CM for In-Law Suites
Abdallah Atieh founded AG-CM in 2021 and runs each project himself, coordinating a small group of trusted trade partner companies for framing, electrical, HVAC, painting, and cabinetry.
AG Construction Management holds North Carolina General Contractor License #100043 and carries insurance through Builders Mutual. We are members of NCHBA, the HBA of Raleigh-Wake County, and NAHB.
Mother-In-Law Suite Service Areas
We are based in Cary, NC, and take on projects across the Triangle. If you're outside these cities, get in touch — we travel for the right project.
Give them a space that feels like home.
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