What San Antonio Homeowners Say About Benson ADU San Antonio
Reviews matter because an ADU is one of the biggest investments a San Antonio homeowner makes on a property they already live on. Every day there’s a crew, a foundation, and a set of inspections to get right. We earn the words below by writing the price before work starts, showing up in uniform, and standing behind the build for a full year under our 365-Day Done Right Promise. Here’s what actual clients told us.
Recent Reviews

“We had a narrow side yard off our carport and weren’t sure it could hold anything. Benson walked the setback lines with us in Terrell Heights, explained the five-foot rule in plain English, and proposed a 480-square-foot one-bedroom ADU built with Abodu panels. It fit. We’re now renting it to a traveling nurse who commutes to the Medical Center.”
Amit S.
Terrell Heights, San Antonio
“The written price is the real thing. I’ve done remodels before and watched change orders pile up. Troy put everything on paper before we signed: foundation, electrical panel upgrade, drywall, paint, even the dumpster. Final invoice matched the written price within a few hundred dollars, and the difference was because I added an extra window, not because they found a surprise.”
Erin M.
Government Hill, San Antonio
“We added a 600-square-foot suite off the back of our house in Jefferson for my mother-in-law. She needed a zero-step entry and wider doorways. The crew was in uniform every single day, they covered the hallway floors, and the site lead texted me photos each afternoon. It took fourteen weeks, and we knew what was happening every step.”
Whitney S.
Jefferson, San Antonio
“I interviewed four builders for a Dvele ADU on my lot near Woodlawn Lake. Two of them gave me verbal ranges and then got vague when I asked for line items. Benson handed me a printed scope of work with material allowances listed by brand. That’s when I knew. They didn’t push the Dvele either; they showed me Cover and Boxabl options and let me choose.”
Carmen R.
Woodlawn Lake, San Antonio
“Our JADU conversion above the garage in Beacon Hill passed final inspection on the first pass. The inspector even commented on how clean the paperwork was. That doesn’t happen by accident. Benson pulled the permits, scheduled the inspections, and was there for each one. I didn’t have to take a single day off work to meet an inspector.”
Amit S.
Beacon Hill, San Antonio
“Eight months after our addition was finished, we noticed a hairline crack in the drywall seam along the new hallway. I called, sent a photo, and a tech came out the same week. It was a settling issue, not structural, and they repaired it under the 365-Day Done Right Promise without a single question about cost. That’s the guarantee actually working.”
Erin M.
Alamo Heights, San Antonio
Why Customers Trust Us
The pattern in those reviews isn’t an accident. Every project starts with a written price before any work begins, so there’s no scope creep billed after the fact. We build with brands homeowners can research independently, including Abodu, Cover, Dvele, Mighty Buildings, Boxabl, Plant Prefab, Tuff Shed, and James Hardie cladding. Our technicians are background-checked and arrive in uniform, which means you always know who’s walking onto your property. And every project carries the 365-Day Done Right Promise: if the work isn’t right within a full year, we make it right, in writing. When a covered repair fails, the second visit is free.
Whether you’re planning a detached ADU, a home addition, or a room addition in San Antonio, the first step is a conversation about your lot, your setbacks, and your budget. Call (430) 258-2928 and ask for a written estimate. You’ll get a real number, not a guess.
Written by Troy Eastman, Owner at Benson ADU San Antonio, serving San Antonio since 2006.


