What Wellmade Design Build Inc does

Wellmade Design Build Inc is a San Leandro, California-based design-build company founded in 2020 that designs, manufactures, and installs prefabricated panelized structures including backyard sheds, accessory dwelling units (ADUs), saunas, and custom houses. The company's core technology is a proprietary panelized construction system in which components are fabricated in a controlled warehouse environment and assembled on-site without cranes; panels are sized to pass through standard doorways and are hand-carried into backyards, enabling installation on uneven terrain and in hard-to-reach locations. The product portfolio spans the Presidio, Sunset, Richmond, Twin Peaks, and Lombard shed lines (100-200 ft²), the Fillmore and Ashbury ADU lines (250-580 ft², priced $184,600-$385,200 all-inclusive), the Laurel and Bernal saunas (52 ft²), and the Dolores custom house line (1,500-2,800 ft²).

The business model is direct-to-consumer with an all-inclusive fixed-price structure covering design, permitting, utility connections, and installation, complemented by a Calendly-based consultation funnel, a San Leandro showroom, virtual site visits covering 95% of projects without an in-person visit, and a developing Corporate Program that sells employee workspace solutions to enterprise buyers. The company also partners with Supreme Lending to offer financing starting at $100/month. Wellmade serves homeowners and a smaller set of corporate buyers across California, Oregon, and Washington, with 100% of panels manufactured in California using locally sourced materials and a reported 85% reduction in construction waste versus traditional methods.

Wellmade is privately held and bootstrapped, with no disclosed external funding rounds and a reported headcount of 1-10 employees. It has served more than 300 clients since inception and earned the 2025 Best of Houzz Service award. The company is actively operating with a functional website accepting orders.

Name

Wellmade Design Build Inc

Legal name

Wellmade Design Build Inc

Website

https://wllmd.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Wellmade Design Build Inc designs, manufactures, and installs prefabricated panelized sheds, ADUs, saunas, and custom houses in California, Oregon, and Washington. The company sells directly to homeowners and corporate clients through an all-inclusive, turnkey fixed-pricing model and was founded in 2020.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Prefabricated Construction Services

NAICS

Prefabricated Wood Building Manufacturing (321992)

SIC

Prefabricated Wood Bldgs & Components (2452)

akta.pro primary industry

Residential Modular & Prefabricated Home Construction (IMAFABAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Detached ADU (Backyard Cottage) Construction (HSAPAMAA)

Keywords

• Prefabricated ADU construction
• Panelized shed builder
• Modular home builder
• Backyard office sheds
• Prefab sauna construction

Headquarters

HQ city

San Leandro

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Prefab ADU Sales: Full turnkey sales of Accessory Dwelling Units including permitting, utility connections, and installation. Prices range from $184,600 to $385,200 depending on model and size. 5-6 weeks installation time after permits obtained.
2. Prefab Shed Sales: Sales of backyard office sheds ranging from 100-200+ ft². All-inclusive pricing includes installation. Designed to minimize permits. 5-8 days on-site work with 2-3 months total start to finish.
3. Sauna Sales: Sales of prefab saunas (Laurel and Bernal models, 52 ft² each) with all-inclusive pricing including installation. 4-5 days on-site work, 2-3 months start to finish.
4. Custom House Sales: Custom prefab houses (Dolores models) with sizes ranging from 1,500 to 2,800 ft². Fully customizable with premium features including garage options.
5. Corporate Employee Program: B2B program offering corporate discounts ($3,000 off 100-120 ft² sheds) with financing options through Supreme Lending and optional company reimbursement for employee workspace solutions.
6. Financing Partnerships: Partnership with Supreme Lending for financing options starting at $100/month, generating referral or partnership revenue.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Wellmade designs, manufactures and installs prefabricated, panelized accessory dwelling units (ADUs), compact houses, backyard sheds and saunas for West Coast residential and corporate customers. Each unit is factory-built, trucked to the site, and lowered onto buried concrete pier foundations using a no-crane method, with the company handling design, permitting support, site prep and installation under an all-inclusive fixed price. The product line spans named models (Dolores, Fillmore, Ashbury, Presidio, Sunset, Twin Peaks, Lombard, Richmond, Laurel, Bernal) sold individually or through a Corporate Program for employer-sponsored employee workspaces.

Product overview

Wellmade Design Build Inc is a California-based prefab design-build company offering customizable prefabricated panelized structures including houses, ADUs (Accessory Dwelling Units), sheds, and saunas. The product portfolio centers on three main categories: Prefab Houses (Dolores series in 1,500-2,800 sq ft configurations), ADUs (Fillmore and Ashbury series ranging 250-580 sq ft with full kitchen and bathroom facilities), and Backyard Structures (Presidio, Sunset, Richmond, Twin Peaks, and Lombard sheds in 100-200 sq ft sizes, plus Laurel and Bernal saunas at 52 sq ft). All products feature panelized construction allowing no-crane installation, permit-minimizing designs, all-inclusive fixed pricing with installation, and a 5-year warranty. The company also offers a corporate program for employee work-from-home solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dolores

Quantifiable outcome

• 300+ happy clients
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• CalendlycoreTechnology or IntegrationAppointment scheduling platform used for booking consultations, showroom visits, and introductory calls. Integral to sales process.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Dvele: Dvele designs and manufactures high-end, technology-integrated prefabricated homes with a California focus, overlapping with Wellmade's custom prefab house category in turnkey, design-forward offerings.
• Avava: Avava builds compact, factory-finished backyard ADUs (A1 and Sky models) targeted at California homeowners — directly comparable to Wellmade's Fillmore and Ashbury ADU lineup in size and price band.
• Method Homes: Method Homes builds prefabricated modular and panelized custom homes and ADUs, with a comparable design-build approach and California presence similar to Wellmade's Dolores and ADU lines.
• Boxabl: Boxabl manufactures factory-built foldable houses (Casita model) targeting ADU and affordable housing use cases, overlapping with Wellmade's prefab ADU and small home offerings.
• Studio Shed: Studio Shed designs and manufactures prefabricated backyard studio sheds, ADUs, and accessory structures with similar panelized construction and direct-to-consumer pricing — the closest direct competitor in Wellmade's shed and small-structure product line.
• Modern Shed: Modern Shed designs and manufactures prefabricated backyard studios, offices, and ADUs, with a comparable direct-to-consumer model and prefab panelized construction approach to Wellmade's shed offerings.
• Cover (Cover Technologies): Cover designs and installs prefabricated backyard ADUs in California with software-driven configuration and turnkey pricing, directly competing with Wellmade's Fillmore and Ashbury ADU lines.
• Plant Prefab: Plant Prefab is a California-based prefabricated home and ADU builder offering custom and predesigned panelized buildings. It is the most direct competitor in Wellmade's prefab ADU and house category, with overlapping turnkey service model.
• YardPod: YardPod offers prefab backyard structures (studios, offices, ADUs) with kit-based and turnkey options in California, directly overlapping with Wellmade's shed and ADU product lines.

Emerging players

• KODA by Kodasema: KODA produces movable concrete micro-homes and ADUs focused on minimal site prep and sustainable design, adjacent to Wellmade's prefab shed/ADU offerings with a different material system.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/wellmade.studio
• Instagraminstagram.com/wellmade_studio
• Pinterestpinterest.com/wellmade_studio
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wllmd

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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