For steel fabricators and builders

Your own ADU design studio, under your name.

Homeowners design a backyard home in 3D, check their lot and reserve it, on your site with your brand. You get the customer and the build. Ekstra does the software, the plans and the site plan.

42designs your customers start from
Any US addressfor the studio, the plans and the site plan
$0to start on Standard, with no subscription
Livesteel pricing from the design’s own bill of materials, through Gage

Why now

State after state is requiring cities to allow backyard homes, and every new law puts thousands of homeowners in front of a decision they have never priced. The builder who shows them a real design, on their own lot, with a real price, wins the job. Utah is a clear example: its detached ADU law, S.B. 284, opens 217,277 lots in 82 cities from October 1, 2026. Utah’s law · Utah’s city rules

What you get

Your brand on it

Your logo, colors and button style. On Standard your logo sits beside Ekstra’s; on Pro it is your logo alone, on your own domain, with a small “Powered by Ekstra” in the footer. Compare packages

A 3D design studio

42 designs to start from, 6 backyard homes, 17 garages, 5 workspaces and 14 saunas, each changed room by room, door by door, in 3D with a floor plan that keeps up.

A site plan for every lot

Homeowners place their design on their own lot and see the clearances. In Utah, a lot check also applies their city’s detached ADU rule to their county parcel, across 82 covered cities.

Plan sets and site plans

Every $1,500 reservation comes with architectural plans and a site plan placing the design on the customer’s lot, under your brand.

Live steel pricing

The frame is priced from the design’s own bill of materials through Gage, so a quote reflects what the homeowner actually drew.

Leads and a team dashboard

Every homeowner who signs up on your site is your customer. Your team signs in to see them, what they designed and where they’re building.

How it works

  1. Apply

    Tell us about your shop. We set up your site with your logo and colors, and invite your team.

  2. Share it

    Link it from your website, your ads and your quotes. It is your site, with your name on it.

  3. Homeowners design and reserve

    They pick a design, change it, check their lot and reserve. You see every one in your dashboard.

  4. You build

    The customer, the plans and the site plan are ready. The build is yours to price, contract and deliver.

How Ekstra is paid

On Standard, not by you: there is no setup fee and no subscription. Homeowners pay a $1,500 reservation when they’re ready. It comes with their architectural plans and a site plan, and that is how Ekstra is paid. Everything after that, the frame, the finishes and the build, is your business, at your price. Want your own domain, your own catalog and a share of the plan fee? See Pro.

For your customers
$1,500

The reservation, paid by the homeowner. It comes with:

  • Architectural plans
  • A site plan on their lot

Questions builders ask

Do we have to use Gage?

Ekstra is built for steel fabricators and builders who price and fabricate through Gage: the studio’s frame pricing runs on it. If you build another way, tell us on the form; we’d like to hear how.

Who owns the customer?

You do. Homeowners sign up on your site, under your name, and appear in your dashboard with what they designed and where they’re building. The build is yours to price, contract and deliver.

What does it cost us?

On Standard, nothing: no setup fee and no subscription, and Ekstra is paid by the homeowner’s $1,500 plan fee. Pro is $7,500 to set up and $750 a month, and you keep $1,000 of every plan fee. Compare the packages.

Can we use our own domain?

On Pro, yes: point your own address, like design.yourcompany.com, at your studio. On Standard your brand page lives on Ekstra’s site.

Can we offer our own products?

Your own siding, roofing and finish packages, grouped into themes your customers choose from, are being built now. Tell us what you carry on the form.

Where does it work?

Anywhere in the US: the studio, the plans, the site plan and the steel pricing work at any address. Utah goes further, with a lot check for every city its detached ADU law covers, and more states will follow.

Apply to partner

Tell us about your shop and we’ll set up a call.