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A kit home is a house that’s designed and perhaps even partially
manufactured off-site, then shipped to a home site for assembly. Though
the price tag for a kit home is usually much lower, a kit-home package
accounts for only roughly one-fourth to one-third of the final cost of a
completed kit home.
Types of Kit Homes
Kit Home variety is categorised based on the materials used:
- Log homes - These homes can be built of full Lincoln Log-type
logs, or milled logs.
- Panellised homes - Factory made chunks of the home including
wall sections and roof trusses are shipped out to the home site so
that the entire piece can basically be dropped into place and bolted
together. Off late structural insulated panels (SIPs) have become
popular options.
- Timber frame homes - A strong “skeleton” framework is used to
ensure easy customisation of the rest of the house.
- Geodesic domes - Constructed of hundreds of triangular panels,
these are energy-efficient homes.
Your Kit Home defines your Lifestyle
Kit Homes enrich the lives of its occupants and make their lives
infinitely better by providing benefits like lower construction costs
and lesser construction time.
Kit Homes allow the incorporation of personal preferences of the
owner builder and their family. While lone individuals can choose a
design with lesser rooms and more spaces for entertaining, newly married
couple can opt for expandable homes with provisions for children later
on. Kit Homes may be expanded later into garage, hobby rooms, verandas,
private decks etc. Flexibility of Kit Homes ensures modifications and
additional structures to be incorporated later to harmonize perfectly
with the surrounding landscape or claim its outstanding appeal.
Kit homes with steel frames help reduce the problem of termites
prevalent in some parts of Australia such as Queensland. They also
prevent other common structural problems such as bending, warping, and
rotting, protecting your homes for future. Designed to withstand strong
winds and fire, Kit Homes are suitable in areas prone to cyclones and
bush fires. Kit Homes are designed to suit all landscapes ranging from
deserts, to coastal areas, hinterland cities, towns and agricultural
areas.
Apart from serving as usual residential accommodations, Kit Homes can
also become excellent second homes for spending vacations, reunion spots
for families, beach house, cabin retreat in rainforest setting,
sanctuary in the desert, or a cosy farmhouse. They also possess huge
resale value due to their wonderful design and structural integrity.
Kit Homes and Green Housing
Potentially one of the "greenest" types of home on offer, Kit Home is
environment friendly, built for today's environment conscious world.
Compared to trailers or mobile homes, Green Kit Homes are energy
efficient and attractive. Insulated and hardy, they require less
maintenance. Solar heated and Kit Homes made from recycled materials
serve environmental concerns. Kit Homes are also made using sustainable
steel, environment friendly wood and other metals. They are both low
cost and green friendly.
Cost efficiency
With majority of materials available in one package, you can fix up
your own Kit homes, saving up huge costs. Building a Kit Home is an
adventure that takes preparation, equipment, and personal involvement
throughout. The cost of the kit home package verses the cost of home
building is almost always half or less. Home building costs usually
depend upon who's providing the labour, the cost of the land you're
building on, the money it takes to add or connect to utilities, the cost
of architects and engineers, the cost of the loan, and coach fee.
Likewise, Kit Homes also incur additional outfit costs ranging from
plumbing to cabinets to light fixtures.
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