Kit homes have existed for more than 100 years now yet many people tend to miss the things that make them worth more than traditional home builds. As our technology advanced so did our factories’ output quality, reliability, and sustainability. These advancements have made modern kit homes much better than their predecessors and highly worthy in comparison with other house types.
But the question still remains, are kit homes any good? Do they really worth it? Yes, kit homes are highly technological, sustainable, green, and advanced, which makes them worth their costs. In addition, they are comprised out of very reliable materials that can be shipped anywhere around the globe in a short time frame and in a small convenient package.
But in order for you to have a better understanding of kit homes, let’s see what makes them worthy of your attention and different from the normal site-built homes.
Kit homes have low to none waste materials during building
In every traditional building site, the average waste material lost during the project will be 10% to 15%. This fact is alarming, as most if it’s costs if not all will be the owner’s liability which to put in simple words – a waste of good money.
The reasons for wasting materials on site are countless and very difficult to be contained. For example, natural hazards such as heavy rain could ruin timber on-site, while long sun exposure of materials might also be harmful and degrading for them.
Additionally, waste materials are also the result of poor materials management during work. Mixing up materials could happen and on-site, while adjustments of measurements made by hand can result in a high waste percentage. A good example of this will be cutting wood on-site without planning, which results in unusable pieces of timber.
However, all of the above is in fact avoided when ordering a kit house, as materials are pre-cut and delivered with specific instructions that there is none to very little waste on the job site.
Moreover, as the preparation of the materials and parts is done at the supplier’s factory, the waste materials (if there are any) will be on the supplier’s expense and not on the house owner. This is a much better solution as we all know that every cent counts, and when 10-15 percent is saved that leaves lots of options open for the owner.
Kit houses are DIY ready
As many people wish to save costs, having a DIY option without the trouble of planning, ordering materials from local suppliers, cutting and fitting raw materials on-site, and having to do other high expertise demanding actions makes kit houses a highly worthwhile option.
In addition, many people find building their own home from start to finish in their bucket list. If that is the case, a kit house will most definitely make the experience much easier and enjoyable without missing out on the essentials of actually doing the work.
Lastly, building a home as a couple or a family is highly uniting and fun. Building a house and having the ability to impact every inch of it while building together will make the living experience when finished much happier and satisfactory as your personal touch would be part of the house.
Kit homes worth it thanks to high technology that improves the experience
Ordering online these days is an action we are all very much accustomed to. But many websites and companies have a better user experience and as such sell more products. Thus, having a better online experience will result in a higher conversion rate as the customers enjoy.
This is what many prefab houses companies are doing with a very thorough order online process. While visiting your chosen supplier’s website you will be able to choose the size, looks, design features, colors, different materials, delivery method, and other services all at the same time and from anywhere.
Having a simple and thorough process with lots of information is what makes kit house order such an easy task.
Additionally, if a customer happens to require some help with any topic regarding a future order the suppliers will be there to advise and assure that all demands will be answered.
High technology is part of our life and there is no reason it won’t be part of the way we order products, small and big alike.
Prefab manufacturers are industry leaders and as such adopting a new and easier way to start the process of house building is a must.
Now, after the order is done all that’s left is to wait for the house to arrive, once all parts are onsite the work of building a kit home can start. As all the parts are pre-cut and marked the work can advance much faster according to the plans.
Kit homes are built by a specific set of instructions with parts being assembled in order to provide a stable, watertight, and airtight home that is worthy of living for at least the next few decades.
In many cases, kit homes will even come with utility connections that will make life easier when it’s time to connect it all.
Overall, the kit home will be smarter and more advanced through the building process, while it’s quality will make it even worthier in the long run.
Kit homes are sustainable what makes them even more worthy
Sustainability could mean many things to many people, but when it comes to prefab houses it comes in the form of two different yet effective manners that will be explored here.
But for those of us that are haven’t really considered this factor previously and are a bit in the shade, here’s what it means:
“Sustainable homes are built using sustainable methods, materials, and facilitate green practices, enabling a more sustainable lifestyle.” (Wikipedia)
The definition above is only a fraction of what sustainable lifestyle means, while our homes are a significant part of that lifestyle other things such as waste management, solar power, water management, and many more factors are impacting the sustainability lifestyle.
So coming back to our topic – kit homes are way more sustainable as they are highly focused on reducing waste from the building process. This reduction in waste materials positively impacts our world and reduces the overall building impact of the house on the environment.
Additionally, kit homes can be produced using higher quality materials with an emphasis on greener materials. Those materials can be both less harmful to the environment during their harvesting and production period or be more efficient for the long term than other known materials, and have an end of life recycling plan. Overall having more diversification in the home building materials improves the end product while lowering its environmental impact.
Sustainability in homes is an issue for all of us as the world is rapidly changing, and as a result, we all must change our ways. The prefab companies of our generation have made major steps so that their homes would be greener but as the demand will grow it falls on us the end consumers to demand what’s best for us (less toxic materials for example) and our environment – more energy efficient and clean building.
Lastly, as the time building on-site is shorter there is a much lower impact on the immediate surroundings of the new house. Whether it’s manifested by a shorter period of noise pollution, or by the fact that there are fewer vehicles driving to and from the site that reduces air pollution, kit homes are doing all when it comes to a sustainable building and assembly process and gives a sustainable home with higher quality materials.
Kit homes can be shipped anywhere
Today’s advanced shipping industry enables kit homes to be shipped with greater convenience than ever before, all is needed is to put all nicely inside a container or on top of a truck and send it.
Kit homes can fit into containers and to be shipped to your designated location worldwide, the amount of containers depends on the size of the house and what the kit includes.
In some cases, if the site and the factory are close enough the kit could be sent any normal land shipping such as trucks or trains.
Either way, shipping them is much easier than other prefab homes options out there as they are compact and can fit into any size container or truck which makes it also cheaper.
Contrary to other prefab homes, kit homes are shipped with greater convenience as assembly happens on-site and shipping parts are much easier than shipping full site rooms or full-size houses.
To conclude this post one might say that kit homes are highly worth it, they give more than just a home with greater sustainability, lower environmental impact, higher quality materials, overall calmer building experience, and the ability to be built wherever the customer wishes.
So do prefab homes worth it? What do you think? Let me know with a comment below what you think about kit homes.
Until next time,
MyAlternativeHouse.com