Kit Homes

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August/September 2003
By Greg Pahl 
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Kit Home Consideration

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• If you decide to assemble a kit home, you will have to convince your mortgage lender that you are capable of successfully completing the project. Do this before you buy the kit.

• Expect to spend up to a year building and finishing a kit home yourself.

• If you hire a contractor to build your kit home, choose someone who has experience with a factory-built home. Many kit manufacturers can provide you with the names of skilled contractors in your area.

• If you want to be directly involved in the construction of your kit home but don't feel competent to manage the entire project, consider hiring yourself out to your contractor as a worker.

• Significant differences exist between various kit-home packages; read the specifications and the contract carefully so you know exactly what you are getting.

• Kit-home warranties also vary: Some provide lifetime warranties, some offer 20-year warranties and some provide very little coverage.

• Some local jurisdictions may require stamped or approved house plans; be sure your kit-home manufacturer can supply them if required.

• Start the building permit process three to six months in advance of your project to minimize last-minute delays in your schedule. In some locations, you may have to educate the local zoning administrator or building inspector about your kit home before you obtain a permit.

• Shipping costs can add up; the closer you are to a kit manufacturer, the lower the cost of transport will be.

• Be prepared for your kit's arrival; one or more tractor-trailers will suddenly show up, needing to be unloaded and, depending on the type of kit, the house may need to be erected promptly.

• Provide space to safely store and protect your kit's components from the weather (and possibly from theft).

• Arrange the components in a logical order for easier construction flow.

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  • rades 5/6/2009 8:40:41 AM

    Houses You can build yourself. Direct from manufacture Patent pending technology. NO cranes needed! Medium skills = affordable -eco home. kokoonhomes.com 900 sq ft under $15,900 dried in kit, soy foam applied & windows included. Look for our advertisement in the next issue of Mother Earth News. kokoonhomes.com appraise like standard house.
    Respectfully, Dave

  • Amber 3/19/2007 11:48:47 PM

    My soon-to-be husband and I really like the idea of a dome home,
    however, we can not really find anyone that sells the kits to bulid
    them. Do yall know of any companies?

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