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Can I use a Legalett slab in Florida if I don't want floor heat?

I am looking to build a home in FL. I have extraordinarily little use for heated floors. but somewhere I did hear someone mention that this type of foundation s...

Posted by Harry Dickinson March 25, 2021 Slab on Grade 1 response

Where can I buy a 2 bedroom prefab house for land in Maryland. And how much?

My budget is 100,000, are there prefab houses I can buy for that?  Prefab kit houses can come with various levels of completion, allowing you to have a complete...

Posted by Mukwae Wabei Siyolwe March 12, 2021 Architecture and plan design 3 responses

Can you add a screen/sun room and deck to a slab on grade?

...kits (Legalett) can easily provide that, see more here –  Slab-on-Grade Raft Foundation Insulation Detail, Prefab ICF Form Kits There is reason to be concerned ...

Posted by Pierre Contant July 1, 2020 Slab on Grade 2 responses

Are these prefab kit homes available outside Eastern Canada and US?

We are planning to move to Colorado in the near future and I really like your designs. We have a number of prefab kit houses available in Canada and the US. The...

Posted by Phil Pooler June 6, 2020 Architecture and plan design 1 response

How do you choose between a basement or slab on grade?

Hi, my apologies if this question has already been answered or has any glaring misconceptions.  I've only recently begun my journey into building my first home ...

Posted by A. Delmas May 21, 2020 Foundation choices 1 response

Do you have an engineer directory for slab on grade designers?

...kits come with stamped engineering drawings along with custom detailed strep by step instructions for assembly. We can provide you with a quote, if so send your...

Posted by Paul Giusto Dec. 30, 2019 Slab on Grade 1 response

What options are there for pre fab Passive House kit designs?

...kit houses soon, and there is a sign up on that page for more info on prefab kit homes, with that you would get a notice as soon as we have more to offer. Hope ...

Posted by Kim MacKay Dec. 27, 2019 Planning and Design 1 response

What's the difference between a slab on grade and a monolithic foundation?

...kit, what sort of product are you looking at? Some are for monolithic slabs and some are not. If it is a full kit with exterior edge insulation and sub-slab fla...

Posted by Ronaldo Johnitas Dec. 10, 2019 Slab on Grade 4 responses

How can we get a pre fab solar home in Prince Edward Island?

...kit houses for Prince Edward Island and the Maritimes. If you sign up to get a quote at the bottom of that page you will be in our data base and we can also tip...

Posted by Phil Ferraro Feb. 15, 2021 Architecture and plan design 1 response

Are your kit houses Pennsylvania and the Mid Atlantic region of the US?

...kit house models here, but currently demand is greater than our ability to supply, when are you building? If you join the Ecohome Network as a free member (we d...

Posted by Damian Rispoli Jan. 6, 2021 Architecture and plan design 1 response

Are these homes available in Michigan?

...Kit houses for the US and Canada are currently backlogged till 2022 unfortunately. We are trying to get more manufacturing facilities going so we can meet deman...

Posted by Suzanne Loechl Nov. 27, 2020 Architecture and plan design 2 responses

How much for a 1200 square foot house will it cost me to finish the slab

...kit? If so,  see this page on Legalett Geoslab foundation kits and air heated floors and you can contact them through there. If that's not what you mean let us ...

Posted by Walter Hale Oct. 1, 2020 Slab on Grade 1 response

I live in Puerto Rico. Is there any prefab that will withstand hurricane??

...Kit houses can withstand hurricanes, but we are in discussion with additional manufacturers to increase our supply, how far we can supply them, and to have kit ...

Posted by Laura Prado Sept. 15, 2020 Architecture and plan design 1 response

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