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

Is there a list of engineers we can consult with regarding having our plans modified to a slab on grade (monolithic) foundation as most municipalities would req...

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

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

...prefab kit houses, these are available in your area.   The LEED Platinum Kenogami house is an exceptional build and was our first demo house, but that and our s...

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

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

...prefab kit houses in Canada, prefab home manufacturers are increasing in numbers and there are many prefab home designs available for Eastern Canada, you can se...

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

What’s the best option for buying a prefab house in Montana?

...prefab kit houses are available across the US and Canada, so they are (or at least will soon be) available in Montana. You can request a quote for each individu...

Posted by Jennifer Curtis Jan. 18, 2021 Architecture and plan design 1 response

Is it possible to build a prefab as a guest home next to an already built home?

...prefab and what would be the procedures to move forward with the install? Thanks! Putting a prefab kit house in your backyard is sometimes possible but it reall...

Posted by Sadhvi Alam Jan. 17, 2021 Planning and Design 1 response

What is the cost of a prefab house kit?

What is the price of your kit houses? Our LEED and Passive House ready prefab kit houses are available across the US and Canada (see models here). You can reque...

Posted by Makiko Goto-Widerman Jan. 15, 2021 Architecture and plan design 1 response

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

...prefab 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 membe...

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

Can I use straw bale sips on the exterior of a shipping container home?

If so, how would the windows be installed? Also, once installed can I add stone and mortar to the stucco exterior? You could use Straw bale SIPs on the outside ...

Posted by Chelsea Teresak Nov. 28, 2020 Wall assemblies - renovation 1 response

What are the foundation options for a prefab house?

I am trying to decide on a suitable foundation for a 1200sqft prefab house to be shipped in 2 sections, with a final resting place in the mountains of western B...

Posted by Richard Bowie Nov. 20, 2020 Foundations and Basements 2 responses

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

...prefab 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 ha...

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

Can these homes be built on screwpiles as an alternative to slab foundations?

...prefab homes on the piles? We have many models of prefab modular kit houses that can be seated on foundations, screw piles or slab on grade, so it really depend...

Posted by Mark Pospisil July 28, 2020 Architecture and plan design 1 response

What do you think about SIP framing system?

...prefab homes, or partially prefabricated walls, there are many ways to build. The industry is moving towards prefabricated homes because they can often be a hig...

Posted by Nadia Mehan July 24, 2020 Wall assemblies - new construction 2 responses

What size of lot is needed for the Eco habitat 1600?

...prefab kit house is delivered in panels and parts that are assembled on site, so size-wise it wouldn’t be any different that building from scratch on the same s...

Posted by Andrew Wallace July 21, 2020 Architecture and plan design 1 response
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