Our next door neighbors bought a modular home that went up in a matter of days after the foundation was in place. I was stunned that there the home fit perfectly on the slab, all corners were perfect 45 degrees, and there was no construction waste. The structure was very strong and seemed to have better construction because the components had to be trucked and had to withstand the trip from factory to site.
My mother bought one for her land. Roof started leaking within 3 years, I think traveling tweaked the roof and caused it to fail prematurely. The plaster on the walls keeps cracking, I’m guessing from the structure settling. Cheaply built
So I looked at one of these sites. I just picked a random, small "house" (that looks like a metal storage shed with oversized windows); 1,200 sq. ft. (2 BD/2 BA) and the total "Budget Price" was $447,500! Housing is cheaper where I live, so I would rather buy a stick built house that needs some TLC, fix it up and have some money left over. Funk dat!
It took me 10 minutes of watching this before realizing this is one long-ass ad. But I still think I want one of these. There's other videos about searching out cheap land. And still other videos about how to self source power and sewage options. The world has changed.
This was actually a video where I didn’t feel like it was just thrown together and I wasn’t missing major information which is important to me. Well done!
As a professional land use planner, as far as Code goes, I would much rather deal with pre-fab/manufactured/modular homes as the standards are generally twice that set by code. Example is the manufacturer will use 2 X 6 studs or all metal vs the cheaper 2 X 4. In the Pacific Northwest, 2 modular builders I would recommend are Stratford Homes out of Post Falls, ID & Guerdon Homes. Stratford are extremely well built with numerous plans & options. You can also provide your own set of plans & they will modify them for building.
It seems most of these companies are targeting expensive metro areas in regards to their pricing, even as they craft marketing pics that has their product being placed in rural regions.
I've been looking at homes like this for a bit. It's sad that the reduced costs they experience are not passed on. Rather they are taken as sheer profit.
When 3D printed homes become mainstream it well be the most affordable way to go compared with all the logistics involved with prefab units. It's an exciting tech innovation that opens up so many possibilities for custom home design. I can't wait!
Allen Post agreed, saw a video on that a while back and it’s pretty dang cool. They were building them as a cheaper but solid option in an impoverished area of the world.
Cecilia Age of Aquarius of all the ism’s, capitalism is the best. Where else can you be born poor and with hard work become rich. Not saying wealth is everything, but you can become whatever makes you happy. That is of course is unless happiness is sitting on your butt and the tax payers paying for you and then you complain you don’t have whatever everyone else has. If that’s what you want though, there are other counties with other ism’s that might work out for you. From what I’ve seen, I doubt they will but why not try going there. Now one thing I will say, in the US, congress and senate need term limits. Too much corruption there and life long politicians that our founders didn’t intend for.
It’s a whole new market out there today... When people believe that it’s alright to pay $150K-200+K for a Tiny Home that is no bigger than the average garage, herein lies the problem...!
Very true!! That is what i thought as well... We the people in general the masses have been dumbed down tremendously, we're going with the failures of the elite people at the top, whom do not know what they are doing and ruined everything and still persist in lies, cheating, etc horrors against our future children and now I really see through BS like covid corona lies that people/ the majority are cattle/ sheeple and it is very disappointing and shameful!!!
@@oligarchytheatre777 No one has been "dumbed down". Individuals value convenience over everything. Some of my friends do not have a screwdriver in the house... I am an ex-civil eng (metro/subway experience) and I want to build my own house. I prefer to overdesign it, pay twice for materials and save on labour. It can be done with a design that priorities cost and low wastage not "fanciness".
@@valdius85 when you said you have friends who don't even have a screwdriver in the house i shuddered! i am a retired auto mechanic and would not feel right without having my tools nearby whether i use them or not...
@@hellshade2 my brother in law wanted to call w handyman to lubricate a toilet door handle lastly. Japanese national living in Tokyo. Many of the new generation arr pathetic. My mother knows how to do a simple DIY works around the house. Everything that doesn't require strength she does by her self as it is too much of a pain to ask my father :)
@@valdius85 after being an auto mechanic for 32 years and currently retired and disabled i will still do what ever repairs i can handle on my own before calling anyone for help.
Wished I had a home too im a homeless Vet with a pet who needs a place to be warm when winter arrives maybe soon please Dear Jesus send an angel to show me where to lay my head abd my puppys head
There is a nonprofit organization that's just started building little Quonset huts specifically for homeless people. I can't recall the name of it but I'll try to find it. Search "new shelter for homeless" I wish you the best and hope you're safe and warm
@@a4harts4humanity18 SO FAR I AM BLESSED BY MY LOVING SIGNIFICANT OTHER SHE HAS BEEN GRACIOUS AND KIND I AM SO GRATEFUL TO HAVE HER IN Y LIFE THANK YOU GOD'S BLESSINGS, GRACE, PEACE AND LOVING KINDNESS TO YOU MY FRIEND AND I LOVE YOU BROTHER CHRISTIAN AND FELLOWSHIP IS ONE OF MY SAVING GRACES. PEACE OUT GOD IS LOVE!!!!!!
I've built a couple houses on pieces of land, then purchased another 35 acre piece, then a 'modular' home package. Basically all wall panels stacked up on flatbeds, and includes roofing siding, drywall, insulation, all I did was stack it up from blueprint, do roofing/siding drywall and anything else. Came from Canada so the wood quality was outstanding, unlike this crap here where you pound a nail and the 2X6 splits. You can't tell it wasn't 'stick built' and insulated for the Northern climate, love it for a fraction of the cost.
Wonderful option for housing! This was very popular starting in the 1950s and I'm glad it is still here! Can you offer any suggestions as to the least expensive way to get a septic and waterwell dug for the piece of land where a modular home will be placed? We want to purchase a small piece of land and get a modular home, but the digging for the sewer and the well is almost as expensive as the home purchase! We appreciate any suggestions or ideas that you can offer. Many thanks!
@@TrevorsCrabs no, I actually own a private mooring. They are like real estate on the water. I can berth any vessel I wish on my mooring. But if you dont have one, you could always use the county mooring. And for a 40' yacht it's less that $200/mo. Or just sail to one of the many free anchorages and just enjoy life. It's free to anchor off of the boardwalk of santa cruz all summer. That's a rad place too. It's possible. Just dream big and never look back.
@@TrevorsCrabs it can be done for almost free with a little more inconvenience We live on clearwater beach and there are lots of people who live super cheap on house boats You can anchor in certain areas for free as long as you move it a couple hundred yards every few weeks Most guys keep a honda wisper generator Small solar and wind turbines help keep you genny fuel bill low Then you just need a dingy to get back and forth to land and a lot of people just keep a bike locked close by on shore
Dont give up. It took me till I was 50 to buy my first. It's a mobile home. It took me another 4 years to make it just the way I wanted it to look. Let me tell you it didnt cost anywhere near this did. The key is look at a picture of a room you love. Then try to recreate it at a fraction of the price. I couldnt buy new kitchen. So I painted the cabinets white added bead board and trim and new pulls. I used laminate that looked like granite. I shopped clearance and scratch and dent for a year A s.s. stove and fridge. I used a one piece vinyl for the floor that looks like wood. I bought back splash from habitat for humanity Store a third of what it cost in the big box store. Key is I didnt need to impress anyone but myself. It's still a trailer but I'm happy with it. Its mine.
I notice the general public commenting on the high prices of these units and would like to highlight that price is about the same as a regular on site-built home, except through prefabrication, economies of scale, and tight design controls you achieve one key piece of the puzzle missing from on-site "traditional stick framing" and that is ...drum roll... cost and schedule certainty. No unforeseen costs, no delays, no surprise expenses; everything is planned and designed upfront, down to the last washer and screw. So sure, modular may seem more expensive up front, but that's because the on-site traditional approach will come at a 5-20% higher cost at the end based on unforeseen expenses and details. I am sure there are great on-site builders out there that can deliver projects on time and on schedule, but perhaps those who have built custom homes can comment on how often that truly happens? I would also like to comment on the use of software and specialized optimizing machinery that is helping manufacturers carefully optimize the use of their raw materials and reduce the by-waste of construction by 20% (Mother Earth and our forests approve prefab). Last but not least, I would like to highlight the tight production control and QC protocols in these production facilities are by far superior to what you can expect on-site, where "good enough" is the norm. Prefab also lends itself beautifully to high-performance building systems, look up "passive house" and "net zero homes", due to specialized work stations and ability to stage materials and products ergonomically, ensuring your walls and building envelope are truly tight. Cheers,
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So true. Videos done about them need to make clear that they are nouveau-riche homes. They are always presented as being a good option for budgets and cost control. Ummm...not. At least in the US, a local high-volume contractor can nearly always stick-build a similar footprint house on-site for less. In fact, there is a small community of these types of modular homes that was recently put in a few blocks away from me. Despite a hot housing market, they have been sitting for sale for months with no takers. The reason for that is that their completed price/sq. ft. is nearly three times what they are worth.
Yep. It’s really, really discouraging. I’ve got a piece of land and I’ve been looking into everything. Really small (like 20’ x12’ ) little log homes and pre fabs can be $70 Grand. HELL NO. I’m leaning towards converting a shed.
@@larrythomas3624 Use an Amish / Mennonite builder with a good rep if you go that route. Pretty much everybody else cheats on quality somewhere / somehow. It’s better to pay a little bit more money, especially if you’re going to use it for that kind of purpose.
I own a modular home which has thicker walls than your regular stick built. It is 2200 sq ft and has a basement and an attached two car garage. Built in a factory allows for limited to no weathered problems. We added a 10.8 kw solar system and a whole house generator. The house is under a VA mortgage which has been refinanced four times in 11 years. I imagine the quality is dependent on your builder, just like a stick built in the rain, snow and heat house.
I love this! I'm retired and want a home of my own instead of my depressing apartment. Finding AFFORDABLE land in my area to put a home on is a HUGE problem... nothing to be found!
I'm having the same problem. I decided to move away from the area I'm used to, yet still close enough for family visits and not too far from a city hospital.
HomeDepot has some "sheds" that you can convert into a home. $12k for the structure. Put another $20-$30k or less, for a proper home better than that $65k tiny home.
Nice ceiling, insulation jobs. Can you add dense blue foam, for the walls, and or floors? *One more because I can not work anymore. How about heated flooring. Please, and Thank you. Daniel Atkinson. (OSHA 10.)Insulated plumbing.....😊
So you can buy a regular builders house on a lot/land for $150,000 of 1200 sq foot in some communities. Or buy a base model 600 sq ft that has no land, no basement, no clearing or plumbing or electrical for a starting price of $65,000 ????? If your piece of land cost $50,000 - $150,000 and your clearing, levelling, plumbing and waterline connection, electrical grid connection etc...and hold the phone...what about a basement, a driveway etc. Anyone good at math?
A site built home costs 100 dollars a square foot finished.most of these are ripoffs or just a new way to build a trailer.o look this one has wood panels instead of vinyl siding add another 25000 to the price.
These are so expensive - for that money, I could buy a few acres and build my own house smh. Which I intend to do anyway so I'm biased. They are extremely cute, and we love a prefab anyway.
In my last Prefab Homes video (6), I featured some more affordable ones and also a site that sells plans for DIY structures like smaller homes. It's called Pin-Up Houses and they also have a book on how to build a tiny house.
@@theruleoffire Specially the one for 100,000 euro. That's like what... $150,000-$200,000 US? For that kind of money, you can get 40 acres and a Farm House already on it and Still have money left over.. (Depending on which State you pick)
i need one of these homes man the basic home over here in canada in my region is 800k plus i was looking at the prefab homes it was like 300 thou thats a good deal
In the Midwest small structures, under 1000 sq ft are a curse to the local building authority and zoning. They feel it drives the overall cost of the community down. They are reticent to accept the fact that people are living longer and don’t need a 2 story, 3,000 sq ft behemoth to live in. 800 to 1000 sq ft is perfect. Unattached, small yards, one floor and of course a front porch. A mobile home community doesn’t cut it for people use to living in a more private a well kept community. Florida is a perfect example of people of above average wealth living in trailer parks. They don’t look happy but refuse to pay $500,000 for a 1200 sq ft subdivision home, no golf course, no canal to the inter coastal, but taxes that choke a hoarse.
Canada has its own prefab homes ! Check them out Canada needs very specific insulation too remember AND ( I’m Canadian and looking to build in Ontario } they are very environmentally responsible
Well owing to our new normal, the warming of the planet, many economies in some sort of holding pattern, and the economies of making a home in a climate-controlled environment, with quality materials, even if the weather does not cooperate I think it is a good option for many. Even if the cost is comparable to standard construction you have a number of good designers and architects working to ensure you have a real workable home. In the world of McMansions, it is an option to consider. A smaller footprint with better design, a smaller carbon footprint is better for all of us. No matter where we live.
Round wall homes and dome homes are suitable for hurricanes. Check out Deltec homes, I featured them in prefabs 3, they are specially designed to withstand strong winds. Also check my Building Systems videos 1 and 2, there are some concrete systems that are very strong.
They put some in, in New Orleans a few years ago, after the hurricane- flood that destroyed a lot of the town. I think the government was in on them. intended to replace housing for lower income people that had lost their home to the storm. They were suppose to stand up to a hurricane and were built on poles to prevent flooding. Don't know how well they worked out? There was a TH-cam video showing them being built and setup at their destination.
Hi, I believe it's the Tita model from a line called M-series. They seem to have another webpage just for those - www.dickinson.homes/. Here is a video from their yt channel - th-cam.com/video/LDA4rbhq8r8/w-d-xo.html
Surprised that many commenters say these small sq-ft prefab examples are too expensive, a subjective view wholly dependent on where you live. Our local market in Seattle prices "Backyard Cottages" (400sf - 1000 sf) from $200k - $450k. Only 420 have been built in the past 12 years the zoning has permitted them. Admittedly, not very many, because frankly the median price of $350k is hard to justify for most potential buyers, but that is the market here, YMMV. Of more concern is why over the past 10 years so many modular home manufacturers have gone out of business: Glide Homes (Michele Kaufman), Blue Homes (reorg-ed from 200 employees --> 35), and many, more firms. Glide Homes was a favorite of Dwell Magazine, the ultra cool architecture crowd and even the NYT architecture critic. They burned thru $220-m plus in San Francisco VC money in multiple funding rounds. Other copy-cat VC funded modular home manufacturing firms have met a similar fate. That is the cold hard reality. In our Seattle market however, a local prefab modular manufacturer: Method Homes, is doing very well and expanding. The difference is Method Homes has never been confused about their value proposition. They are NOT less expensive than local stick built, they are decidedly more expensive. What their customer's save is time, not money. They started as a business barging expensive panelized vacation homes built on the mainland at their warehouse shop to the NW San Juan Islands, for millionaire CA families at an enormous profit. No confusion for them, and very profitable. Michele Kaufman was a very good architect, whom I admired. Glide Homes had a good product, but they mistakenly believed (and spent bushels of other people's money) they were mass-producing beautiful high-end architect designed prefab homes on an assembly line and would benefit from scale and a controlled manufacturing environment. They entirely misunderstood assembly line realities: hint "any color you like as long as it is black". Manufacturing cars is not the same as manufacturing pretty custom homes in a warehouse.... it just isn't for lots of reasons I do not have time to describe here. Mobile home, and Park Model mobile home manufacturers are a success because they knew the difference and adjusted the business model, and had 60+ years to figure it out in the United States. Buyer beware however, Clayton Homes (Warren Buffet's dirty little secret) is often in trouble with state's attorney's general everywhere and sued for a whole host of unsavory practices and quality problems. My hope is the prefab manufacturer's in this video have adjusted the business model and design allowing them to deliver on the promise of module prefab architecture for the masses .... I'm just not confident knowing the long sorted history of this market segment. Would be great to be wrong.
wow those are just 2x4 homes, with very very high prices, one can get a 3 bedroom block home in florida for 75 thousand plus lot, these prices are just really stupid for those 2x4 homes
@@davesutton50 negative, i found alot, even on a quarter lot, just have to stay out of big city areas, plus got one in my area for 60 just had to have the air fix up.
@@mtz3843 I very been searching. All I've found were mobile homes under 75k but they are on lease lots meaning I have to pay an extra 600 to 800 a month Therefore not affordable. Those mobile homes that come with it's own land run tween 90. To 180 k and that's not even a half acre And they need work. I even looked in the nuclear wasteland of Cystal river Or the sinkhole areas of Dade City and the migrant Boondocks of Myakka. I've tried Zillow, tulia, and realestate.com where can I find them. Right now I'm paying $1,350 a month for 380 sq ft studio in a 125 yr building with out central air Outside of winter haven 22 mi to closest hospital.
I find this concept very intriguing....but I’d have to do WAY more investigation into the pros and cons and find out if it’s actually cost effective and research the quality of the materials and construction, energy efficiency etc. Many times I’ve considered purchasing a beautiful lot on a lake in the woods....but was put off with the hassles of having to build the cabin...Perhaps a ready made prefab is an option.? They have very nice designs ... This is not a new concept; at the turn of the 20th century, you could buy a prefab home out of the Eatons Catalogue...it would arrive on the train and you’d have to haul it out to your lot or homestead and put it together...like a jigsaw puzzle ...except way more complicated...They were beautiful, well constructed homes.... Quality is not always a priority these days...just look at the average construction of a mobile home .....
Costs mentioned were a bit high. Would be nice if they featured a 3 BR, 2BA common base materials (vinyl siding, standard windows, doors, cabinets, plumbing fixtures, etc.) around 1100 ft sq for about less than $100,000 on my foundation turn key except for maybe final paint.
The cabin suite is 66 meters squared, or about 800 square feet, plus or minus, and they want €165,000, or about $200,000. And that’s not factoring in the other expenses involved in prepping your site, and finishing the job. Conservatively speaking, you would have $225,000 invested before you spent the first night in the thing. I could build one myself, for myself, for a lot less. I’m in the wrong business.
Seen video after video of Pre-fabs. They seem more expensive than I thought. One question though, they all, if not most seem to be overseas. Why don't they list more for here in the U.S.
I wonder if they would do a timber frame house. Let's say in a Japanese style. Also WTF are up with these prices, 65 thousand just for a 600 sqft home, then you have to pay the trucking fee, prices double when you have to move oversized hauls. Then you have to pay for the crane and that is just a rip off and they start charging probably the minute they start moving the crane to the location site, then you have to pay all those people to put your home together and those trade people charge an arm and a leg for their services, my dad was paying 65 bucks an hour just for the cement workers here in southern California when we had our home built. Then you have the cost of permits, inspections (corrupt fuckers), cost of land, oh and don't forget about all the taxes, and cost to install utilities on site if there aren't any. So 200 to 300 thousand dollars for a small home when I could buy an existing home already built and connected and over double the size for the exact same price. Can you say bend over please? I don't see where the saving are? Does anyone else?
Not only the list you have added, ca mandates solar panels and sprinkler systems and your going to need a backup generator for all the power outages, add that to the cost.
Honestly it seems like these are only a little cheaper than a comparable traditional build. When you factor in the massive depreciation of a “modular” construction, it really becomes a bad investment.
Yes this is a very bad investment and a waste of money. My engineer told me this. When I was building my home I thought this might be a good idea, less expensive. My engineer advised me against it. These builds are prone to dampness and other major problems. Kate 👱♀️💕
I have to disagree. I own a traditionally built home on an island off Florida Gulf Coast. 2 doors down there is a guy who owns a modular built home. Currently, his home sits at $750,000 and is actually higher, per square foot than the rest of the houses on the street. Why? I have no idea. He has a smaller lot, shingle roof (most have metal), an unremarkable house and doesn't even have a paved driveway. His is gravel. We are all baffled but his house is not losing any points because it is modular. Go figure?????
Hula Shack well I’m not too familiar with Florida or property of that price range, but I promise you that’s the exception, not the rule. I challenge you to go on Zillow and compare similar houses that are modular vs traditional. Almost every time the traditional house will be at least 25% more valuable.
A2 Aviation Actually, modular homes are considered real property just like a traditional home and are just as much as an investment as any other home. Call any mortgage broker or bank if you would like to confirm. This is why folks can get conventional mortgages and mortgage insurance just as any conventionally built home. Just a;FYI for those that may be considering but do not know the facts.
I would be interested in a home that was off the Grid...Is this possible? I Don't want just a box but a normal home like we see here just off the Grid ..... GeoThermal feature.
One issue that no one ever mentions about Pre-fab homes is, no site is 100% perfect... When you build a home, you are constantly making corrections here and there so it all comes together correctly... When you’re dealing with something that is already built, it’s not as easy to make these corrections. All of your Pre-fab pieces are made to fit each other under perfect, factory conditions and once you start making changes to one part then you have to change the next because now the changed part and the next factory part will not match any longer and it’s a chain reaction... The next thing you know you’re making changes to every following piece every time that you need to make a change... All of this costing you more work, time, and money...!
Cool. Would like to see more contemporary designs and any companies in the central United States. I'm interested in these being in the Nashville Tennessee area. Tks. 👍 ✌
I have done two upscale modular homes. One because it is near beach is worth about a million. I just don't like the concept anymore at least for me. In the south where weather and labor isn't a significant factor, I just think site built is more controllable and affordable.
Let me 1st say I LOVE BOTH but..$65K??? With the quality of materials that I see this has to be, with foundation, septic, well, driveway, etc. etc. at $200 sq ft. minimally..If you click on my cabin symbol, then videos, scroll to the bottom vids, # 1 &2, you'll see what $13,000 will get you. I paid someone $13,000 to add a 16 x 24 addition to my old cabin, materials included, for just the shell. I supplied the windows and door. Year to date I have $27K invested. And it doesn't have the high end materials I see here and mine is far from completed yet.. From the original $13K, I supplied the rest of the materials and ALL OF THE LABOR to get it where it is today. And it's still not done.
Our next door neighbors bought a modular home that went up in a matter of days after the foundation was in place. I was stunned that there the home fit perfectly on the slab, all corners were perfect 45 degrees, and there was no construction waste. The structure was very strong and seemed to have better construction because the components had to be trucked and had to withstand the trip from factory to site.
My mother bought one for her land. Roof started leaking within 3 years, I think traveling tweaked the roof and caused it to fail prematurely. The plaster on the walls keeps cracking, I’m guessing from the structure settling. Cheaply built
So I looked at one of these sites. I just picked a random, small "house" (that looks like a metal storage shed with oversized windows); 1,200 sq. ft. (2 BD/2 BA) and the total "Budget Price" was $447,500! Housing is cheaper where I live, so I would rather buy a stick built house that needs some TLC, fix it up and have some money left over. Funk dat!
I believe theres something psychologically wrong w most humans. ...its weird.
That’s ridiculous
After doing the research I had come to the same conclusion. All hype.
Housing is cheaper where everybody lives, unless it's somewhere that manufactured housing isn't allowed anyway.
@@ReflectedMiles "Housing is cheaper where everybody lives" That's just wrong. The fewer people in an area the cheaper housing is
It took me 10 minutes of watching this before realizing this is one long-ass ad. But I still think I want one of these. There's other videos about searching out cheap land. And still other videos about how to self source power and sewage options. The world has changed.
This was actually a video where I didn’t feel like it was just thrown together and I wasn’t missing major information which is important to me.
Well done!
As a professional land use planner, as far as Code goes, I would much rather deal with pre-fab/manufactured/modular homes as the standards are generally twice that set by code. Example is the manufacturer will use 2 X 6 studs or all metal vs the cheaper 2 X 4. In the Pacific Northwest, 2 modular builders I would recommend are Stratford Homes out of Post Falls, ID & Guerdon Homes. Stratford are extremely well built with numerous plans & options. You can also provide your own set of plans & they will modify them for building.
thank you for your Pacific Northwest suggestions!
Awesome! I’m gonna take a look, with all the people moving to Nevada very few homes are affordable now.
connect homes - 3 bed, 2 two bath shipping container home for half a million. probably makes sense in san diego but not on the east coast.
I think in the concepts are great, but pricing should be lower not higher...
I agree with you 100%
It seems most of these companies are targeting expensive metro areas in regards to their pricing, even as they craft marketing pics that has their product being placed in rural regions.
I've been looking at homes like this for a bit. It's sad that the reduced costs they experience are not passed on. Rather they are taken as sheer profit.
Nice profile pic
Has anyone who is commenting on price checked the price of a site built?
When 3D printed homes become mainstream it well be the most affordable way to go compared with all the logistics involved with prefab units. It's an exciting tech innovation that opens up so many possibilities for custom home design. I can't wait!
Allen Post agreed, saw a video on that a while back and it’s pretty dang cool. They were building them as a cheaper but solid option in an impoverished area of the world.
Capitalism is turning everything into cheap, lower quality stuff. If this is not enough to start asking questions, forget you ever read this.
Li Qin Capitalism is ingenuity and progress. Without it, the world would be a much worse place.
@@killerb5726 i disagree. Capitalism has too many loop holes and more prone to corruption like how we have in the USA.
Cecilia Age of Aquarius of all the ism’s, capitalism is the best. Where else can you be born poor and with hard work become rich. Not saying wealth is everything, but you can become whatever makes you happy. That is of course is unless happiness is sitting on your butt and the tax payers paying for you and then you complain you don’t have whatever everyone else has. If that’s what you want though, there are other counties with other ism’s that might work out for you. From what I’ve seen, I doubt they will but why not try going there. Now one thing I will say, in the US, congress and senate need term limits. Too much corruption there and life long politicians that our founders didn’t intend for.
It’s a whole new market out there today...
When people believe that it’s alright to pay
$150K-200+K for a Tiny Home that is no bigger
than the average garage, herein lies the problem...!
Very true!!
That is what i thought as well...
We the people in general the masses have been dumbed down tremendously, we're going with the failures of the elite people at the top, whom do not know what they are doing and ruined everything and still persist in lies, cheating, etc horrors against our future children and now I really see through BS like covid corona lies that people/ the majority are cattle/ sheeple and it is very disappointing and shameful!!!
@@oligarchytheatre777 No one has been "dumbed down". Individuals value convenience over everything. Some of my friends do not have a screwdriver in the house...
I am an ex-civil eng (metro/subway experience) and I want to build my own house. I prefer to overdesign it, pay twice for materials and save on labour. It can be done with a design that priorities cost and low wastage not "fanciness".
@@valdius85 when you said you have friends who don't even have a screwdriver in the house i shuddered! i am a retired auto mechanic and would not feel right without having my tools nearby whether i use them or not...
@@hellshade2 my brother in law wanted to call w handyman to lubricate a toilet door handle lastly.
Japanese national living in Tokyo.
Many of the new generation arr pathetic. My mother knows how to do a simple DIY works around the house. Everything that doesn't require strength she does by her self as it is too much of a pain to ask my father :)
@@valdius85 after being an auto mechanic for 32 years and currently retired and disabled i will still do what ever repairs i can handle on my own before calling anyone for help.
Wished I had a home too im a homeless Vet with a pet who needs a place to be warm when winter arrives maybe soon please Dear Jesus send an angel to show me where to lay my head abd my puppys head
Kia Ora, George - what about vet affairs? Can they not assist you? Good fortune :-)
There is a nonprofit organization that's just started building little Quonset huts specifically for homeless people. I can't recall the name of it but I'll try to find it. Search "new shelter for homeless" I wish you the best and hope you're safe and warm
God Bless you. You are in my prayers 🙏🏼
We will pray for you George. Amen.
@@a4harts4humanity18 SO FAR I AM BLESSED BY MY LOVING SIGNIFICANT OTHER
SHE HAS BEEN GRACIOUS AND KIND I AM SO GRATEFUL TO HAVE HER IN Y LIFE
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I've built a couple houses on pieces of land, then purchased another 35 acre piece, then a 'modular' home package. Basically all wall panels stacked up on flatbeds, and includes roofing siding, drywall, insulation, all I did was stack it up from blueprint, do roofing/siding drywall and anything else. Came from Canada so the wood quality was outstanding, unlike this crap here where you pound a nail and the 2X6 splits.
You can't tell it wasn't 'stick built' and insulated for the Northern climate, love it for a fraction of the cost.
Why does the “cheaper option” still cost more than getting a home the old fashioned way
Really good and well presented video. I love that you list options not only from North America but from Europe too.
Wonderful option for housing! This was very popular starting in the 1950s and I'm glad it is still here! Can you offer any suggestions as to the least expensive way to get a septic and waterwell dug for the piece of land where a modular home will be placed? We want to purchase a small piece of land and get a modular home, but the digging for the sewer and the well is almost as expensive as the home purchase! We appreciate any suggestions or ideas that you can offer. Many thanks!
very informative and interesting... also, cool to learn what's new in Europe... thank you.
It sure would be nice to have a home.
I prefer a yacht. It's easier to change neighborhood.
@@sailingnovacaine6143 dont you still need to own a boat slip?
@@TrevorsCrabs no, I actually own a private mooring. They are like real estate on the water. I can berth any vessel I wish on my mooring. But if you dont have one, you could always use the county mooring. And for a 40' yacht it's less that $200/mo. Or just sail to one of the many free anchorages and just enjoy life. It's free to anchor off of the boardwalk of santa cruz all summer. That's a rad place too. It's possible. Just dream big and never look back.
@@TrevorsCrabs it can be done for almost free with a little more inconvenience
We live on clearwater beach and there are lots of people who live super cheap on house boats
You can anchor in certain areas for free as long as you move it a couple hundred yards every few weeks
Most guys keep a honda wisper generator
Small solar and wind turbines help keep you genny fuel bill low
Then you just need a dingy to get back and forth to land and a lot of people just keep a bike locked close by on shore
Dont give up. It took me till I was 50 to buy my first. It's a mobile home. It took me another 4 years to make it just the way I wanted it to look. Let me tell you it didnt cost anywhere near this did.
The key is look at a picture of a room you love. Then try to recreate it at a fraction of the price. I couldnt buy new kitchen. So I painted the cabinets white added bead board and trim and new pulls. I used laminate that looked like granite. I shopped clearance and scratch and dent for a year
A s.s. stove and fridge. I used a one piece vinyl for the floor that looks like wood. I bought back splash from habitat for humanity
Store a third of what it cost in the big box store. Key is I didnt need to impress anyone but myself. It's still a trailer but I'm happy with it. Its mine.
I notice the general public commenting on the high prices of these units and would like to highlight that price is about the same as a regular on site-built home, except through prefabrication, economies of scale, and tight design controls you achieve one key piece of the puzzle missing from on-site "traditional stick framing" and that is ...drum roll... cost and schedule certainty. No unforeseen costs, no delays, no surprise expenses; everything is planned and designed upfront, down to the last washer and screw. So sure, modular may seem more expensive up front, but that's because the on-site traditional approach will come at a 5-20% higher cost at the end based on unforeseen expenses and details.
I am sure there are great on-site builders out there that can deliver projects on time and on schedule, but perhaps those who have built custom homes can comment on how often that truly happens?
I would also like to comment on the use of software and specialized optimizing machinery that is helping manufacturers carefully optimize the use of their raw materials and reduce the by-waste of construction by 20% (Mother Earth and our forests approve prefab).
Last but not least, I would like to highlight the tight production control and QC protocols in these production facilities are by far superior to what you can expect on-site, where "good enough" is the norm.
Prefab also lends itself beautifully to high-performance building systems, look up "passive house" and "net zero homes", due to specialized work stations and ability to stage materials and products ergonomically, ensuring your walls and building envelope are truly tight.
Cheers,
The prices for these homes are insane.
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So true. Videos done about them need to make clear that they are nouveau-riche homes. They are always presented as being a good option for budgets and cost control. Ummm...not. At least in the US, a local high-volume contractor can nearly always stick-build a similar footprint house on-site for less. In fact, there is a small community of these types of modular homes that was recently put in a few blocks away from me. Despite a hot housing market, they have been sitting for sale for months with no takers. The reason for that is that their completed price/sq. ft. is nearly three times what they are worth.
Yep. It’s really, really discouraging. I’ve got a piece of land and I’ve been looking into everything. Really small (like 20’ x12’ ) little log homes and pre fabs can be $70 Grand. HELL NO. I’m leaning towards converting a shed.
@@larrythomas3624 Use an Amish / Mennonite builder with a good rep if you go that route. Pretty much everybody else cheats on quality somewhere / somehow. It’s better to pay a little bit more money, especially if you’re going to use it for that kind of purpose.
I own a modular home which has thicker walls than your regular stick built. It is 2200 sq ft and has a basement and an attached two car garage. Built in a factory allows for limited to no weathered problems. We added a 10.8 kw solar system and a whole house generator. The house is under a VA mortgage which has been refinanced four times in 11 years. I imagine the quality is dependent on your builder, just like a stick built in the rain, snow and heat house.
I love this! I'm retired and want a home of my own instead of my depressing apartment. Finding AFFORDABLE land in my area to put a home on is a HUGE problem... nothing to be found!
Land watch.com?!
I'm having the same problem. I decided to move away from the area I'm used to, yet still close enough for family visits and not too far from a city hospital.
that's a 65 grand just for the pre-fab house, no land nor hook ups included, just buy a used house, these pre-fab stuff are for the ultra rich..
HomeDepot has some "sheds" that you can convert into a home. $12k for the structure. Put another $20-$30k or less, for a proper home better than that $65k tiny home.
Nice looking Houses, I just need to know more about Prices. Good tour, thanks.
1:25 Oh really wow. No supply chain risks? 2021: hold my beer.
Prefab housing has been around since the early 60's. At least in NorCal.
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These prices are deal killers.
Ikr !!!!
Very Informative.
I've been building steel fully finished modular houses in Yorkshire UK
How do the prices compare?
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So you can buy a regular builders house on a lot/land for $150,000 of 1200 sq foot in some communities. Or buy a base model 600 sq ft that has no land, no basement, no clearing or plumbing or electrical for a starting price of $65,000 ?????
If your piece of land cost $50,000 - $150,000 and your clearing, levelling, plumbing and waterline connection, electrical grid connection etc...and hold the phone...what about a basement, a driveway etc.
Anyone good at math?
Ya, it's definitely not a killer deal.
A site built home costs 100 dollars a square foot finished.most of these are ripoffs or just a new way to build a trailer.o look this one has wood panels instead of vinyl siding add another 25000 to the price.
Pre fab homes are almost more expensive than a already pre existing home's
3:25 - base price of 65k for 600 square feet cabin? I'd rather buy traditional homes, whose price includes everything ready
Enjoyed all that was shown. I purchased a narrow lot and hoping to build next year
Do we have this in South Africa... Wow great stuff... No sand no digging dirt no hammers... I love this!!
These are so expensive - for that money, I could buy a few acres and build my own house smh. Which I intend to do anyway so I'm biased. They are extremely cute, and we love a prefab anyway.
In my last Prefab Homes video (6), I featured some more affordable ones and also a site that sells plans for DIY structures like smaller homes. It's called Pin-Up Houses and they also have a book on how to build a tiny house.
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Bingo I agree. This list is ridiculous.
@@theruleoffire Specially the one for 100,000 euro. That's like what... $150,000-$200,000 US? For that kind of money, you can get 40 acres and a Farm House already on it and Still have money left over.. (Depending on which State you pick)
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i wanna know more! definitely keep me posted!
i need one of these homes man
the basic home over here in canada in my region is 800k plus
i was looking at the prefab homes it was like 300 thou
thats a good deal
Where do you live?
@@mjcard toronto
Log cabin great cover for the underground shipping container safe house
Real Nice, although nice price tags as well.
In the Midwest small structures, under 1000 sq ft are a curse to the local building authority and zoning. They feel it drives the overall cost of the community down. They are reticent to accept the fact that people are living longer and don’t need a 2 story, 3,000 sq ft behemoth to live in. 800 to 1000 sq ft is perfect. Unattached, small yards, one floor and of course a front porch. A mobile home community doesn’t cut it for people use to living in a more private a well kept community. Florida is a perfect example of people of above average wealth living in trailer parks. They don’t look happy but refuse to pay $500,000 for a 1200 sq ft subdivision home, no golf course, no canal to the inter coastal, but taxes that choke a hoarse.
thank you very much for this beautifully made video, would you mind posting something for the Canadian market? thx again
A lot of these prefabs are available in Canada too. I believe first 4 prefab companies in the video deliver to parts of Canada as well.
Canada has its own prefab homes ! Check them out Canada needs very specific insulation too remember AND ( I’m Canadian and looking to build in Ontario } they are very environmentally responsible
Well owing to our new normal, the warming of the planet, many economies in some sort of holding pattern, and the economies of making a home in a climate-controlled environment, with quality materials, even if the weather does not cooperate I think it is a good option for many. Even if the cost is comparable to standard construction you have a number of good designers and architects working to ensure you have a real workable home.
In the world of McMansions, it is an option to consider. A smaller footprint with better design, a smaller carbon footprint is better for all of us. No matter where we live.
Thank you very informative
too expensive ... back to the caves!
Ah ha ha🤣
So neat. Lovely. I'd live in one.
woooooo so beautiful and amazing!
60k for a cabin BEFORE they do the really expensive stuff 😂
Any prefab homes that can withstand hurricane storms and wind? I live in Texas, this is hurricane season.
Round wall homes and dome homes are suitable for hurricanes. Check out Deltec homes, I featured them in prefabs 3, they are specially designed to withstand strong winds. Also check my Building Systems videos 1 and 2, there are some concrete systems that are very strong.
They put some in, in New Orleans a few years ago, after the hurricane- flood that destroyed a lot of the town. I think the government was in on them. intended to replace housing for lower income people that had lost their home to the storm. They were suppose to stand up to a hurricane and were built on poles to prevent flooding. Don't know how well they worked out? There was a TH-cam video showing them being built and setup at their destination.
Ken Lee I was thinking the same thing..I live in Florida.
There are lots available. Just consult with a company in your area
Show me one, only one house in US that can withstand hurricane, storm or any other extreem weather annomaly... You guys build houses out of paper...
Awesome I want one!!!
What is the name of the house plan at 2:48? It's labeled as by Dickinson Homes, but that model is nowhere shown on their website.
Hi, I believe it's the Tita model from a line called M-series. They seem to have another webpage just for those - www.dickinson.homes/. Here is a video from their yt channel - th-cam.com/video/LDA4rbhq8r8/w-d-xo.html
Contractors will fight this every step of the way.
Surprised that many commenters say these small sq-ft prefab examples are too expensive, a subjective view wholly dependent on where you live. Our local market in Seattle prices "Backyard Cottages" (400sf - 1000 sf) from $200k - $450k. Only 420 have been built in the past 12 years the zoning has permitted them. Admittedly, not very many, because frankly the median price of $350k is hard to justify for most potential buyers, but that is the market here, YMMV.
Of more concern is why over the past 10 years so many modular home manufacturers have gone out of business: Glide Homes (Michele Kaufman), Blue Homes (reorg-ed from 200 employees --> 35), and many, more firms. Glide Homes was a favorite of Dwell Magazine, the ultra cool architecture crowd and even the NYT architecture critic. They burned thru $220-m plus in San Francisco VC money in multiple funding rounds. Other copy-cat VC funded modular home manufacturing firms have met a similar fate. That is the cold hard reality.
In our Seattle market however, a local prefab modular manufacturer: Method Homes, is doing very well and expanding. The difference is Method Homes has never been confused about their value proposition. They are NOT less expensive than local stick built, they are decidedly more expensive. What their customer's save is time, not money. They started as a business barging expensive panelized vacation homes built on the mainland at their warehouse shop to the NW San Juan Islands, for millionaire CA families at an enormous profit. No confusion for them, and very profitable.
Michele Kaufman was a very good architect, whom I admired. Glide Homes had a good product, but they mistakenly believed (and spent bushels of other people's money) they were mass-producing beautiful high-end architect designed prefab homes on an assembly line and would benefit from scale and a controlled manufacturing environment. They entirely misunderstood assembly line realities: hint "any color you like as long as it is black". Manufacturing cars is not the same as manufacturing pretty custom homes in a warehouse.... it just isn't for lots of reasons I do not have time to describe here. Mobile home, and Park Model mobile home manufacturers are a success because they knew the difference and adjusted the business model, and had 60+ years to figure it out in the United States. Buyer beware however, Clayton Homes (Warren Buffet's dirty little secret) is often in trouble with state's attorney's general everywhere and sued for a whole host of unsavory practices and quality problems.
My hope is the prefab manufacturer's in this video have adjusted the business model and design allowing them to deliver on the promise of module prefab architecture for the masses .... I'm just not confident knowing the long sorted history of this market segment. Would be great to be wrong.
wow those are just 2x4 homes, with very very high prices, one can get a 3 bedroom block home in florida for 75 thousand plus lot, these prices are just really stupid for those 2x4 homes
When was the last time you checked on home prices in florida. If you find one for 75k it's a total gut job.
@@davesutton50 negative, i found alot, even on a quarter lot, just have to stay out of big city areas, plus got one in my area for 60 just had to have the air fix up.
@@mtz3843 I very been searching. All I've found were mobile homes under 75k but they are on lease lots meaning I have to pay an extra 600 to 800 a month
Therefore not affordable.
Those mobile homes that come with it's own land run tween 90. To 180 k and that's not even a half acre
And they need work. I even looked in the nuclear wasteland of Cystal river
Or the sinkhole areas of Dade City and the migrant
Boondocks of Myakka.
I've tried Zillow, tulia, and realestate.com where can I find them. Right now I'm paying $1,350 a month for 380 sq ft studio in a 125 yr building with out central air
Outside of winter haven 22 mi to closest hospital.
@@davesutton50 you need to look in sumter county
I find this concept very intriguing....but I’d have to do WAY more investigation into the pros and cons and find out if it’s actually cost effective and research the quality of the materials and construction, energy efficiency etc.
Many times I’ve considered purchasing a beautiful lot on a lake in the woods....but was put off with the hassles of having to build the cabin...Perhaps a ready made prefab is an option.? They have very nice designs ...
This is not a new concept; at the turn of the 20th century, you could buy a prefab home out of the Eatons Catalogue...it would arrive on the train and you’d have to haul it out to your lot or homestead and put it together...like a jigsaw puzzle ...except way more complicated...They were beautiful, well constructed homes.... Quality is not always a priority these days...just look at the average construction of a mobile home .....
The designs of all the homes were super cool 👍🏽👍🏽
All these cool homes are in Europe, of course!
@6:21 what is all that wavey business underneath the Connect Homes module? Maybe offcuts for furling?
Costs mentioned were a bit high. Would be nice if they featured a 3 BR, 2BA common base materials (vinyl siding, standard windows, doors, cabinets, plumbing fixtures, etc.) around 1100 ft sq for about less than $100,000 on my foundation turn key except for maybe final paint.
Cabin One is awesome too
Almost double what others are out there
where is it less? please tell!
Fascinating🏡
The cabin suite is 66 meters squared, or about 800 square feet, plus or minus, and they want €165,000, or about $200,000. And that’s not factoring in the other expenses involved in prepping your site, and finishing the job. Conservatively speaking, you would have $225,000 invested before you spent the first night in the thing. I could build one myself, for myself, for a lot less.
I’m in the wrong business.
great set up
Love the modern looking cabin
I'm interested in buying some property maybe 1 acre. Given electric and plumbing is available, can these be manufactured on site?
Seen video after video of Pre-fabs. They seem more expensive than I thought. One question though, they all, if not most seem to be overseas. Why don't they list more for here in the U.S.
Very nice!
Can you build a basement under a prefab home?
Nice builds but too expensive for the size.
I created my own section in the factory building moduler roofs trained 28 guys how to do it.
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I wonder if they would do a timber frame house. Let's say in a Japanese style.
Also WTF are up with these prices, 65 thousand just for a 600 sqft home, then you have to pay the trucking fee, prices double when you have to move oversized hauls. Then you have to pay for the crane and that is just a rip off and they start charging probably the minute they start moving the crane to the location site, then you have to pay all those people to put your home together and those trade people charge an arm and a leg for their services, my dad was paying 65 bucks an hour just for the cement workers here in southern California when we had our home built. Then you have the cost of permits, inspections (corrupt fuckers), cost of land, oh and don't forget about all the taxes, and cost to install utilities on site if there aren't any. So 200 to 300 thousand dollars for a small home when I could buy an existing home already built and connected and over double the size for the exact same price. Can you say bend over please? I don't see where the saving are? Does anyone else?
Just depends on where your at my friends just built his prefab for 65000 flat so all depends on locations
Not only the list you have added, ca mandates solar panels and sprinkler systems and your going to need a backup generator for all the power outages, add that to the cost.
I.would love to get one 4 bed rooms 3 baths wrap around front porch Nd side porchany on mass to call
Connect homes very cool.
Kind of reminds me if IKEA got into building homes . . .
Honestly it seems like these are only a little cheaper than a comparable traditional build. When you factor in the massive depreciation of a “modular” construction, it really becomes a bad investment.
Yes this is a very bad investment and a waste of money.
My engineer told me this.
When I was building my home I thought this might be a good idea, less expensive.
My engineer advised me against it.
These builds are prone to dampness and other major problems.
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I have to disagree. I own a traditionally built home on an island off Florida Gulf Coast. 2 doors down there is a guy who owns a modular built home. Currently, his home sits at $750,000 and is actually higher, per square foot than the rest of the houses on the street. Why? I have no idea. He has a smaller lot, shingle roof (most have metal), an unremarkable house and doesn't even have a paved driveway. His is gravel. We are all baffled but his house is not losing any points because it is modular. Go figure?????
Hula Shack well I’m not too familiar with Florida or property of that price range, but I promise you that’s the exception, not the rule. I challenge you to go on Zillow and compare similar houses that are modular vs traditional. Almost every time the traditional house will be at least 25% more valuable.
Hula Shack
It’s because people are willing to pay those kind of prices for these homes
even though they will never compare to a stick built home...!
A2 Aviation Actually, modular homes are considered real property just like a traditional home and are just as much as an investment as any other home. Call any mortgage broker or bank if you would like to confirm. This is why folks can get conventional mortgages and mortgage insurance just as any conventionally built home. Just a;FYI for those that may be considering but do not know the facts.
Build me a 2 story shed, a place where I can store my stuff and relax while watching my kingdom 👑 grow.
You can buy a garbage house in the US for $20,000 it may not have electricity or running water, but for the extra money you can install that.
I would be interested in a home that was off the Grid...Is this possible? I Don't want just a box but a normal home like we see here just off the Grid ..... GeoThermal feature.
I see speed of construction, site selection and delivery being where these premium prices come from.
How much commercial building and residential at the back side
Love it
Very interested!
Micro homes very cool
One issue that no one ever mentions about Pre-fab homes is,
no site is 100% perfect...
When you build a home, you are constantly making corrections
here and there so it all comes together correctly...
When you’re dealing with something that is already built, it’s not
as easy to make these corrections.
All of your Pre-fab pieces are made to fit each other under perfect,
factory conditions and once you start making changes to one part
then you have to change the next because now the changed part and
the next factory part will not match any longer and it’s a chain reaction...
The next thing you know you’re making changes to every following piece
every time that you need to make a change...
All of this costing you more work, time, and money...!
what do you mean by that? you build the ground mostly for areas that your going to live as per house. So the comment makes no sense.
Cool. Would like to see more contemporary designs and any companies in the central United States. I'm interested in these being in the Nashville Tennessee area. Tks. 👍 ✌
Gary Ballard, same here. Contemporary in Dickson, Tn
is it the company that you purchase your house from that they finish the installation on site or you need to hire contractors on your own?
A Canadian version would be greatly appreciated too heheh
How is 65,000 base price for 600sq feet cheaper??
How can get this I really want a home like this. I don't have a bajillion dollars thou.
now all i have to do is buy property, foundation footings and install a 30000 dollar septic system, plus permits, yippee!
I have done two upscale modular homes. One because it is near beach is worth about a million. I just don't like the concept anymore at least for me. In the south where weather and labor isn't a significant factor, I just think site built is more controllable and affordable.
$65,000 for 600 sqft, not including setup, permits, and hookup is not a deal.
More like a RIP off...I cud build 600 sq ft including EVERYTHING for approx 40,000.
Love this!! Thanks.
How much is a 4-bedroom home? Is it available in Maryland?
Would you call the concrete 3d printed house a prefab home?
P.S. the price to get it done is $4,000 and it get done in 1 day
400 sq ft for $4k?
Wish it was mine. So tired is apartment living .
we were tired of it to, look up dirksen buildings, they are the best sheds you can buy that you can truly live in and they are big
just calculate all the money you waste at your apartment every year and it makes costs seam much smaller than they are
Let me 1st say I LOVE BOTH but..$65K??? With the quality of materials that I see this has to be, with foundation, septic, well, driveway, etc. etc. at $200 sq ft. minimally..If you click on my cabin symbol, then videos, scroll to the bottom vids, # 1 &2, you'll see what $13,000 will get you. I paid someone $13,000 to add a 16 x 24 addition to my old cabin, materials included, for just the shell. I supplied the windows and door. Year to date I have $27K invested. And it doesn't have the high end materials I see here and mine is far from completed yet.. From the original $13K, I supplied the rest of the materials and ALL OF THE LABOR to get it where it is today. And it's still not done.