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...house in Toronto Canada. The house built in the 1930's is double brick wall. The house is original and has little to no insulation right now. I want to insulate the house from the outside with as high R value as possible. After insulation I was thinking James Hardie siding. Apparently brick is a problem because you nee...

...house models deliverable to the US, but we don’t have any hexagonal or round houses on the menu yet. But we will have wall panel manufacturer coming online, so there may be a solution there where you can have your own design but have all the components delivered. We are also looking to work with other kit house manufac...

...house, our first demonstration house. It's a LEED Platinum home that earned a most resilient house of the year award from Green Builder Media, and was also called the most resilient house in North America by the Resilient Design Institute who then used it as a teaching guide. We honestly don’t know what sort of issues ...

I have a 4 story apartment to frame. Is one type of wood any better than another? Say, southern yellow pine, vs. douglas fur, or any other options.   Choosing the right lumber for framing depends on a lot things, everything from your design, local building codes, and what lumber is available nearby. Here is our page al...

...House ready prefab modular Eco home Kit house models here for Canada and US And here is our directory to all prefabs available in Maryland: Find prefab modular kit homes and prefab house floor plans available in Maryland here  There are additional costs to seat the house that I hope is not part of that 100 K budget, sp...

...house made of concrete located in Nova Scotia. The walls are about 8" thick solid poured concrete on the ground floor, and 4" on the second floor. Both stories have had an exterior skin added by applying bi-sected hollow blocks which gives a few inches of air gap. Interior was plaster and lathe, then strapping and gypr...

...houses are available across Canada and the US. on this page you can see ECO home prefab 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 you off to other models that may be coming online soon.  There has been...

I have lakefront property and I was thinking of a prefab home.  Modern.  What should I be asking and what are the pitfalls?  I love this one: L’Abri 1850-BV But customer service is not responsive and that worries me..... Sorry that you didn’t hear back from the manufacturer, I know they have been swamped with requests....

...house and the screw piles that is loose? The screw piles themselves that are moving in the ground? I can suggest solutions for either, but really need to know what the problem is before suggesting a solution based on symptoms...

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. There were slow downs due to the Covid pandemic and demand is pretty high at the moment but we should have additional manufacturers coming on board with us in the ...

...house or mobile camper van, which can be found in a choice of ductless HRV and ERV units ideal for Tiny Houses and Homes like converted vans here.    

...house and using the water there.  Our prefab kit homes are not yet available out west unfortunately, but if you sign up as an Ecohome member (which is free and we don't spam endlessly or share addresses), you will get notice as soon as they are available in your region. 

...House ready 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 second one (the Edelweiss House) are both site builds, but our more recent one (the Wakefield House) is a kit home, and we placed it on a solar air h...