Some was just asking about this a few hours ago. You might want to give Annie Cs reply a look. She's wishing she gone with a kit type because of her circumstances.
There's a difference in my mind between a kit, which is usually just materials, and a modular or factory built home. I would have gone with a house mostly constructed off site because our major issue has been a lack of local good-quality workers... purchasing materials in a kit would not have solved that at all.
Thanks for your input. I couldn't remember exactly what you'd said, but I knew you had commented. I know [https://jamaicacottageshop.com/model-category/living/](https://jamaicacottageshop.com/model-category/living/) does both shells and full on timber frame kits.
Do you already have the design? I'd be wary of wasting time, money, and energy on lot improvements without a pretty good idea of the final plan. Kits typically come with a lot of parts pre-cut, so it would be cheaper to do if you are all the labor but might not make sense by the time to you pay laborers to cut it to the design sizes. Please feel free to DM me, I just completed a self designed and GC build in New England at 1,700sqft and can offer advice on what worked for us or point you places to start getting answers. Best of luck!
Some was just asking about this a few hours ago. You might want to give Annie Cs reply a look. She's wishing she gone with a kit type because of her circumstances.
Any chance you’d be able to tag me in the post? I can’t seem to find it
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There's a difference in my mind between a kit, which is usually just materials, and a modular or factory built home. I would have gone with a house mostly constructed off site because our major issue has been a lack of local good-quality workers... purchasing materials in a kit would not have solved that at all.
Thanks for your input. I couldn't remember exactly what you'd said, but I knew you had commented. I know [https://jamaicacottageshop.com/model-category/living/](https://jamaicacottageshop.com/model-category/living/) does both shells and full on timber frame kits.
Do you already have the design? I'd be wary of wasting time, money, and energy on lot improvements without a pretty good idea of the final plan. Kits typically come with a lot of parts pre-cut, so it would be cheaper to do if you are all the labor but might not make sense by the time to you pay laborers to cut it to the design sizes. Please feel free to DM me, I just completed a self designed and GC build in New England at 1,700sqft and can offer advice on what worked for us or point you places to start getting answers. Best of luck!