Did all your children go to college? Tired of hearing about the global housing crisis? You may want to downsize your home to save costs if the answer is yes to those questions. One of the cheapest and fastest ways to do this is by building your own home. Do-it-yourself flat-pack houses are good options because: 1) you can build them quickly, 2) there are many models that are high-quality and energy-efficient, and 3) you can build them in a fraction of the time that you would build a traditional house.
In fact, if you live in the UK, there is an engineer living there who is designing a house where most of it can be assembled in about four hours. According to Dr. Mike Page, the engineer who designed it, it is as easy to assemble as an IKEA bookcase. There isn’t even as much assembly as you would see in a regular flat pack kit because when customers order these pre-made home kits, they get the finished product. All you’ll have to do is add the flat-pack furniture, dust your hands, and you’re done. Clever! Livable home!
The QB2 cube house
You can buy the flat pack house between the ranges of £ 10,500 to £ 47,000. The cubic house QB2, as it is called, measures approximately 10 feet. tall and 13 feet. wide and allows two people to sleep comfortably. It is also important that the building does not require any action from the planning commission because it is only 10 feet tall. tall. You can see how Dr. Page’s designer genius comes into play when you look at the space-saving measures that are incorporated into the building that make it much more spacious than houses of the same size.
Surprisingly, the QB2 cube can provide a fully functional and comfortable floor plan in its compact design. This is accomplished by combining features around the home, such as using a sturdy bookcase as the base for a miniature stair set. If you bought the QB2, the following components would fit in your home:
- One bedroom with a large double bed.
- A large kitchen bath with sink, toilet and full size shower.
- A dining table that turns into a sofa.
- A large and perfectly functional stove and refrigerator.
- Appliances including TV and washing machine.
- An HVAC system for mechanical heat recovery and energy efficient lights.
Design options for QB2
The QB2 housing can be assembled in about four hours, but it takes a little longer to add other parts of the house, such as the kitchen. There is the option to build the cube house yourself for approximately £ 9,495, or let Bolton Buildings build it for you for £ 10,305.00. This basic model includes ceiling and floor joists, foundations and wall studs.
An additional option costs around £ 27,208 and will provide insulated walls, roof covers and floors and ceilings. It also has birch clad walls inside.
Home decor tips for your DIY
You will have to approach the home décor for this small house a little differently than a normal size house because if you don’t, things can look cluttered. For example, a smart use of space would be to delineate rooms by hanging a nice set of curtains on electric pipe curtain rods to add an inexpensive and attractive touch to your small home.
Home buyers looking to downsize their home would do well to check with local businesses that offer small DIY flat-pack homes like the QB2 cube house. Once the house is assembled and you start living in it, you will be amazed at how they take advantage of engineering designs to provide a modern, modern home that is a pleasure to live in.