Kit Homes QLD

A kit home is essentially the same as any other home. The main difference centres around the fact that a kit home’s major components are designed and prefabricated in a factory. These components include things such as framing. Once this stage in the process is complete, the partially manufactured kit home and materials are delivered to the building site. 

Once the home and materials have arrived on site, the assembly can begin. From there, owners can watch their kit home come to life, from the ground up. During the assembly process, some of the kit’s parts, along with other products and materials may need to be cut or trimmed to size. 

Similar in almost every facet to a more traditional home, it’s important to note that kit homes are completely customisable. This means that whether you have concrete ideas for the interior or exterior design, you can bring them to life. There are design decisions to be made every step of the way when building a kit home.

A kit home comes complete with a host of inclusions. When building a kit home, customisation is key. By breaking down inclusions into different stages, Kitome makes it easy for owners to collaborate on every step of the design and build process. 

The first stage involves inclusions that will help the home achieve lockup status. This means things like frames and trusses, windows, roofs and guttering. Cladding is also a consideration, along with entrance doors, handles and locks. 

Stage two of inclusions involve internal linings and finishings. As such, there are choices around insulation, cornices and internal lining from the walls to the ceiling. Skirting and architraves, along with any internal doors and door handles are also considered. 

Stage three encompasses everything needed in order to properly fit out the hubs of the home, or in other words, the kitchen, bathroom and laundry. For the kitchen, this means ovens, rangehoods, dishwashers, sinks, tiles and cabinets.

For the laundry, stage three means looking at items like laundry tubs, tapware and wall tiles. While for the bathroom, inclusions range from vanities and tapware to bathroom furniture, the toilet suite and tiles.

When it comes to building a kit home, owners have more control over the entire process. This way, things like duration can be more flexible. With this in mind, a kit home can be built in as little as 8 weeks. On the other end of the spectrum, the build could take 8 to 10 months.

These different time frames depend on a variety of different factors. For kit homes that take as little as 8 weeks, there are key features. Firstly, it can take between several hours and a few days to build the exterior shell and install the roof, windows and doors. By then employing a contractor to finish the exterior, the project can take as little as two months. 

For kit home projects that take 8 to 10 months, the exterior shell has been built quickly. However, the owner may decide to become an owner-builder, fitting project works in between their regular job. Additionally, factors like delays from the local QLD Council, bad weather and unreliable trades may combine to make the project timeline between 8 to 10 months. 

As such, when considering how long it takes to build a kit home, there are a variety of different factors that influence the overall time frame.

Building a kit home is extremely cost-effective. In fact, the process of building a kit home is much cheaper than other buy and build options. However, while kit homes are a cost-effective option, it’s important to remember that kit homes do not compromise on quality. 

With that being said, the cost of a three-bedroom kit home starts at around $79,789. For a four-bedroom home, the cost starts at $104,161 while the cost of a five-bedroom home begins at around $148,665. It’s important to state that these prices exclude building costs.

While kit homes are a viable and cost-effective alternative to buying land and building a traditional home, there are finance options available. Importantly, Kitome can put you in contact with a home loan specialist with kit home knowledge. 

By understanding the inherent differences between obtaining finance for a kit home and obtaining finance for a more traditional house purchase, these loan specialists can provide tailored advice.

Kit homes are cost-effective home building options as they are cheaper than the alternative, more traditional way of building a house. To put the cost into context, a kit home costs anywhere between $316 and $593 per square foot.

A home with basic finishes in Adelaide costs $1,580 per square metre. In Melbourne and Sydney, expect to pay $1,720 and $1,780 per square metre. In Brisbane, the square metre cost is slightly higher at $1,800.

With these figures in mind, it means that the average cost of building a new home in Australia is around $385,173. Compare this to a three-bedroom kit home with costs that begin at $79,789.

Kit homes are known to hold their value. In fact, kit homes rarely depreciate and often enjoy a high return on investment. Research indicates that kit homes have a high 84% return on investment rate.

As kit homes are, on average, 15% cheaper to build than the traditional home, the likelihood of achieving a return on investment, or increasing the value is high. However, not all kit homes hold their value.

Rather, kit homeowners must take care of their property. This care should be present in the planning, building and living phases. In planning, it means building a kit home in a location that has appeal. During building, it means including sought-after amenities.

Perhaps most importantly, while living in the home, it’s vital to keep the premises in good nick. This is because kit homes are only known to depreciate in value when they are in poor condition with things like peeling paint jobs, dirty carpets and broken windows.