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Then the 2 people spend 2 weeks - assembling it all- to the point that they can move in. This would be a 1-story structure - because to build a 2-story is harder, and recommended only for the most capable DIY people. There are larger risks - such as falling off a ladder if there are 2 stories. Most construction people are injured in ladder falls. | Then the 2 people spend 2 weeks - assembling it all- to the point that they can move in. This would be a 1-story structure - because to build a 2-story is harder, and recommended only for the most capable DIY people. There are larger risks - such as falling off a ladder if there are 2 stories. Most construction people are injured in ladder falls. | ||
Is 2 weeks enough? Yes, to the point of moving in. There may be trim details left, such as baseboard, top, window, and utility channel trim. But by move-in - house is painted, floors are finished. | Is 2 weeks enough? Yes, to the point of moving in. And it will be a long hours, but rewarding, 2 weeks There may be trim details left, such as baseboard, top, window, and utility channel trim. But by move-in - house is painted, floors are finished. 2 weeks means 240 hours of work total - 60 hour weeks for each person. | ||
You may still ask - is the house finished by then? The real answer is - a house is never finished. When a house is sold, it on average contains only 20% of the overall work to the house. Additions, maintenance, and modification of the house takes another 5x effort and cost! | |||
=Turnkey Production= | =Turnkey Production= | ||
Revision as of 15:30, 27 June 2022
Is the Seed Eco-Home more affordable than any other home available in the marketplace? There are several very compelling cases which make the Seed Eco-Home - a 10x better solution. Let's examine the financial model under various scenarios.
DIY Build Model
If one already has land, and does not live in the city, and one builds the house themselves - the costs are the lowest:
- Material cost - $60k fpr a 1000 square foot home
- Plans, engineering, build instructions - free download from the OSE site. See TOC.
- Electrical Connection - $10-30k. $500 for a subpanel if electric already exists.
- Off-grid system - $6k
- Labor cost - 2 people, 2-4 weeks - after spending a number of weekends building.
- Expected complete build time is 500-2000 hours, 500 for OSE-certified apprentices - 2000 for a complete novice. About half the time goes into module preparation, and half the time goes to assembly + finishing details.
What is the extreme example: a capable, motivated (hungry), DIY couple, who work full time jobs. Spend $60k on materials and their shipping onsite. They stake out and pour a foundation. They start on a flat lot with suitable soil.
Then over about 60 weekends - they each spend 8 hours on Saturday to build. They build the modules, and stash them. Total hour count is 1000.
This means that after about one year - while keeping their full time job - they build all the modules and are ready to assemble their house.
Then the 2 people spend 2 weeks - assembling it all- to the point that they can move in. This would be a 1-story structure - because to build a 2-story is harder, and recommended only for the most capable DIY people. There are larger risks - such as falling off a ladder if there are 2 stories. Most construction people are injured in ladder falls.
Is 2 weeks enough? Yes, to the point of moving in. And it will be a long hours, but rewarding, 2 weeks There may be trim details left, such as baseboard, top, window, and utility channel trim. But by move-in - house is painted, floors are finished. 2 weeks means 240 hours of work total - 60 hour weeks for each person.
You may still ask - is the house finished by then? The real answer is - a house is never finished. When a house is sold, it on average contains only 20% of the overall work to the house. Additions, maintenance, and modification of the house takes another 5x effort and cost!
Turnkey Production
Lifetime Costs
Average household size- 2.65 [1]