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Homesepot $44K pre-fab house

54 points by _8j50 3y ago

znpy 3y ago
Can’t access it, the cdn won’t allow me. Look like it’s akamai.
- TheDong 3y ago
  https://web.archive.org/web/20230606071959/https://www.homedepot.com/p/Getaway-Pad-540-sq-ft-1-Bed-and-Roof-Deck-Tiny-Home-Steel-Frame-Building-Kit-ADU-Cabin-Guest-house-GPRD540/320746688 https://web.archive.org/web/20230606071959/https://www.homed...
huhtenberg 3y ago
Access Denied You don't have permission to access "http://www.homedepot.com/p/Getaway-Pad-540-sq-ft-1-Bed-and-Roof-Deck-Tiny-Home-Steel-Frame-Building-Kit-ADU-Cabin-Guest-house-GPRD540/320746688 http://www.homedepot.com/p/Getaway-Pad-540-sq-ft-1-Bed-and-R..." on this server.
- Red_Leaves_Flyy 3y ago
  Are you using private relay?
  - hu3 3y ago
    I'm not and it still blocks. I found an article about the kit elsewhere: https://www.plus1homekits.com/home-kits/1-2-bedroom/getaway-pad/ https://www.plus1homekits.com/home-kits/1-2-bedroom/getaway-... There a re other kits as well: https://www.plus1homekits.com/3-bedrooms/ https://www.plus1homekits.com/3-bedrooms/
  - huhtenberg 3y ago
    No, I'm just not in the US... ?
    - dangets 3y ago
      I remember reading on this site, not that long ago about large US companies regularly block traffic from outside US where they don't ship to or expect purchases. Home Depot was specifically called out.
- lesuorac 3y ago
  plus1 seems to be the manufactorer so besides people's questions on homedepot it should have the same information. https://www.plus1homekits.com/home-kits/1-2-bedroom/getaway-pad/ https://www.plus1homekits.com/home-kits/1-2-bedroom/getaway-...
ashconnor 3y ago
Home Depot blocks non-US IPs I believe. https://archive.is/LxN7p https://archive.is/LxN7p The reviews are pretty funny.
- sverhagen 3y ago
  Interestingly, the live version does not appear to have any reviews.
- justinclift 3y ago
  Yeah, no access to it from Australia. That archive.is capture also doesn't seem to include the reviews. :/
- WirelessGigabit 3y ago
  I cannot expand the 'reviews' on the archived page?
MrOwnPut 3y ago
540 sqft. No, that's an expensive shed. Just get a trailer house.
- seszett 3y ago
  That's 50 m², which seems more than enough to me for a single person or even a couple without children if they live in a place where you can enjoy the outside.
  - MrOwnPut 3y ago
    The issue is not the total space, but the price for the size. It's not even a complete "house", it's just the frame! For that price you can get a 1000 sqft. mobile home, probably furnished too. If you want to live in a shed, you can get a 1000 sqft. frame for $4k, not sure why this is $44k.
    - tecleandor 3y ago
      I'm not too much into prefab houses, but it seems like around here (Spain/Europe), 40K would get you a 500-700 sqft wood house. https://www.pineca.es/casa-de-madera-para-vivir-linda-44-44-mm-aislada-78-m2.html https://www.pineca.es/casa-de-madera-para-vivir-linda-44-44-... https://www.norgeshus.eu/wooden-houses-price-list/ https://www.norgeshus.eu/wooden-houses-price-list/
    - prepend 3y ago
      > The issue is not the total space, but the price for the size. This is my main gripe with tiny homes. It’s not that they are small, but that their price per square foot is so high. I’m not sure if the costs are truly that high or there’s just a lot of profit because of the trend. Similar for ISU homes. They seem cool, but not when they cost the same or more than traditional construction. This thing is $80/square foot before assembly and final prep.
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efnx 3y ago
I'm in NZ and I can see it. It's telling me the closest store is in Guam.
asah 3y ago
It's just the steel frame...
Ekaros 3y ago
I love how example assembly have gable roof and the pictures have flat one... And reading details, the 44k won't be the full price, but probably decent number to add on top still to go.
aerojoe23 3y ago
"... you'll need to complete ... such as doors, windows, electrical, plumbing and finishes." Lol
- thghtihadanacct 3y ago
  My Favorite part: *You are required to download the Pre-lim plans from the Additional Resources on The Home Depot website and take them to your local authority for approval and any corrections they require needs to be sent to us BEFORE purchase.
qwertyuiop_ 3y ago
Future of American dream when 70% of the population cannot afford rent let alone owning.
- beojan 3y ago
  You still need the land to put it on.
djaouen 3y ago
Hey, if it’ll solve the homelessness problem, I am all for it.
algo_trader 3y ago
How does this compare to the building cost of dense apartments? Setting aside land/planning/regulations/NIMBY/unions, for a repeated build, what is the build cost of a modern 3 floor x 4 apartments = 12 apartment building ?
balderdash 3y ago
I’ve been on and off interested in pre-fab homes, but they always seem more expensive than the alternative unless you are in a really expensive market like California
exabrial 3y ago
I think this is a great plan, but I wouldn't just set this up on the grass as shown the the picture... You need a soil compression test, proper drainage, and a myriad of other things just to survive 6 months.
codersfocus 3y ago
A video I saw of people hosing down piled bags of quikcrete (bagged concrete mix) really interested me. I calculated it would cost less than $1000 for a 10ft long, 8ft high wall. Just lay down the bags, stick some rebar through them as you go, than hose them down and you got a solid wall a single man could build little by little.
- blincoln 3y ago
  How well does the concrete end up mixed? I'd be really concerned that it would be a big pile of hollow concrete shells around powder that never came in contact with water.
  - HeyLaughingBoy 3y ago
    I'd be concerned about that too. It's really easy to end up with big dry spots if you don't mix well enough.
  - iancmceachern 3y ago
    If you buy bags of pre-mixed concrete then it's already mixed. What we normally refer to as concrete is a mix of Portland cement, Lyme, and aggregate (pebbles and/or sand). Pre mixed concrete comes as that already mixed and you just need to add water. You don't really need to mix the water in unless your looking to float the concrete to make a nice finished flat surface like a road or sidewalk. Anyone who has accidentally left a bag of pre mix out in the rain knows it hardens up fine.
- m463 3y ago
  My friend got a satellite dish put in years ago. The installer could only get a clear view in the corner of his yard, and had to ground-mount the antenna on a pole. He dug a hole, put the pole into it and emptied a bag of concrete in with it. He explained to my friend that it would suck the moisture out of the ground and become a solid plug. And it did.
xedeon 3y ago
$44k for just the steel frame. * Our PLUS 1 home kits consist of only the steel frame structure (shell) and the necessary components to assemble them.*
- complianceowl 3y ago
  That's what I thought. Although there would be a learning curve, you could probably build a very similar model of this, that is completely finished, for $44k.

54 points by _8j50 3y ago

znpy 3y ago

Can’t access it, the cdn won’t allow me. Look like it’s akamai.

TheDong 3y ago
https://web.archive.org/web/20230606071959/https://www.homedepot.com/p/Getaway-Pad-540-sq-ft-1-Bed-and-Roof-Deck-Tiny-Home-Steel-Frame-Building-Kit-ADU-Cabin-Guest-house-GPRD540/320746688 https://web.archive.org/web/20230606071959/https://www.homed...

huhtenberg 3y ago

Access Denied You don't have permission to access "http://www.homedepot.com/p/Getaway-Pad-540-sq-ft-1-Bed-and-Roof-Deck-Tiny-Home-Steel-Frame-Building-Kit-ADU-Cabin-Guest-house-GPRD540/320746688 http://www.homedepot.com/p/Getaway-Pad-540-sq-ft-1-Bed-and-R..." on this server.

Red_Leaves_Flyy 3y ago
Are you using private relay?
- hu3 3y ago
  I'm not and it still blocks. I found an article about the kit elsewhere: https://www.plus1homekits.com/home-kits/1-2-bedroom/getaway-pad/ https://www.plus1homekits.com/home-kits/1-2-bedroom/getaway-... There a re other kits as well: https://www.plus1homekits.com/3-bedrooms/ https://www.plus1homekits.com/3-bedrooms/
- huhtenberg 3y ago
  No, I'm just not in the US... ?
  - dangets 3y ago
    I remember reading on this site, not that long ago about large US companies regularly block traffic from outside US where they don't ship to or expect purchases. Home Depot was specifically called out.
lesuorac 3y ago
plus1 seems to be the manufactorer so besides people's questions on homedepot it should have the same information. https://www.plus1homekits.com/home-kits/1-2-bedroom/getaway-pad/ https://www.plus1homekits.com/home-kits/1-2-bedroom/getaway-...

ashconnor 3y ago

Home Depot blocks non-US IPs I believe. https://archive.is/LxN7p https://archive.is/LxN7p The reviews are pretty funny.

sverhagen 3y ago
Interestingly, the live version does not appear to have any reviews.
justinclift 3y ago
Yeah, no access to it from Australia. That archive.is capture also doesn't seem to include the reviews. :/
WirelessGigabit 3y ago
I cannot expand the 'reviews' on the archived page?

MrOwnPut 3y ago

540 sqft. No, that's an expensive shed. Just get a trailer house.

seszett 3y ago
That's 50 m², which seems more than enough to me for a single person or even a couple without children if they live in a place where you can enjoy the outside.
- MrOwnPut 3y ago
  The issue is not the total space, but the price for the size. It's not even a complete "house", it's just the frame! For that price you can get a 1000 sqft. mobile home, probably furnished too. If you want to live in a shed, you can get a 1000 sqft. frame for $4k, not sure why this is $44k.
  - tecleandor 3y ago
    I'm not too much into prefab houses, but it seems like around here (Spain/Europe), 40K would get you a 500-700 sqft wood house. https://www.pineca.es/casa-de-madera-para-vivir-linda-44-44-mm-aislada-78-m2.html https://www.pineca.es/casa-de-madera-para-vivir-linda-44-44-... https://www.norgeshus.eu/wooden-houses-price-list/ https://www.norgeshus.eu/wooden-houses-price-list/
  - prepend 3y ago
    > The issue is not the total space, but the price for the size. This is my main gripe with tiny homes. It’s not that they are small, but that their price per square foot is so high. I’m not sure if the costs are truly that high or there’s just a lot of profit because of the trend. Similar for ISU homes. They seem cool, but not when they cost the same or more than traditional construction. This thing is $80/square foot before assembly and final prep.
    - deleted 3y ago
      [deleted]

efnx 3y ago

I'm in NZ and I can see it. It's telling me the closest store is in Guam.

asah 3y ago

It's just the steel frame...

Ekaros 3y ago

I love how example assembly have gable roof and the pictures have flat one... And reading details, the 44k won't be the full price, but probably decent number to add on top still to go.

aerojoe23 3y ago

"... you'll need to complete ... such as doors, windows, electrical, plumbing and finishes." Lol

thghtihadanacct 3y ago
My Favorite part: *You are required to download the Pre-lim plans from the Additional Resources on The Home Depot website and take them to your local authority for approval and any corrections they require needs to be sent to us BEFORE purchase.

qwertyuiop_ 3y ago

Future of American dream when 70% of the population cannot afford rent let alone owning.

beojan 3y ago
You still need the land to put it on.

djaouen 3y ago

Hey, if it’ll solve the homelessness problem, I am all for it.

algo_trader 3y ago

How does this compare to the building cost of dense apartments? Setting aside land/planning/regulations/NIMBY/unions, for a repeated build, what is the build cost of a modern 3 floor x 4 apartments = 12 apartment building ?

balderdash 3y ago

I’ve been on and off interested in pre-fab homes, but they always seem more expensive than the alternative unless you are in a really expensive market like California

exabrial 3y ago

I think this is a great plan, but I wouldn't just set this up on the grass as shown the the picture... You need a soil compression test, proper drainage, and a myriad of other things just to survive 6 months.

codersfocus 3y ago

A video I saw of people hosing down piled bags of quikcrete (bagged concrete mix) really interested me. I calculated it would cost less than $1000 for a 10ft long, 8ft high wall. Just lay down the bags, stick some rebar through them as you go, than hose them down and you got a solid wall a single man could build little by little.

blincoln 3y ago
How well does the concrete end up mixed? I'd be really concerned that it would be a big pile of hollow concrete shells around powder that never came in contact with water.
- HeyLaughingBoy 3y ago
  I'd be concerned about that too. It's really easy to end up with big dry spots if you don't mix well enough.
- iancmceachern 3y ago
  If you buy bags of pre-mixed concrete then it's already mixed. What we normally refer to as concrete is a mix of Portland cement, Lyme, and aggregate (pebbles and/or sand). Pre mixed concrete comes as that already mixed and you just need to add water. You don't really need to mix the water in unless your looking to float the concrete to make a nice finished flat surface like a road or sidewalk. Anyone who has accidentally left a bag of pre mix out in the rain knows it hardens up fine.
m463 3y ago
My friend got a satellite dish put in years ago. The installer could only get a clear view in the corner of his yard, and had to ground-mount the antenna on a pole. He dug a hole, put the pole into it and emptied a bag of concrete in with it. He explained to my friend that it would suck the moisture out of the ground and become a solid plug. And it did.

xedeon 3y ago

$44k for just the steel frame. * Our PLUS 1 home kits consist of only the steel frame structure (shell) and the necessary components to assemble them.*

complianceowl 3y ago
That's what I thought. Although there would be a learning curve, you could probably build a very similar model of this, that is completely finished, for $44k.