Flat pack houses, this is a phrase that sounds very funny when you first start doing your research into self build, however it is no laughing matter and indeed it is quite true that you can actually have a flat pack home that is as easy to assemble as flat pack furniture. No we got that wrong, it is much easier to assemble a flat pack home because a crack team of German, Polish, or Scandinavian engineer's drive your home over to the UK and put it together for you!
The flat pack housing route really is a way to self build that quite literally anyone can do, you don't need to have any DIY skills or an understanding of the planning process because everything is taken care of for you.
Flat pack homes are actually built off site in purpose built factories, the Germans are famous for this and have been doing it for decades but Polish and Swedish manufactures also have top quality products and impeccable reputations. Because flat pack homes are built in a factory and not on a wet British construction the site the quality of the finish is much better and they are built much faster than conventional methods.
Flat pack homes can take as little as 6 weeks and usually no longer than 3 months to complete once on site. When complete they have all internal fittings such as bathrooms, plumbing, heating and even carpets and tiling complete, they are literally ready to move into. Because all of this work is completed for you by a specialised team you can guarantee that the project will come in on time and on budget.
If you would like to live in a dream house but you are worried about not having any practical knowledge of house building then this is definitely the route you should consider. Even if you have the knowledge the flat pack house route should still be considered because of the time and cost savings. Everybody dreams of coming in on time and on budget and with flat pack homes that dream is a reality.
