Comments on: PREFAB FRIDAY: Method Home’s Completed Cabin!

By: earthsmile

earthsmile — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 15:30:19 +0000

A nice entry… but still not ‘it’. The real deal will happen with welded, or bolted together, 4″ x 4″ hollow galvanized steel tubing as the frame… and sustainable wood & eco foam – Structurally Insulated Panels (SIP’s) as the walls floors and roof. Also, pouring a slab is not optimal. Using concrete piers topped with steel ‘I-beam’ rails… as the foundation… is better, cheaper, and less destructive of the natural surroundings. Taking this design concept and making these amendments would cut the price in half… AND make it a project which uses already available, ‘off the shelf’ components’… which would allow it to be a a largely ’self-fab’ project, with expert help, if such was desired. So nice going here… but… (Feel free to contact: x@earthsmile.com with comments.)

By: theokobox

theokobox — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 13:27:41 +0000

That is so beautiful – i would love to have something just like that but 600 sq ft instead! (I like my house small with less space to clean) Ya’ll always find so many great sustainable home ideas!

By: BRadtke

BRadtke — Sat, 02 Aug 2008 16:54:50 +0000

With a few clicks on the multiple links listed, quite a bit of additional information is available. The Method Home\’s site lists the Method Cabin size at 1811 sq ft, 3BR, 2 Bath. Although I have not found finished costs available, previous posts (also linked) estimated costs between $150 and $250/sq ft (yeah, big range). The Method Home\’s site briefly mentioned available solar hookups, LEED 2.0 Gold standards, and other sustainability items. Still too expensive overall, but more eye candy to build ideas from.

By: Shmoodog

Shmoodog — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:58:50 +0000

Beautiful house, I think the other poster was eluding to the fact that we want more info.

By: Brian Lang

Brian Lang — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:43:19 +0000

Looks nice. Too bad that no one at Inhabitat or Method Homes feels it’s important to publish the cost of the home. Or the size (in square feet). Or what energy sources it’s using. Given the house’s forested setting, I would imagine that solar and wind would be poor choice from a return on investment perspective. I would very tempted to buy one of these if more information was forthcoming.