Passive House 'Turn Key Purchase'

mareegoo

Hi All,

I am looking to build a passive house and have been looking at 'turn key' options - got quotes for 150k for 2,000 sq ft passive house. The company is based in UK and price includes assembly and transport.

Can anyone advise if they have gone down this route and advise feedback - as it is much much cheaper than going with a contractor here....(quality the same though) .

Many thanks

BryanF

Is it cheaper though, we only have your word for it ? Have you had anyone independent advise you of this?

893bet

Sounds too good to be true.

Calahonda52

what is the exact spec on the build?
Whats the extern wall finish?
I have attached the min u values for TGD 2011 so what are they saying the PH values will be.
Does it include a MHVR system
What Air tightness values will it achieve
PM me the supplier if you wish and I will have a peep
As noted already looks like being too cheap with perhaps some hidden costs.

Other considerations:
you will need a foundation, to their spec, in a serviced site signed off by your engineer

Then will your engineer sign off on the house as assembled

mareegoo

Calahonda52 wrote: »

what is the exact spec on the build?
Whats the extern wall finish?
I have attached the min u values for TGD 2011 so what are they saying the PH values will be.
Does it include a MHVR system
What Air tightness values will it achieve
PM me the supplier if you wish and I will have a peep
As noted already looks like being too cheap with perhaps some hidden costs.

Other considerations:
you will need a foundation, to their spec, in a serviced site signed off by your engineer

Then will your engineer sign off on the house as assembled

Thanks for this I will have to review the above!
foundation included and meets passive certification
engineer i have is a passive specialist so he is reviewing the above
ill advise if any deviations from building standards and all the values and what systems they are using as well

mareegoo

893bet wrote: »

Sounds too good to be true.

agree if something sounds too good to be true it normally....but the only difference I can see at the moment is the standard of windows - i'd be upgrading to Nordan which they have no problem with.

i'll be coming back re other spec

893bet

mareegoo wrote: »

agree if something sounds too good to be true it normally....but the only difference I can see at the moment is the standard of windows - i'd be upgrading to Nordan which they have no problem with.

i'll be coming back re other spec

What do they define turn key as? Are we taking just about a sealed structure? Or turnkey as in literally walk in ready to live.

mareegoo

893bet wrote: »

What do they define turn key as? Are we taking just about a sealed structure? Or turnkey as in literally walk in ready to live.

ready to walk into - need to get white goods yourself

includes kitchen and stove and floor finishes and sanitary ware.....

Calahonda52

For interest I did some looking and found these guys
http://www.sustainabledesigncollective.co.uk/kit-homes/build-passivhaus-kit-home-2-weeks/

The kits are made in Tipperary which may explain the pricing as its euro priced as opposed to Stg priced materials and labour and no trans national shipping.
The windows re made in UK

The OP may not be using these guys but it is interesting

mareegoo

Calahonda52 wrote: »

For interest I did some looking and found these guys
http://www.sustainabledesigncollective.co.uk/kit-homes/build-passivhaus-kit-home-2-weeks/

The kits are made in Tipperary which may explain the pricing as its euro priced as opposed to Stg priced materials and labour and no trans national shipping.
The windows re made in UK

The OP may not be using these guys but it is interesting

Hi there, i had not come across this company and it is on the 'doorstep' - but i cannot see any reference to pricing - do you have to contact them or did i miss it on the website ??

Calahonda52

You need to call them, no pricing on web but certainly useful as a reference point

Dunkel

Hi there

We are looking at a Passive build as well. There are so many options to consider! Could you tell me which company you were looking at in the UK, and did the delivery include Ireland?

Thanks.

ht9zni1gs28crp

Interesting, as you have a better chance at getting all the 'passive' aspects built better in a factory controlled environment such as airtightness etc.

A straightforward kit to a straightforward design I would imagine is within that budget.

bungaro79

Calahonda52 wrote: »

For interest I did some looking and found these guys
http://www.sustainabledesigncollective.co.uk/kit-homes/build-passivhaus-kit-home-2-weeks/

The kits are made in Tipperary which may explain the pricing as its euro priced as opposed to Stg priced materials and labour and no trans national shipping.
The windows re made in UK

The OP may not be using these guys but it is interesting

hi calahonda,
you seem to have a lot of experience in this field. do you anyone who has used these guys?? hoping to get a site to build on like the op and seriously looking into a passive house but thought it would be out of our price range (which i'm thinking is around the 150k mark too) but hoping the info on here sounds promising!

househero

Calahonda52 wrote: »

For interest I did some looking and found these guys
http://www.sustainabledesigncollective.co.uk/kit-homes/build-passivhaus-kit-home-2-weeks/

The kits are made in Tipperary which may explain the pricing as its euro priced as opposed to Stg priced materials and labour and no trans national shipping.
The windows re made in UK

The OP may not be using these guys but it is interesting

After a little research -snip-. The OP didnt say they were using this supplier, so mentioning them is dragging off topic a little.

The idea of not using a traditional foundation is different. Just 15cm of compacted stones! From what I can see.




Hi Mareegoo, Id love to know who you are using for your arch and turn key supplier. Maybe you could send me a private message. Or where the timberframe company is based and I can google for their name. You can send me a PM by clicking on this link to my profile page... http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/member.php?u=593560 Then select 'Contact Info' and 'Send Private Message'

We are in the process of tendering for a 2000sq ft TF house on a 0.3acre site we have in Wexford.

ironmonkey

I'd also be very interested in any update with regard to this. If possible please pm me the company details. If it's not too cheeky what's the floor plan like?

sarah88

Hi, I hope its okay to pull up this older thread. I'm just wondering if anyone has had any success in sourcing a passive kit house that meets our regulations? I have been in contact with many of the timber kit house company (most of which seem to be based up north) but none are interested in taking on a project down as far as Waterford . 
I'd appreciate any suggestions. 
Thanks, Sarah

sarah88

Hi, I hope its okay to pull up this older thread. I'm just wondering if anyone has had any success in sourcing a passive kit house that meets our regulations? I have been in contact with many of the timber kit house company (most of which seem to be based up north) but none are interested in taking on a project down as far as Waterford . 
I'd appreciate any suggestions. 
Thanks, Sarah

gooner99

sarah88 wrote: »

Hi, I hope its okay to pull up this older thread. I'm just wondering if anyone has had any success in sourcing a passive kit house that meets our regulations? I have been in contact with many of the timber kit house company (most of which seem to be based up north) but none are interested in taking on a project down as far as Waterford . 
I'd appreciate any suggestions. 
Thanks, Sarah

Hi. I could be wrong but I believe there aren't many Irish based kit supplier that will offer a passive kit. One I know off offer with completed passive slab, walls, windows, doors, roof (pretty much weather tight). I believe they can then give you most of the materials in order to get a local contractor to finish of or they can offer turn-key. They based in the west and have a Scandinavian sounding name.