It’s a new way to build homes, and it's being tested in this region.
Think Ikea furniture, but bigger. And instead of an Allen key, homes are assembled using wrenches. No nails, no hammers, and according to Bone Structure CEO Marc Bovet, no waste.
“The money they're spending on a home is going into a home, not into garbage containers, not into lack of efficiency on a jobsite,” he says.
The home is made entirely of steel, pre-manufactured by the Quebec-based company, and put together on site.
“Basically this home is assembled, not built,” he says. “Everything clips together.”
This home in Erin is a prototype. It’s not quite finished, but even when it is it can be changed.
“There are no interior load-bearing walls in the house. You want four bedrooms, then you want to change that down the road. Be my guest,” he says. “You want to add a window that can be done with your brother in laws on a Saturday morning? Basically the house evolves with your lifestyle.”
Paul Barber is a contractor based in Huntsville and likes what he sees.
“It blends a bit of high-end manufacturing into an industry that sometimes lacks quality control. It brings precision to it,” Barber says.
And Barber thinks this sort of design will be perfect in cottage country.
“I think it’s well suited for rural and county escapes, anyone who wants to look at a vista. Ideal for someone who wants to look at nature,” he says.
