Even if contractor-built, the initial cost may be less since there is no furnace or heat pump to buy in the first place. Enertia Homes appreciate from their uniqueness - the longer you can document your low energy bills, the more your house is worth, especially in the future of fast disappearing fuels. We certainly hope the Non-polluting House will become a status symbol in a world where people have pride in preserving the future of the Earth. This is why the Enertia House is offered as a pre-cut kit. The wall segments weigh no more than 160 pounds, and are lettered and numbered for position.
Savings come in material, time, labor, and cleanup of the site.
Windows go in as the walls go up, so you are looking at finished house at the end of each day's work. These are dollars that you don't draw as salary, pay tax on, then hand to a contractor who has payroll, overhead, insurance and workman's comp to deal with. There is no greater way to cut the cost of housing. Of course, while it is Nature's oldest and noblest effort, homebuilding is not for everyone. Remember, there is no pay scale when it comes to savings - your wife, son, daughter, and friend's time is worth as much as your own.