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At CBI Kit Homes, we can provide you with all the assistance you would need (virtually 24x7) or coordinate directly with your designated assistant, agent or foreman/lead carpenter (English and/or Spanish Language).

Included with the purchase of a CBI (Post and Beam) Kit Homes are all the necessary blueprints (Structural Detail Plans, Architectural Plans, Engineering Plans, Plumbing Plans, Electrical Plans, HVAC Plans, Kitchen Cabinet Plans, Foundation Plans, Wall Panelization Plans, Siding and Exterior Trim Plans, etc.) for FREE.

CBI Kit Home Re-Creation of a Cozy 6-Room 1926-era Bungalow (The Sheffield)

In this video, CBI Kit Homes President Paul Chretien interviews Restaurateur John Natoli (Tequila Frogs OC) who built a CBI Kit Home (The Sheffield) in the late 90's -- Revisiting the CBI Kit Home process and the experience after over 20 years.

Check out our YouTube Channel for more great videos
https://www.youtube.com/user/chretien54

FEATURED KIT HOUSES

The Panorama

The Sacremento

The Cove Creek

The Dome House

The Prospect Bay

What is Included with a CBI Kit Home Package?

“Spartan” Standard Shell Kit Home Package

FREE Design services is included allowing you the option to fully customize your plans.
** We can remotely help you supervise the build of this shell kit cabin home (optionally at extra-cost) with virtual supervision & inspections services. You provide the "Brawn" and we will provide the "Brain."

** Provided that the Foundation Has Been Properly Installed and Diagonally Squared **

We can help you panelize w/o the exterior O.S.B. attached and deliver (by request only and optional at extra-cost) with up to 12-foot-long wall panels, which then can easily be handled by 2 or 3 people. Panels then can be attached to each other to any length required.
Full-length exterior custom walls of any length can be panelized on-site with O.S.B sub-siding attached prior to erection (by others) from our blueprints and erected with our optional wall jacks.
"Tyvek" supplied loose or equivalent house-wrap (by others) coverage, to be added prior to the installation of the windows, siding and trim.
A set of Wall Construction Drawings for easy assembly & erection on site, included with every post and beam project.
Windows and Patio Doors (Optional at Extra Cost) are available in vinyl or aluminum in white, tan, bronze.
Hidden “Posts” & “Built-up Structural Beams” permits you to avoid crane expenses and are perfect for a small crew.
First Floor radiant floor heated concrete slab-on-grade (installed by others) designed by CBI to local IRC codes. Seven other foundation plan designs are optionally available: Masonry wall or P.T. wood panel basements, excavated or submerged masonry or P.T. wood panel crawl spaces, masonry or P.T. wood piers, driven or set in place wood pilings, etc.
2” x 6” Exterior Studs, 16 inches on center (for heated living areas) offers you the option of insulating the Walls up to an R-20 value.
½” O.S.B. tall-wall sheathing (sub-siding) and ½” x 4'x8' 3-ply Plywood Roof Sheathing for extra strength, warping and de-lamination protection from unforeseen inclement weather outbursts during the construction process.
2” x 10” or 2” x 12” real solid wood Rafters 24” o.c. offers you the option to insulate the Roof up to R-49.
Ridge Beams in our Roof Designs allows for full Cathedral Ceilings and full Window Walls - no flimsy 2” x 4” trusses.
Old fashioned custom-cut (by Others) on-site roof rafters allow for economical assembly on site.
Optional: Interior Partitions, Stairs to the Basement, All Outside Pressure-treated Wood Exterior Decks and Porches, Sunrooms, Garages, Fireplaces.
Optional: Cedar Wood 6”x10” / 6”x12” Covered Rafter Beams @ 4-ft. o.c., finished T&G Beveled Ship-lapped “Knotty Pine” plank Roof Decking/Ceiling, with Rigid Insulation (Supplied by Others) designed to local R-values

*** Customer/Representative to be on-site during the agreed delivery time/date to check, verify and physically count the materials delivered matches the materials list provided by CBI ***

“Deluxe” Pre-Engineered Shell Kit Home Package

FREE Design services is included allowing you the option to fully customize your plans.
** We can remotely help you supervise the build of this shell kit cabin home (optionally at extra-cost) with virtual supervision & inspections services. You provide the "Brawn" and we will provide the "Brain."

** Provided that the Foundation Has Been Properly Installed and Diagonally Squared **

We can help you panelize w/o the exterior O.S.B. attached and deliver (by request only and optional at extra-cost) with up to 12-foot-long wall panels, which then can easily be handled by 2 or 3 people. Panels then can be attached to each other to any length required.
Full-length exterior custom walls of any length can be panelized on-site with O.S.B sub-siding attached prior to erection (by others) from our blueprints and erected with our optional wall jacks.
"Tyvek" supplied loose or equivalent house-wrap (by others) coverage, to be added prior to the installation of the windows, siding and trim.
A set of Wall Construction Drawings for easy assembly & erection on site, included with every post and beam project.
Windows and Patio Doors are available in vinyl. At extra cost, also available in white, tan, or bronze Aluminum.
“Engineered LP SmartSide Wood” Lap or T1-11 and Wood Trim included loose in the package. Optionally available at extra cost: “Pine, Fir, Cedar or Redwood” T1-11 or R.B.&B., 5/8-inch ply-wood siding and wood trim.
All interior partition materials (un-assembled) are included in the deluxe package.
Polygonal designs include a patented compression ring allowing for on-site assembly by a small crew - eliminating expensive crane services and the antiquated design of the unsightly center support column with its ugly radiating arms and beams.
First Floor radiant floor heated concrete slab-on-grade (installed by others) designed by CBI to local IRC codes. Seven other foundation plan designs are optionally available: Masonry wall or P.T. wood panel basements, excavated or submerged masonry or P.T. wood panel crawl spaces, masonry or P.T. wood piers, driven or set in place wood pilings, etc.
2” x 6” Exterior Studs, 16 inches on center (for heated living areas) offers you the option of insulating the Walls up to an R-20 value.
½” x 4'x9' O.S.B. tall-wall sheathing (sub-siding) and ½” x 4'x8' 3-ply Plywood Roof Sheathing allows for extra strength, warping and de-lamination protection from unforeseen inclement weather outbursts during the construction process.
Old fashioned custom-cut (by Others) on-site roof rafters allow for economical assembly on site.
2” x 10” or 2” x 12” real solid wood Rafters 24” o.c. offers you the option to insulate the Roof up to R-49.
Optional: Cedar Wood 6”x10” / 6”x12” Covered Rafter Beams @ 4-ft. o.c., finished T&G Beveled Ship-lapped “Knotty Pine” plank Roof Decking/Ceiling, with Rigid Insulation (Supplied by Others) designed to local R-values.

*** Customer/Representative to be on-site during the agreed delivery time/date to check, verify and physically count the materials delivered matches the materials list provided by CBI ***

See our featured Project for an Addition

IN HOME ELDER CARE

Locally produced CBI Pop-Top & Bump-Out Additions

Custom Designed and Built Garages and Carriage Houses

You might like some of these short You-Tube videos:

Irma's Rear 2 story
Bump-Out Addition

How to get instant equity with a CBI shell kit home

Lin's 2nd Story
Pop-Top Addition

Eunice's & Shawn's
Pop-Top Addition

30 second CBI Commercial Pop Top Addition

David's & Clara's
Pop-Top Addition

John's 2nd & 3rd story
Pop-Top Addition

Barbara's & Andy's 2nd & 3rd story Pop-Top Addition

George's & Arlene's Crawl Space to Full Basement

Dr. Ellen's & Bruce's 2 story Geodesic Dome House

Dr. & Mrs. Pratts' Kitchen & Bath Testimonial

McGovern Man Cave & Kitchen Addition Project

Paul H. Chretien – Chief Designer
AIA Assoc. Member ID: 30100842
American Institute of Architects
New York Ave, Washington, DC, 20006
German educated son of the founder & 1st
teacher of the German School - Potomac, Md
Catholic University of America Graduate