How to Order your NestHouse™

What do I need to think about before ordering my NestHouse™?

Before you order your NestHouse - there is a lot to think about...

• Make sure you have a site available.
• Check with me that there is suitable access to the site - either send a link to Google earth or get a site survey - but don't assume it will be OK - 5 tons is easily stopped even by wet grass!
• Delivery - all projects are ex-works in the first instance - you can use your own contractor or I can arrange delivery but this depends on distance and site access. The NestHouse is an oversize load and requires a low loader - transport and cranes if required are expensive!
• Check permissions for the site - if you will be living in it permanently you will require Planning Permission.
• Come for a consultation to Tiny House Scotland - the fee goes towards your build. This will give you a full primer of the considerations you need to make - see the reviews if you are unsure!
• Reserve the next available build slot or a future slot to suit your project timing.
• When your build slot approaches I will request the relevant deposit - please see below for terms and conditions.

Remember that you may also need to budget for:

Site purchase unless you already own the land.
Site preparation or services installation by others.
Possible planning consultancy, planning and building warrant services.
Renewable technology systems - solar panels, battery systems etc.

Tiny House Scotland Payment Terms & Conditions

Payment terms for all NestPod and NestHouse design and build work:

The schedule and deposit amounts of the agreed project budget are determined by:

1. TIMING ie. when your project is going into production - either soon or at a future date and
2. MATERIALS which require pre-ordering to meet the start date - eg. a trailer or timber which needs time to season

Payments Schedule:

1. Build slot booking deposit to secure a slot in the build queue. See note below regarding multiple bookings.
2. 5 weeks prior to your build starting - a deposit of around 5-10% depending on any long lead time materials that must be ordered in advance - eg. trailer or timber or other bulk order materials that need to be in place for the start of building .
3. At build commencement a payment of around 55-60% less any previous deposits or consultancy fee already paid.
4. Around half way through the build typically around 3 months, a further payment of 25%.
5. Two weeks before build completion, the final balance due will be requested which should be paid and cleared prior to handover ex-works. If I am handling shipping or delivery on your behalf this must be fully paid before despatch as a separate item.

BUILD QUEUE

I operate a Build Queue system because I work on my own and only build two or three projects a year - so there has to be a 'first-come first-served' basis to ensure fairness and assist organisation of time and materials. Please note that start dates are exactly that - materials are scheduled and the design and build process will begin relentlessly at that date - you must be in a position to give me a final design brief at that starting point. If timing is tight I may well ask for a deposit much sooner to allow design work and some build preparation to happen before the start date. This is also true for multiple bookings - if I have to reserve build slots for 2 or 3 builds then I will require a much larger deposit than £500 - typically 10% of the total budget.

Projects involving land and money and people are often fraught with changes of plan and if it turns out that you can’t fill the slot you have booked, then I will offer it to the next customer in the queue if they are in a position to accept their build earlier; in the meantime, your slot will be swapped to their later position and the process begins again.

CANCELLATION at any point:

If the project is cancelled for whatever reason by either party during the design or build phase then I reserve the right to invoice design and build time as well as materials used up to that point in time and retain deposited funds to cover this; any balance will of course be returned.

Please note that I work alone as a master craftsman producing a limited number of builds per year - I prefer to have control of every step of the process and I am passionate about the sustainability of individuals designing and making to produce uniqueness and beauty; no corner cutting, no reverence for profit - just an artisanal dedication! My approach: I always go the extra mile with blood, sweat and tears to bring that “no detail too small” approach to the finished architecture – it’s a work of art – not a consumer product.

NB. Please note - VAT rates on NestHouses and NestPods vary depending on construction, size and end use and are either 5% or 20%.

DELIVERY

All budgets are quoted or estimated as Ex-Works unless specified - this means - the finished article sitting at the workshop gate, NOT delivered to your site.

This allows for subsequent alternatives such as: customer collection; or shipping with a commercial third party or delivery by Tiny House Scotland to your required address. The latter two scenarios require careful consideration and costing of transport methods, distance from Tiny House Scotland, site access as well as any required connection/installation on site.

How to order your NestPod.