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Expandable Homes

Shipping-efficient buildings that open into larger spaces after delivery.

Expandable homes ship in a container-sized footprint and unfold on site. They photograph beautifully and often carry the lowest factory prices you will see. They also raise the most questions about seals, structure, insulation and approval.

A white metal expandable home with its side wings folded open, sitting on a gravel pad in a high-desert landscape.

Before you fall in love

What matters most for expandable homes

  1. 01How the folding joints are sealed against water and air.
  2. 02Structural and thermal performance of the expanded sections.
  3. 03Whether any U.S. approval path exists for the specific model.
  4. 04What the price includes once it is unfolded and connected.

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