20 Amazing Kit Homes to Inspire Your Own Package Build

Kit homes
(Image credit: Richard Keily c/o Oakwrights)

Kit homes are ideal for those who want to self build an individual home but don't have the available time or knowledge in order to manage the project first hand. Also known as turnkey or package self build, the route means the house is fully specified at the design stage – including doors, windows, plugs, switches and everything in-between – so by the time you begin on site the management is a doddle. 

Usually prefabricated off-site, kit homes are a quick and efficient build process with fewer unexpected surprises, and thus offer more certainty when setting the budget. 

Amy Reeves

Amy is an interiors and renovation journalist. She is the former Assistant Editor of Homebuilding & Renovating, where she worked between 2018 and 2023. She has also been an editor for Independent Advisor, where she looked after homes content, including topics such as solar panels. 

She has an interest in sustainable building methods and always has her eye on the latest design ideas. Amy has also interviewed countless self builders, renovators and extenders about their experiences. 

She has renovated a mid-century home, together with her partner, on a DIY basis, undertaking tasks from fitting a kitchen to laying flooring. She is currently embarking on an energy-efficient overhaul of a 1800s cottage in Somerset.

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