Jamaica Cottage Shop is a prefab home manufacturer and retailer based in Vermont. Jamaica Cottage Shop specializes in designs such as tiny homes, cottages, cabins, and even sheds. The tiny homes and cabins have a traditional wooden aesthetic with wooden exterior and post and beam construction. Homes range from tiny studios and tiny homes to cabins with 960 sqft.

When purchasing a home from Jamaica Cottage Shop, buyers can choose between multiple package types. The most common types of home packages offered are home kits which include the parts necessary to build the house to a certain state of finish but do not come assembled. Kits range in the extent of materials provided and include: frame only kits, complete kits - which include things such as; siding, roofing, doors, windows, and DIY plans, 3 seasons kits which include the elements from the complete kit plus a vapor barrier and an insulated floor system, and most comprehensively the 4 seasons kit which includes everything in the 3 season kit plus interior sheathing, upgraded millwork with energy efficient doors and windows, as well as high R value insulation. Buyers located within 200-miles of Jamaica Cottage Shop’s Vermont-based headquarters also have the option to purchase homes already assembled. In this case however, homes have little to no interior finishes.

It is worth noting that neither the kits nor the fully assembled home outlined above come with finished interiors. Buyers wishing to purchase the materials for electrical finishing and plumbing can purchase these upgrades separately for around $5,000 a piece.

Strengths:

• Easy purchase process with direct online shopping and options to easily customize and add upgrades

• Good fit for DIYers - as a kit home provider, buyers can save money by assembling the homes themselves

Reasons they may not be for you:

• You want a complete package that includes plumbing, electrical, and interior work, as well as foundation and construction.

• You don’t want a traditional looking wooden home or cabin

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