QuickBuild Shell Build - weathertight kitset home ready to lock up

We build it. You lock it up.

Shell Build

Looking for a more affordable way to get your new home underway?

Our Shell Build gets your home constructed to a weathertight, secure and lockable stage, giving you the flexibility to complete the interior yourself or engage your own local builder to finish the job.

What is a Shell Build?

We supply the materials to your site and construct the key components of your home, including the foundations, floor, walls, roof, windows and external doors.

Unlike a traditional lightweight timber-frame shell, a QBH Shell Build is much more than just a basic structural frame.

Your home will be:

Fully insulated

Painted internally

Fitted with windows and external doors

Have lighting cables installed

Have skirtings and trims installed

Have the roof and ridge completed

Weathertight and secure

In short, we build your home to a stage where you can lock it up and take over the finishing work.

What we include

With a QBH Shell Build, we take care of the major structural and external components of your
home, including:

Foundations and flooring included in a QuickBuild Shell Build

Foundations & Flooring

  • Standard foundations
  • Piles, bearers and floor system
  • Ground damp-proof membrane (DPM)
  • Bearer-to-pile fixings
Walls and roof structure included in a QuickBuild Shell Build

Walls & Roof

  • Internal and external walls
  • Roof structure
  • Roofing and ridge
  • All insulation installed
Windows and external doors installed on a QuickBuild kitset home

Windows & Doors

  • All windows installed
  • External doors installed
  • Your home secured and weather-tight
Internal finishing included in a QuickBuild Shell Build

Internal Finishing

  • Internal walls painted
  • Ceiling painted
  • Skirtings and trims in place
  • Lighting cables run into the ceiling panels

This means you're not starting with an empty structural frame - you're taking over a substantially completed and weather-tight home.

You finish it your way

Once we have completed the Shell Build, you have the flexibility to finish the home yourself or
bring in your own local tradespeople or builder.

This can be a great option if you have the skills, contacts or time to complete the finishing work
yourself and want to have more control over your overall build costs.

You choose how you finish your home.

A QuickBuild kitset home finished by the homeowner after Shell Build
Site preparation arranged for a QuickBuild Shell Build

What you need to arrange

The customer is responsible for arranging site preparation works, unless QBH has agreed otherwise prior to the build.
This may include site access, earthworks and other site-specific requirements.
QBH will coordinate the delivery and unloading of your kit-set materials, with additional costs potentially applying where unloading exceeds three hours.
We will also coordinate any required council inspections, engineers and surveyors relating to the Shell Build.

Our aim: get you to lock-up

The goal of our Shell Build is simple:

Build your home to a secure, weather-tight and lockable stage - then give you the flexibility to take it from there.

Whether you're an experienced DIYer, have your own builder, or simply want more control over the finishing stages of your build, a QBH Shell Build gives you a practical pathway towards owning a brand-new home.

A QuickBuild Shell Build home at lock-up stage
Ready to get started?

Talk to the QBH team today about your Shell Build and find out what's possible for your section, budget and plans.