First Look at the New Prefab Home built with Fire Resistant Panels!!

Today I'm in Vancouver, British Columbia and the reason that I'm here is to show you a brand new home that has never been on the channel from a company called Commonplace. Shall we? This is the Medium Bungalow. It's a 1,350 square foot prefab home and when I say it hasn't been on this channel what I really should say is it hasn't been on any channel because they only launched about a month ago so this is really the first look and what's interesting about what they're doing at Commonplace is this home was delivered in 17 concrete panels that includes the roof panels and set up in a day. From the time the foundation and site work were done this home was moving ready in five weeks which is extremely fast so I am very excited to show you around. Let's have a look at the Medium Bungalow. Where oh where do I even start? There is a lot to talk about on the Medium Bungalow. Let's start with the look. So it's got a modern look they've got an oversized front door they've got the pergola here and a couple windows on the left hand side that lead into the living room. Something interesting about this pergola it is not only for curb appeal these slats are also functional so they're open right now but at the click of a button those can be closed up depending on the time of day and how much shade you desire so that can be changed based on your mood and needs. Now as I head around the side it looks as though what we're looking at is a concrete panel that's covered by a metal siding but if I get closer you'll notice that this is actually the concrete itself so it comes finished this way this is the way it's formed it's painted in the factory and that's the way it arrived here in Vancouver. So it comes off the truck they crane the 17 panels into place and the result is the exterior that we are looking at right now. So heading down the side they've got another access right here I'll get to that when we go inside and as I head around the back of the home we are going to find out exactly what's going on back here together because I haven't been back here yet. So these two windows are into the main bedroom and then over here this is into the closet there is a lot to talk about in there as well so we'll be in there in probably three to five minutes. Should I do it? Yeah I'm going to go through the fern gully here check out this landscaping. This looks to be low maintenance I'm not a gardener but there's no lawn to mow so that makes me very happy. Oh how about this right on the side of the home they've got a little secluded patio right here with a sliding glass door into the kitchen this is almost like a nice little courtyard that you wouldn't even expect to find here there's two chairs this is where I would be coming in the morning to drink coffee relax respond to comments unless they're nasty and yeah just enjoy the morning. So heading around the front we'll get another look there's multiple outdoor spaces on this home to sit relax and enjoy your time depending on where the sun is and whether or not you want to be in it. Let me think anything else to discuss on here so yeah 17 concrete panels including the roof they've got a torched on roof up there that we can't see and I think it's time folks let's head inside and check out the interior of the medium bungalow. 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From here we are looking at the living room and talk about a conversation piece. Check out this fireplace right here it is just hanging there in the corner and I'll tell you that looks really cool. So the living space has windows on either side if you're a tv person maybe over there would be a good spot for it but honestly you've got windows all over the place letting in natural light you probably don't even need it this is a space that I am quite fond of they've got a bit of a courtyard right in the middle of the house I showed it from the outside big fan of that let's move into the kitchen all right so big island here they've got three bar stools over there I haven't even really looked at what's going on here so we're gonna figure it out together. Over here more of what we just looked at but not quite as deep so this is a perfect spot for champagne flutes and wine glasses more of the same over here I'm not sure how this opens oh just like that so you put the wine down below boom you put the glasses up top and drink of agua down there maybe I'll grab one of those on my way out. Moving over this way they've got the under cabinet lighting there and up top four sets of these cabinets with three shelves so we're going to have a look at this one right here and that's pretty much going to cover it because they are all going to be the same except for that one because that one's got the vent so dishwasher right here and coming across you've got the sink with two separate sides down below they've got garbage and then we get to a bank of drawers right here so you've got the shallowest on the top deepest on the bottom you've got the gas cooktop here with the oven down below another bank of drawers here and finally we are at the refrigerator all right and this has to be the freezer stocked with ice I like it on the inside of the island they've got the microwave right here and a couple more wider banks of drawers right there so lots of storage in this kitchen you've got more than enough spaces to put whatever you want I don't know I shouldn't speak for everyone watching but for me anyway now up top we're gonna have a look at this light fixture because it is pretty cool and as I head around this side we'll get another look at the courtyard space before we move into the bedroom and bathroom section of this home now this one is set up as an office and it does have a pocket door right here have a look at this they've got a couple models here so you can see the exterior walls that come in panel form and then the interior walls that are done with the light gauge steel studs and finished on site that gives a better look than my explanation ever could so I'm going to linger there for just a second before moving over here so if this were set up as a bedroom instead of an office you're going to find probably a bed on this wall because I think those are the same as what we saw before likely some storage so let's have a look here yep you've got a place to hang up your stuff and store a few things and put your socks in there your pants not your dressy pants though those need to be hung all right heading down the hall a couple more spaces to get to the first is going to be this bathroom and then the grand finale will be that bedroom and closet because it's something else so this is the main bathroom in the home they've got the vanity there and backlit mirror which I like always seems to give me at least a chance in the morning and over here we have got the toilet right beside a glass shower stall that has a very cool looking shower head I don't know if that thing absolutely nukes water but it kind of looks like it does and then they've got a removable down there and a couple places to hang your things over here another thing that people ask about in every single video is where am I going to do my laundry so the answer is right here in this utility room we've got a hot water tank in here and a couple other things as well moving on all right more storage there's storage hidden all over this house what's behind here so this is where you can either put kitchen stuff or maybe even cleaning things so you could put a vacuum cleaner in there you can hang more more jackets can you believe it I guess they do get a bit of rain down here in Vancouver so it makes sense so we've got that for storage right here in the hall I don't think that opens because that is going to open on the other side in the bedroom now another pocket door here and here we go folks check this out the main bedroom in this home and this is a feature that I quite like so they've got the bed right here in the middle and you can enter around the back to this closet that has even more storage all the way across that opens and then over here you've got places to hang clothing t-shirts whatever you want you can put some garments up there as well if you want to you've got natural light coming in through this window right here and while we're talking about windows I should mention that the windows actually ship in the panel so the panel gets dropped into place with the window in it which really is going to save time on setup so I'm going to head out the other side we'll get another look at the bedroom there's the door I came in let's head in to the ensuite so they've got a vanity right here it looks like towel storage down below yep got kind of the tilted angled sink right here which looks awesome another backlit mirror let's see if we can fire it up there it is all right so you got that and then another walk-in shower with the shower head I gotta see what this thing does oh no there's no way to do it without me getting wet so maybe another day because I didn't bring a change of clothes I tried all right let's head back out we're going to get one last look at this kitchen we'll get another look at the fireplace and then I'm going to head outside and maybe just maybe we'll talk pricing there you have it folks the medium bungalow from commonplace now the question on everyone's mind or some people anyway I suspect is how much and the way they do their pricing is per square foot plus shipping and this being 1350 square feet times the 500 per square foot works out to 675,000 Canadian dollars plus shipping I don't know how much it is per kilometer or mile but they do have factories over in Squamish one factory in Squamish another one in Calgary and I have been told that these are available in the states I did a basic calculation and I think it's going to be between 480 and 500,000 south of the border due to the exchange rate but if you want a dialed in price you will definitely have to email them that is a 30,000 foot view at their pricing that is it for me here today in Vancouver this is the world premiere of commonplace homes so I hope you enjoyed the tour thank you for watching we'll see you in the next one