Custom Home Kits

What is a Custom Home Kit?

 

A custom home kit is a pre-engineered home that seamlessly adapts to your preferred design style and needs. With a custom home kit from DC Structures, you can choose from several starting points that capture the essence of popular home styles, from mountain lodges to modern abodes. Each custom home kit comes with engineered blueprints, pre-cut framing lumber, and all other materials necessary to quickly and efficiently assemble your structural frame. No matter your vision for a custom home, we offer the expertise and flexibility to bring it to life.

Introducing Our

Custom Home Kits

Developing your dream home has never been easier. Whether you gravitate towards a rustic mountain home, a traditional Craftsman, or a contemporary farmhouse, we offer a collection of pre-engineered building models that serve as the perfect launching point for your residential project. Explore our custom home kits below and see what you can do with your desired model!

The Alder

The Alder

Custom Home


This rustic home design features a Craftsman-style exterior with traditional influences. With 3,677 sq. ft. of conditioned living space, plus a two-car garage, you can turn this kit into a family home, vacation rental, or anything else you see fit.

The Terrebonne

The Terrebonne

Custom Home


This ranch-style home design gives new meaning to the term "homestead." With its wrap-around covered porch, tall ceilings, and abundant living space, the Terrebonne provides the ideal solution for those seeking a rustic countryside retreat.

The Tryon

The Tryon

Custom Home


Inspired by the Eugene Custom Home project, the Tryon boasts an all-encompassing floor plan that includes five bedrooms, five bathrooms, a four-car garage, and a 1,155 sq. ft. outdoor living space.

The Rainier

The Rainier

Timber Frame Home


This four-bedroom, four-bathroom timber frame home design includes a two-car garage and an open-concept great room.

The Thielsen

The Thielsen

Timber Frame Home


This captivating timber frame home design includes three bedrooms, two-and-a-half bathrooms, and a two-car garage.

The Washington

The Washington

Timber Frame Home


This single-story timber frame home package is a three-bedroom, two-and-a-half-bathroom design with tons of outdoor living space.

The Adams

The Adams

Timber Frame Home


This four-bedroom, three-and-a-half-bathroom plan with a three-car attached garage is our largest timber frame home kit.

The Jefferson

The Jefferson

Timber Frame Home


This two-story timber frame home features a cozy but elegant design with three bedrooms, two-and-a-half bathrooms and a two-car garage.

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Who We Are

Why DC Structures?

DC Structures is a leading name in pre-engineered wood structures, from barn homes and cabins to custom venues, commercial spaces, and workshops. Headquartered in Portland, Oregon, our team sources the finest lumber for our region to create beautiful wood homes and buildings that stand above the rest. With our team guiding your design, selections, fabrication, and delivery, you can ensure extraordinary results for your custom home project. Experience the DC difference today and see what makes our team the best in our industry.

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Design

Using our cutting-edge 3D design software, our team will digitally construct your structure, making note of your preferred kit or plans, site characteristics, and desired features. With our technology, you can explore and modify every corner of your space, ensuring your home reflects your vision fully before moving into the engineering and fabrication phase.

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Materials

Our custom home kits come with quality materials that provide superior durability and beauty for your frame. From premium Douglas fir timbers to Andersen windows and doors, our base building kits feature dozens of top-notch materials you can count on.

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Options & Upgrades

With our vast array of options and upgrades, you can turn your custom home kit into a personalized oasis designed just for you. At DC Structures, we partner with America's best suppliers of building materials, like Andersen, Pella, and James Hardie, to deliver hundreds of options and upgrades that make customization seamless.

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Prefabrication

Revolutionary in our industry, our prefabrication methods allow us to cut your construction timelines by 30% to 50% of what they would be while guaranteeing total precision for your frame. Using our CNC robot, we'll transform your design plans into expertly crafted building packages that streamline assembly, reduce construction costs, and deliver exceptional results.

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How it Works

Our Process

Our simplified process makes designing your custom home easy, collaborative, and rewarding. By partnering with our team, you can anticipate a kit process that prioritizes your goals, needs, and budget to create the perfect home for you.

What We Offer

Our Custom Home Expertise

Flexible Designs

Our custom home kits come with flexible floor plans and designs that you can tailor to fit your preferred style, needs, and vision. Whether starting with a custom home kit like the Alder or a conceptual design, we offer several ways to achieve your dream home in your location.

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Heavy Timbers

Our location in the Pacific Northwest allows us to source only the finest timbers for our custom home kits, including builder-favorite Douglas fir lumber and Western red cedar. Our team buys these premium timbers at competitive pricing, which we then pass on directly to you.

Construction Variety

You may be surprised that we offer more than one way to frame our custom homes. While post and beam construction is our standard, it's certainly not the only method available to clients. See what we offer by visiting our Options & Upgrades page!

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Custom Home Kit

Frequently Asked Questions

Absolutely! If you already have plans for a custom home, we’d be happy to help you turn them into a prefabricated building package for your property.

The starting price for a custom home kit can range between $200,000 and $500,000, depending on the size, construction method, and materials used to construct our base model. If you’re wondering what the turnkey cost may look like for your prefab home investment, we regularly tell clients that the final number tends to be 3-5 times the starting price. However, it’s important to note that several factors, like finishes and construction costs, can influence final numbers.

We do not offer financing. However, if you need help finding the right lender and loan for your project, our experienced project coordinators can step in to provide guidance and contacts for that process.

Yes! We offer a 10-year limited warranty on the materials included in our custom home kits, with our warranty starting on and after you place your final payment.

Our custom home kits only vary from our collection of modern homes and farmhouses in a few areas, including construction methods, styles, and pricing. Overall, there’s not much difference between the kits, considering they all offer customizable floor plans, features, and structural elements.

We would love to! We offer a nationwide builder network comprised of vetted contractors across the United States and Canada. If you don’t already have a builder in mind, our team can help connect you with trusted local builders for your project.