Ontario company builds prefab homes from recycled cars

Recycling is starting to be a real trend now, as it is also a great favor to the environment and your pockets too. There are lots of great projects that you can build by using recycled materials and it is also a cheap way to build something you crave, much faster. So, if you have been postponing building your own house for a while now, you can get inspired by this Ontario-based company that builds homes out of recycled cars.

Green Terra Homes can be found in Trenton, Ontario and they swear by steel when it comes to building a durable home. In their opinion, customers who opt for a steel-structured house will get a very rigid structure that can last even 10 generations.
They also estimate that it takes around 6 recycled cars to build such a home, which is more environmentally friendly than building a wooden house out of 50 cut trees.

According to Max Broojerd, Green Terra’s operations manager, people are still a bit skeptical when it comes to steel homes and a change in perspective comes slowly. Most of the concerns are related to the house’s aesthetics, but also to day to day activities, such as cell phone reception or safety issues. But let’s not forget that Green Terra Homes is still a very young company, as they have opened their factory in April 2017 and are still expanding their portfolio.
To convince yourself of the benefits of steel homes and the company’s professionalism, visit their website and take a look at their designs. If you like the concept behind them but feel like the designs are not right for you, they can always make a custom-built steel home for you based on your designs.

Update!!!!

According with CTV News Green, Terra Homes has been accused of selling customers, in five Canadian provinces and territories and 10 U.S. states, prefabricated homes with substandard materials or not delivering the homes at all.

The modular homes were supposed to be affordable, durable, and environmentally friendly. They would be framed in steel from recycled cars and would be able to stand the test of time due to the metal’s superior strength.

Or so Green Terra Homes claimed.

In reality, clients told CTV News they received unlivable homes with repurposed materials. That is, if they received anything at all.

In early January 2019, the company filed for bankruptcy, with claims against it totalling close to $5 million.

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