Round, Polygonal & Octagonal Home Quick Build Kits
Our Continental Round, Polygonal & Octagonal pre-engineered kit homes are principally comprised out of specially fabricated steel metal connectors that tie the hip-rafters to the corner posts together as one continuous system. This is the most economical & attractive way to get this type of a panoramic view home. Also, this unique roof system prevents any up-lifting of the roof off the wall system during a high winds storm or hurricane. The exterior wall system forms a single piece tension ring as if part of the exterior skin or membrane were one continuous band. Similar in design to nature, i.e. a tree. The rafters are then connected by a special high tensile steel compression hub ring that eliminates the need for a center post. This center post design used by other companies is an eye soar when placed in the center of a polygonal or octagonal home. In contrast to our competitors, our post & beam designs do not use this center post in the middle of the octagon & therefore you have full cathedral ceilings. The low pitch cathedral ceilings of the other truss roof systems have also been eliminated with our unique system. We can offer you this because we are not married to any huge manufacturing plant. We are lean & price concious. We also use computer programs & 3-d renderings to enable you to get the best interior designs possible. We have made our kits easy for the do-it-yourselfer. Only a few basic hand tools are necessary & you can bolt our kit together with a few friends in several days. Continental only uses the finest & latest materials such as laminated veneer lumber for our hip rafters & structural beams, materials that did not exist 20 years ago. There is a reason that we are known as "The Home of the 60 foot wood beams!"
Why we recommend a Continental Round or Polygon Home for you?
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ENERGY EFFICIENT
Round buildings are natural energy savers, The smaller square footage of exterior walls for the interior space encompassed means less heat loss based on this reduced area. Less surface area in contact with adverse weather conditions such as highheat, extreme cold, and driving rains will help improve the overall durability and energy efficiency of the home. AERODYNAMIC ADVANTAGES The same attributes that make Continental round homes perform extremely well in high winds also contribute to superior energy efficiency. There is not enough surface area on any part of the house for pressure to build up. Continental Round Homes have fewer drafts, increased comfort for their occupants and lower energy use compared with traditional rectangular designs |
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EARTHQUAKE AND SEISMIC RESISTANCE
Quick-build Continental Round & Polygonal Homes can be found in earthquake and seismic zones from California to Alaska, Hawaii, the Caribbean, South-east Asia, the South Pacific, i.e.Fiji Islands, Polynesia, the rain forests from the Brazilian Amazon to the Costa Rican jungles or even the rain forests near the Himalayas in India, not to mention the Andes mountain ranges in Patagonia or other exotic places. Each house design is individually engineered to meet local seismic code requirements, and to adapt to the natural terrain, utilizing one of the many foundation options available from the designers of Contiental Kit Homes.
Earthquake Hazard Levels are based on the seismic risk and the damage anticipated from major seismic events. While seismic activity is much more common in California, Hawaii, the Pacific Northwest and Alaska, damage from major earthquakes in other areas could be significant since few structures elsewhere are built to be earthquake and seismic resistant. All our designs pertaining to our round & geodesic dome kit home series have proven to be earthquake resistant when are properly anchored to the foundation system according to pre-engineered & pre-approved plans.
Quick-build Continental Round & Polygonal Homes can be found in earthquake and seismic zones from California to Alaska, Hawaii, the Caribbean, South-east Asia, the South Pacific, i.e.Fiji Islands, Polynesia, the rain forests from the Brazilian Amazon to the Costa Rican jungles or even the rain forests near the Himalayas in India, not to mention the Andes mountain ranges in Patagonia or other exotic places. Each house design is individually engineered to meet local seismic code requirements, and to adapt to the natural terrain, utilizing one of the many foundation options available from the designers of Contiental Kit Homes.
Earthquake Hazard Levels are based on the seismic risk and the damage anticipated from major seismic events. While seismic activity is much more common in California, Hawaii, the Pacific Northwest and Alaska, damage from major earthquakes in other areas could be significant since few structures elsewhere are built to be earthquake and seismic resistant. All our designs pertaining to our round & geodesic dome kit home series have proven to be earthquake resistant when are properly anchored to the foundation system according to pre-engineered & pre-approved plans.
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HURRICANE RESISTANCE HOMES
We produce prefabricated round circular & geodesic dome homes that (with proper design, finite stress engineering & site analysis of the terrain) have demonstrated to be hurricane proof homes. Each Quick-build Continental Kit Home is custom designed and engineered to withstand super high winds and to meet or exceed the latest international building codes in all coastal and hurricane-prone areas. Proper specifications are the key to designing & building a beachfront or coastal home that is located in a potentially devastating storm's or hurricane’s path. Our Continental Circular Quick-build Kit Homes can be found on most every island off the east coast (from Maine to the Florida keys) & also on most Caribbean islands because of their high tornado, hurricane & earthquake resistant structural design values & superior engineering analysis. |
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DESIGN & SYSTEM BUILDING
We as human beings can do more than just choose a structure that provides walls and a roof - ultimately only a simple shelter. We can choose a building that warms us from the inside, that is an inspiration to come home to and one that allows us to feel a sense of expansiveness and wonder about the world and our home. We can create the perfect floor plan that best meets your needs. We can choose a home for magnificent view or a hurricane proof home, an energy efficient or sustainable home or a home with lots of light and open space, or maybe even just a simple cottage. |
We offer you style, we offer you grace, we offer you a unique and individual living and working environment that is like no other. Continental Kit Homes building system permits foundation types ranging from conventional crawl-spaces, slabs and basements to homes that are built on stilts, pilings and even 15° tall pedestals. Each home is custom designed and adapted to the demands of your particular building site, the requirements of local building authorities, and the design preferences of you, the discerning homeowner. Continental's pre-cut easy-to-assemble quick-build timber frame home kits are ideal for rustic, traditional and contemporary post and beam home designs.
