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Planning tool: estimates only, not engineering or legal advice.
Planning tool — estimates only, not engineering or legal advice.

MicroHom

How it works

Today you can find a parcel, design on it, save your work and walk it in 3D. Inviting pros and taking bids is planned: the pros directory is open for sign-ups but has no members yet.

  1. 1Find a parcel and design on it (available now)
  2. 2Save designs and parcels to your account (available now)
  3. 3Walk the plan in 3D and share a room link (preview)
  4. 4Pros directory: open for sign-ups, no members yet
  5. 5Invite pros and receive bids (planned)
  6. 6Owner picks a team and signs directly with pros (planned)
  7. 7Milestones, documents and ratings (planned)

Examples of the work

A hempcrete wall at the CDL Green Gallery
Example of a hempcrete wall at the CDL Green Gallery. Not a MicroHom project. Jnzl's Photos · CC BY 2.0
Carpenters framing a wood structure
Example of framers at work. Not a listed pro and not a MicroHom project. Mr. Brian · CC BY 2.0
A crane lifting a factory-built home module
Example of a factory-built home being set by crane. Not a MicroHom project. Robinproll · CC BY-SA 4.0

These photographs show a hempcrete wall, framers, and a factory-built module being set. They are examples. They are not MicroHom projects.

Residential and commercial tracks

Which track a project uses
ResidentialCommercial
ProjectsTiny home, ADU, village, or a building with 4 units or fewer.Tower, mixed-use, more than 4 units, or a community building.
DesignStart in the planner. Inviting pros to bid is planned.Architect and engineer required.
AgreementsPlanned: the owner will sign directly with the pros they pick.Planned: the owner will sign directly with the pros they pick, including the architect and the engineer.
MoneyOwners pay pros directly. MicroHom is free for homeowners and builders right now. That may change later; if it does, we'll say so on the About page before any fee applies.Owners pay pros directly. MicroHom is free for homeowners and builders right now. That may change later; if it does, we'll say so on the About page before any fee applies.