Any plan, fully custom
We build the house you designed, not a catalogue model.
Custom timber house shells
Your plans, delivered as a complete timber house shell.
Fully custom wall, floor and roof elements built to your drawings in large factory-made sections. Delivered to your site and assembled by our crew, or by your team with our assembly foreman. Agreed per project. Windows, doors and interiors are finished by your own team.
14
elements in a typical house
12 × 4 m
maximum element size
1,000+
houses delivered in 20 years
100
homes in 6 Swedish projects
The site-framing problem
Your crews should be finishing houses, not framing them.
Framing on site ties up skilled labour for weeks, exposes the structure to weather and makes the schedule depend on conditions you don't control. A factory-built shell moves that work indoors, but only if the supplier is one you can rely on.
Weeks of framing on site
Structure exposed to weather
Scarce, expensive site labour
Uncertainty with a new supplier
Offer
One supplier for the whole shell. Your team for everything inside.
Large elements, fewer joints
Whole wall sections mean fewer joints and fewer lifts on site.
Delivery and assembly support
Our crew assembles the shell, or our assembly foreman guides your team. Agreed per project.
What's included
Exactly what you get, and what stays with your team.
Scanhus delivers
- Exterior walls
- Internal structural walls
- Floor elements
- Roof elements
- Element build-up made to your specification: insulation, membranes and cladding as your project requires.
Available as required
- On-site assembly
- Exterior cladding
- Roofing
Your local team
- Windows and doors
- Interior finishes — kitchens, flooring and surfaces
- Building services and fit-out
Large factory-made elements
Whole walls, not small panels.
Fewer joints
Fewer places for airtightness and moisture issues to start.
Fewer lifts
Fewer crane movements and a shorter assembly phase.
More work done indoors
More of the build happens under factory conditions.
12 m
maximum element length, 4 m height
14
elements in a typical house
How it works
From your plans to elements on your site
01
You send plans and project details.
02
We review the drawings for manufacturing.
03
We agree the scope: elements, assembly by our crew or support from our foreman, optional factory-installed cladding and roofing, and what stays with your team.
04
You receive a delivered price, a delivery schedule and a side-by-side comparison with your current quote.
05
Production and delivery.
06
Elements delivered in assembly order, with our assembly crew or an assembly foreman guiding your team, as agreed.
Start with one house. Compare the result, then decide.
Quote value
Compare it with your current quote.
Send the plans for a house you are pricing now. You get a delivered Scanhus price you can put next to your current supplier or site-built estimate.
- Review of what we manufacture from your drawings
- Clear scope: included, optional, excluded
- Delivered price to your site
- Assembly drawings supplied when needed
- Delivery schedule
- Technical questions and missing information
- What stays with your team
- Recommended first project
SCANHUS
House shell quotation
1
Project scope
2
Included elements
3
Optional items
4
Delivered price
5
Delivery schedule
6
Exclusions
Scope and delivery terms tailored to each project
Technical & documentation
No black boxes. You see exactly what we own.
| Activity | Scanhus | You / your designer |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturing drawings | Prepared from your plans | Approve before production |
| Element production | Scanhus | — |
| Transport to site | Delivered in assembly order | Site access and unloading area |
| On-site assembly | Our assembly crew, or our foreman guiding your team | Cranes and lifting equipment |
| Exterior cladding and roofing (optional) | Factory-installed on the elements, if chosen | Choice of materials and colours |
| Foundation | — | Your team |
| Building services and special works | — | Your team |
| Interior works | — | Your team |
| Windows and doors | — | Your team |
Documentation supplied with delivery
- Element specification: full specification of every element
- Assembly drawings: supplied when needed
- Assembly support: our assembly crew, or an assembly foreman on site
File exchange
We work from DWG drawings; PDF and IFC are also accepted through secure upload. Drawings are stored privately and only our project team can access them.
We agree the documentation and interfaces your project needs before production starts.
Verification
Quality checked against your drawings.
Every element is checked for quality and conformity with your drawings before it leaves the factory.
100%
on-time deliveries when the site is ready on the agreed date
1,000+
houses delivered over 20 years
Previous projects
Six projects. 100 homes. One returning developer.
Scanhus manufactured the elements for six housing projects for the Swedish developer MiGi Bostad, across five municipalities in central Sweden.
6
projects
100
homes
5
Swedish municipalities
1
returning developer
Completed
Brf Ormesta Oasen
Örebro
- 15 row houses
- 4 house designs and sizes
- 112 to 134 m²
- Habitable attic floors with roof windows
In progress
Brf Skogsgläntan
Eskilstuna
- 19 homes
- 8 semi-detached houses of approx. 125 m² and 3 row houses of approx. 108 m²
- Two storeys
One plan system per project or several designs in one: from compact row houses to attic floors and semi-detached houses.
Send plans for your projectShell comparison
Compare before you build.
| Comparison | Site-built frame | Local shell supplier | Scanhus shell |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time on site for the structure | Framed on site | Based on the supplier's scope | Large factory-made elements, delivered to your site |
| Weather exposure during framing | Structure remains on site during framing | Based on the supplier's method | More of the build takes place indoors |
| Site crew required | Framing crew required | Based on the supplier's scope | Our assembly crew, or our foreman guiding your team |
| Design flexibility | Built to the project design | Based on the supplier's system | Fully custom to your plans |
| Price basis | Site-built estimate | Supplier quotation | Delivered price for your plans, compared on your project |
Working relationship
A long-term Nordic production partner
- Direct contact in English, from first plans to handover
- 10-year warranty on structural elements
- Contracts with Scanhus OÜ, an Estonian company (reg. 12180881)
Common questions
Questions to resolve before your first house