The recent turmoil in the job and financial markets mean that many empty nesters are finding their nests filling back up again as adult children return home, at least temporarily. Moving back in with mom and dad can be awkward when you’re an adult – not just for the adult child but for mom and dad, who’ve become used to their privacy. A guest house offers an excellent solution for everyone involved, but building an addition to your home or adding a building to your property can involve a lot of expense and planning. Steel buildings, often used as storage buildings and home offices, can provide the ideal solution to the dilemma of where to house a recently returned adult offspring.
Affordable and Easy to Erect
You may know steel buildings best as storage buildings and garden houses, but with a few modifications, they can serve admirably as a small guest house, complete with bathroom, kitchen facilities and a bedroom. Today’s steel buildings are quite affordable. If you’re reasonably handy, you can even save the cost of construction by buying a steel building kit and doing the construction yourself.
Customizable
There are many styles of steel buildings on the market, including A-frames, arch frame constructions and modified Quonset steel buildings. Generally, smaller metal buildings are clear span – that is, they have no interior support columns, which provide a fully customizable interior space. You can easily adapt the interior to suit any floor plan you desire. You can even outfit the space with modular walls so that you can arrange and rearrange the room configuration to suit your needs.
Attractive and Easy to Maintain
In addition to the many attractive style options, most steel buildings are available in a variety of colors, including the most popular colors for house exteriors. That makes it easy to match your new guest house to your main house, making it an attractive addition to your property rather than an eyesore. When you add appropriate trim packages – shutters, gutters, windows and doors – you’ll have a building that looks as it if was custom designed to sit next to your home. And since the building is made of metal, you’ll find that it requires very little in the way of upkeep – no scraping and repainting; just hose it down once or twice a year to keep it clean and renew its fresh appearance.
Privacy and Comfort
A guest house created from one of the many steel buildings on the market make the return home easier for everyone. It’s a cost-effective and comfortable way to provide a place for your adult children to come home to without sacrificing your privacy or theirs.
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