FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT KIT TUFF+ BUILDING FRANCHISES

TUFF+ products are, like any building products, used in any way that a builder wishes.

TUFF+ Building Kits are a specific way of building, initially targeting tropical, hurricane CAT 3 buildings and using 

In order to maintain quality control and brand recognition of strength, safety and beauty, TUFF+ Building Kits are not sold on a DIY basis.

TUFF+kits are paving the way for affordable, ecologically sustainable housing internationally, and to ensure that the reputation and spread of the method grows, we offer which has the following benefits.

1 International marketing and promotion of these kits and referrals into franchise territory

2 Profitable business opportunity to build anywhere, franchisee chooses own sell price.

3 safe protection of materials in franchisee container until build is done

4 Certified Builder Program which ensures that the methods to keep quality and speed of building are maintained. 

5 Low cash commitment, fast return on investment. In order to become a franchisee, a TUFF+ Kit is an essential element, in order to have a hands on experience of the quality for prospects in the Territory. This requires a budget starting from $30,000 USD, but the building kit is owned by the franchisee and can be sold profitably.

The answer depends on number of kit homes ordered.

For example if a franchisee who is a property developer wishes to build a subdivision of buildings to meet a bespoke plan, they can submit plans for a specific building/house.

If the volume of production warrants it TUFF+ Global will discuss with the franchisee about creating a specific TUFF+ kit to meet the need. Prices and delivery schedules can be established in a week or so.

Note that the flexibility of

allows for the appearance of a set of houses to vary so that each instance of a specific TUFF+ kit can have its own character.

VARIATIONS.

Certified TUFF+ builders can quote to amend any plan, provided that the architect and engineer have specified them and the relevant building authorities have provided approval.

CONTACT US if you want to know what information you should provide to your architect to ensure that your building has the strenght of  and is also protected from rust, insects, rot, mold and heat/cold.

Yes.

The building franchise TUFF+ GLOBAL  offers is based on delivery of a kit home to a territory (in most cases a specific country and state/province) It is the franchisee’s responsibility to ensure that approval for local building standards is met. 

However TUFF+ buildings are very strong and the methods of building are safe and easy for the approving body to understand so we don’t envisage any major issues. Some things, like the different electrical standards in a particular country will require local purchasing, and we will provide a list of such variations during finalization of TUFF+ kit ordering into a new territory.

This website offers some indications regarding standards in North America https://www.iccsafe.org/products-and-services/i-codes/2018-i-codes/ibc/

Safety

https://www.iccsafe.org/advocacy/safety-toolkits/

TUFF+ Building kits provide all the materials in a single container.

Each franchise Territory requires local builders, and in order to maintain quality and safety, TUFF+ GLOBAL provides training manuals, Quality assurance guidelines, and support for those builders.

In order to build a TUFF+ kit in a Territory, the franchisee requires either to have internal or other certified builders, who are trained by TUFF+ GLOBAL.

TUFF+ GLOBAL buildings require brand quality – franchisees can use TUFF+ products to build any way they want, but TUFF+ kit homes are the visible and most cost effective way to build, because of our

method, which is a Trademarked method of building walls for high strength, flexibility and speed.

TUFF+ Housing kits supply all the materials to build a complete house. Each kit contains the TUFF+ products for walls, floors and roofing, Group I elements/equipment, through to electric cable and stainless steel fasteners.

For details of inclusions and exclusions, CLICK HERE

A complete inventory of what is included is provided as part of the ordering process.

The T+KH1 Single bedroom 390 square feet (39 square meter) home kit starts at $30,000USD including a shipping allowance. We cannot quote exact prices because shipping is so volatile at present.

That price does NOT include the labor for building. Prices for labor change in each country, and the margins to be applied by the Australian Franchisee and local Certified Builder will determine what the retail price will be. 

Because of the massive production capabilities of our manufacturing consortium, TUFF+ building kits can be produced typically in one month.

example of TUFF+ building

Shipping is from Mundra, Gujarat, India and the shipping time will vary depending on the destination of the container.

As an example, current 2024 shipping takes about 5 weeks to an Eastern port of America.

Definitely.

Hundreds of TUFF+ product containers can be shipped each month.

You can view the video about our production capacity here.