Delivered to your property. Installed in one day.
With other building processes, you end up having to live with a big mess and a timeline that seems to drag on forever. Maybe that alone is what has been keeping you from pressing “go” on that dream of yours to add another space to your property. Now, imagine if your ready-made unit was delivered to your yard and could be enjoyed later that same day.
Modern modular construction
Modular construction allows us to deliver a finished product, on time and on budget. Less waste of both materials and time, translates to savings for you—not to mention a more environmentally friendly product.
How it works:
1. Discovery Call
You’ll schedule a Discovery Call with the aux box team to make sure your site qualifies
2. Apply for permits
If your municipality requires them, this is the time to get those permits in order
3. Confirm your design
We’ll schedule a Design Call to confirm your choices with our team before we build
4. We build your aux box
In our safe, clean and most importantly dry facility. No mess in your yard!
5. Foundation & Utilities
Once your permits are in order, we get to work installing foundation and services
6. Delivery & Installation
Your aux box is delivered by truck and placed on-site by crane, all in one day
7. Enjoy!
Your gorgeous new unit is move-in ready. It’s really that easy!
Recommended 1st step
Schedule a factory tour or a visit to an existing client’s aux box. We know the real thing is better than words or images on a website.
Does your property qualify?
Before we get started, there are a few criteria for your property:
Do you have the space?
Does zoning allow for an additional dwelling or accessory building on your property?
Can a crane park near your desired location?
If your answer is “yes, yes and yes!” contact us to book a Discovery Call with one of our team members. If you answer is “I don’t know”, that’s ok too! We can help.
Specify your design
The beauty of an aux box is that all of the hard decisions are already made for you. Together with our team of designers, we’ve created the most beautiful and functional product out there. But we know you still want to add your unique style to it to truly make it yours.
Customize your aux box by specifying these elements:
Pine
Choose between natural and whitewashed pine for your wall and ceiling panels
Floorplan orientation
We can flip any floorplan to suit your needs. Choose the orientation that suits you and your site best
Exterior siding
Choose from the colour and profile options that have been hand-selected by our design team
Non disruptive foundation
We recommend using engineered metal screw piles for your foundation because they’re fast, minimal, strong, and affordable. By using just 4-12 load points, we can avoid all the mess that comes with traditional concrete foundation; no footings, no walls, no rebar, and most importantly, no fuss.
We install the screws into the ground, level the top and place and connect your aux box onto them. If necessary, the foundations can be also easily removed with no permanent damage to the landscape.
Best of all the foundation is completed in 1 day. It’s as convenient as that.
Timeline
*timeline is approximate, subject to several factors
Pricing Overview
We provide you with a fixed quote for your aux box before we get started. And when we say fixed quote, we mean it. It won’t change (unless you change or add to the scope of the project, of course).
15 minute Discovery Call
Free
To ensure your ideal site qualifies, this is an essential step. After the call, we send you some supporting documents.
Site Visit
$500 + travel expenses
If after our discovery call there are still questions, we can send a team member to your property to have a look at your site and address any concerns. This cost would be covered within the retainer if that option is excercised
DIY Project Planner
Free
We’ll send you a supporting document to walk you through site prep + installation/hookups or you can view it now.
Retainer for Planning Services
$300-$10,000
The purpose of this retainer is to engage our professional services team. We will allocate time to identify a full scope of work, budget, and a timeline for your project. The retainer amount covers our teams time through the planning phase with any amount remaining applied as a credit to your project, or refunded to you in the event there is some reason the project does not come to fruition.
3D rendering (optional)
$ Based on scope
After you’ve selected your design elements, you may want to see what your unit will look like before we start building.
Design and Proposal Process
While there are some fixed costs we can plan for right away, there are other elements with variables that impact pricing that will need to be determined during our Discovery Call.
Foundation and Delivery
Because your site and terrain will play a big part in determining these factors, we use our call to gather info.
Installation
We can be highly involved in this process, or you can handle a lot yourself with a contractor of your choice.
Upgrades
There are a number of optional upgrades for your unit. View the menu here.
Shipping
Your location + distance from our HQ on Vancouver Island impact this price.
Services
If you need support with power and/or water hookups, we can build that cost in.
Permits
You can manage this part yourself, or we can support the process.
“Everyone thinks ‘I can build it for cheaper than that,’ but to have the convenience and quality of a ready-made space is invaluable. What I appreciated about working with aux box is that they made sure every detail was in place, so I didn’t have to manage it myself.”
— Garth, Muskoka, ON
See our models to determine the right unit for you
