- So this home right here takes
less than one hour to build. Let me explain how this works. Our homes have always
been built like this. It takes months to
build your average home. And during that time, all your materials are exposed to the
elements, rain, snow, heat. The life of your home starts ticking as soon as the first boards are laid out. But that's not the case with Boxabl. Paolo Tiramani and his
Boxabl team are here to revolutionize the
way we've built homes. Located in Las Vegas,
Nevada, Boxabl can build and assemble an entire
home in a matter of hours. Today, I managed to design a modular home that is less than $50,000 and small enough to be
shipped anywhere in the world. Boxabl is not only a faster
solution to your housing needs, but also is affordable and portable. And today we're gonna find out how. - So Boxabl is a design company. So everything we do has to be beautiful at the end of the day. So that goes down to a
completely tiny, tiny granular level, and even
big spaces like this, we want to have a beautiful
collaborative space for our staff. We actually have a packed
up Boxabl behind us, right here, which is quite nice. You know, we're very, very
grateful to our customers. You know, tens of thousands of
folks have expressed interest in Boxabl. A hundred thousands pre-orders. I mean, it's absolutely a staggering sort of once in a lifetime event. I think that the beginning
of the Boxabl company. So to express our
appreciation and to answer all the intense interest in the company we've actually set up the
entrance like a Jurassic Park or a Disney ride. And we have behind us
here the factory tour where the doors automatically open. It's just like Disney world. And we put them in the car. We put them in, in PPE, the
personal protective equipment and we give them a tour. - Amazing, let's get started. - Let's go. - [Enes] So this is
where the factory starts. - Absolutely, what we're
seeing here is factory one. - [Enes] I mean, this is amazing. Tell me the square footage here, the volume of this factory is insane. - [Paolo] Here we have
172,000 square feet. It is an eighth of a mile long, it's four acres under a roof. So because we're in a factory
and we're not out in a field like everybody else, with
bits of wood and hammers and nails, we can use
very, very large equipment and we don't have to use
traditional processes. And I would say it starts over here with the CNC cutting. CNC cutting means it's just
a computer, cutting panels. - Almost like fabricating
the raw materials for the lamination, right? - Yes. I think if you
think of two analogies that the Boxabl when it comes together is a big jigsaw puzzle. - Yeah
- With everything cut by a machine, so everything is perfect. And then the Boxabl's themselves the way they go together is a Legos. And what can't you build with Legos? You can build everything. So we'll make these empty building boxes in about three sizes. And then we configure them. Configuration just means,
what do we put inside? - Gotcha. - We turn it into a
living room, a bedroom. So it's incredibly modular. And that allows us to do
extraordinarily high volume production and lower the
cost and raise the quality. - You briefly mentioned
some of the materials used, which is steel and concrete but you guys also use a
lot of high density foam as in a really unique way,
part of the structure. And at the same time, the
key element that provides ton of efficiency to these units, right? - Exactly, so if you see behind us this is actually where the process starts, where we actually assemble the panels. So we are steel, concrete
and insulation material compressed together with about
a 250,000 pounds of pressure. - Wow
- And you can imagine if you want to stay hot,
you're living in a thermos. And if you want to stay cool, you're living in an igloo cooler. That's the best way to think of Boxabl in terms of its thermal efficiency. - [Enes] And I think that
provides a tremendous value because no matter which part
of the country you live in, you're dealing with some
sort of a harsh climate at some point of the
year, whether it's snow, whether it's heat, having
that kind of a foam structure really allows these units to be efficient. Can we cover these? Because I actually don't
know what they are. - [Paolo] So these are
actually forklift pockets. So you know, a forklift allows us to go in or our customers to go
in, pick the house up up to two stories. It saves a tremendous amount
of money instead of a crane. So this is actually buried
in the floor of each Boxabl building shell that we build. - Amazing! - So really quite a breakthrough. - That way, as you're lifting
up the house assembly you're not damaging your
sub floors and all that. - Exactly, in fact there's
a tremendous amount of steel in the Casita. If we look to your left here,
we see these giant I-beams. Imagine this Casita, which
is only 20 foot by 20 foot, and we have a total of six
of these huge steel I-beams in each casita. And if I can bring you
around here, so you know, who would build a home like this? - That's beyond overkill. - Beyond overkill. - Beyond overkill in such a positive way. Because even though
the area hinge assembly they eventually become your
lateral part of your structure. - So yeah, we get
multiple uses out of them. First of all, we are overkill. We want to raise the standard
of building structure. - You guys keep pride in that. - We absolutely do. Secondly, if we have a
house with folding panels easier said than done,
this is how we do it. - [Enes] Amazing, and
honestly, I think this design in how you guys put these hinges together is truly one of the most
unique aspects of this brand. - Yes, absolutely. - And to me it makes perfect sense because these hinges solve
so many different problems, transportation, strengths, practicality and allowing you guys to keep these homes at a small footprint till
they're assembled, basically. - Yeah, exactly. And the other thing is, they're unpacked but we want to make sure that if our customer
wants to pack and unpack hundreds of times, these
will unpack and unpack hundreds of times. So it really changes the way
folks think about their home. They can take it with them. - Now I need you to tell us a little bit about your wall panels,
because to explain to everyone, they're not just assembled walls. The materials chosen here, the
interior, instead of drywall they have a different cladding. Can you tell us a little bit about that? - Yeah, absolutely. So the steel and concrete is what we were talking about here. And you can see we have
the steel on the outside, the concrete and then on the interior is something it's like
a ceramic concrete panel that we use instead of drywall. Drywall is nasty, it's crumbly. It's not built for transportation. - It's molds. - Exactly, And this
has a zero fire rating. And the way we construct these things, we can see that the hinge
beam that we saw earlier on is now actually buried
into the infrastructure of the ceiling panel. And because the machine
is cutting the roof you can see all the holes are cut, things like that for the lights. - Amazing. Tell me your current timeline process. how quick you guys can produce one of these homes and where
you guys wanna see Boxabl in terms of the future growth? - So we do in fact, very
high ambitions for Boxabl. It has been engineered
from the ground floor to be made in a factory with production. Having said that we've been in
the factory only five weeks. And I think that it took maybe three weeks to make the first one. It's now taking probably, we're making two houses a week now. Now we're going to six
houses a week next week. And when we're in full production, we will be able to put out
a house every 90 minutes from this facility. And I think once we're fully dialed in with factory two, I'm
thinking around 15 minutes, a quarter of an hour to
build a complete home. Absolutely staggering. - That's fascinating. I mean, wrap your head
around for a second. In 15 minutes, they can produce a home that is overkill for
any kind of environment, super efficient, foldable
and can be transported to anywhere pretty much around
the world if you want to. When I had the chance to talk to
some of your team members, they mentioned that in
the future the goal is you're gonna be able to
go to Boxabl website, pick the layouts you want,
pick the finishes you want. - Yep
- Literally digitally see the end product that you're ordering. Don't have to talk to anyone. You can just press order
and Boxabl builds it for you exactly to your spec, to the perfection. Then you just get the delivery, which would be honestly
really fascinating to see. Now I wanna talk about cost. Obviously you guys are really trying to make these homes affordable. Casita is an important model, starts around $49,000 and change. But I know you guys have plans
to expand the modular units. I believe there's a unit
for 20 feet by 20 feet. Then there's another unit
for 20 feet by 40 feet. Tell us a little bit about that. - Absolutely, think about
those big Legos again, 20-20, 20-30 and 20-40. And you'll be able to
build almost anything with those three sizes and
you'll be able to stack them connect them, we believe
up to five stories, high, three currently, and
you can cantilever them, connect them, so you get
free decks on one side free porches on the other. Really it's endless - Amazing. - So what we have here
is actually a prototype. And so we put it out here, but this essentially
fairly close to production. But still it gives the
idea of how it unpacks and we'll see it unpack now. (drilling sounds) - So I'm assuming those are the braces that kind of holds it together. Again, key factor here,
eight and a half foot. You can actually put this on a trailer transport it wherever you want. Super fascinating. And it's hard to believe
that within this assembly they have a full sized kitchen and bathroom assembled in this form.
- That's right. - That's right. It's eight and a half foot wide. So that means it can
ship all around the world with no permits, no flag cars, no nothing. Put it on a trailer and you go. - That's amazing. - [Paolo] And I think that when the public starts receiving these this is going to be a
beautiful moment, you know? - Coolest unboxing. - Yeah
- Absolutely, and who would've thought
something as basic mechanics like a hinge can really help you guys build something truly one of a kind. And I'm just seeing how the
whole assembly comes together. Even your flat roof
just basically unfolds. - Exactly. - And those hinges are
both playing a huge role with the engineering of it. It gives structural support and it literally makes this
dream basically possible. - Exactly. - So when people assemble
these modular homes on their own sites, do they hire their own crew? You guys actually provide the team that assembles these homes. Tell us a little bit about that. - Yeah, absolutely. So for the unpacking
itself and the delivery, so Boxabl will deliver the product. And what we're doing is
obviously this is just an empty- - It's an example. - An empty shell. We are now just starting Boxabl university where we will have certified installers all over the country. So a potential homeowner
will be able to just go online put in their zip code, choose a couple of certified
installers, interview them, pick the one they like. And that contractor is
going to know a Boxabl, will be able to unpack it for them. And it's a beautiful thing, because it's a stressful thing
for somebody to buy a home. - Yep.
- If they're having it unpacked and installed by one
of our certified installers, that certified installer
has to behave himself and do a fantastic job. So it's a sort of a tri-factor. - It's regulated by you guys. - Absolutely
- Amazing - And that allows us to
blanket the whole country really very, very quickly. Welcome to the Boxabl Casita. And I'll give you the quick tour. First of all, you'll notice
nine and a half foot ceilings. Absolutely staggering ceiling height. And to unpack from the
box that it packs down to is pretty staggering. A luxury home has nine foot ceilings as you know, and taller. And then the other thing
you'll notice are these great eight foot tall windows
and three foot wide doors. So there's nothing small about the Casita. Just because you're
living in a modest space. - [Enes] This does not in
any way, feel small at all. It's nicely laid out,
the furniture you have here. They're not like the smallest
micro furniture either. And this model, I know not
old models comes this way but has these accordion
sliding glass doors, right? - Yeah, exactly. This was just for a prototype that we did. We typically have with the Casita the two large windows here and here, but you can see irrespective it would be flooded with light. And then the design of the Casita, I think our architects did
really a job for the ages. I mean, I think this is
a classic design forever. It's basically into quadrants. And we came in actually through
what would be the back door. Imagine 400 square feet, you've got a front door and a back door. It's very nice. - It's very nice. - And so the back of the
house is the bedroom. And over here to my left, we
have a full size queen bed. You mentioned there's nothing undersized. Exactly right. Everything is full size inside the Casita. So it is very nice queen size bed and behind you an absolutely full size- - Spacious bathroom. - Bathroom. - I mean, you have a water
closet, same floors goes in here. You have a nice vanity with a sink and a lot of countertop
space, LED lit mirrors. We're used to touring homes. So I'm just picking up all these details. Even you have your barn door design sliding glass door assembly
for your walk-in shower. one single unit. And you mentioned in the
factory, these are non drywall. - No, exactly. So this is the ceramic concrete panels and it's incredibly tough
and incredibly strong and then the front of the house, so again, this is just a sample prototype, but this would be a front door. - Got it. So folks would enter in here, and then again, those quadrants. So we had the back of the
house is the sleeping, bathroom quadrant. And then the front of the
house is the living room. And I guess the snacking. - It's almost like you have
four basically corners. - Yes
- And each serves a purpose. - Yes, exactly. So even, you know, nice size
couch for the size of the unit, fireplace, we have a TV - That turns on each side, so
you can watch it from your bed or here. - Yeah, exactly. And then the kitchen, really,
everybody loves their kitchen. We have, as you can see, you
know, full size appliances and remember, this is all included. Giant Z wave countertop to
spread out while you're cooking. And even this really nice- - Little dining area. - Breakfast bar, you
know, with a little whimsy you know, LED lamp, but it
just brings the scale down to when it's cozier and then
full wash and dryer over here combination is all included. And you know the lights
LED, very low energy, dimmable and then the heating and cooling are these mini splits. We don't use the HVAC because
we don't like the ducting and the mold and the sneezing. So this is basically automotive
style air conditioning, it's spectacularly efficient. - Everybody in Europe uses them. They work great. - Yeah
- Very nice. I mean, in some of the
finishes that are here, are designed or picked in a way with considering cost in mind. Obviously I know you guys work really hard to get that number under $50,000. So tell us a little bit about that. - Yeah, absolutely. So design and cost are paramount. So we want to hit a broad audience, so that means neutral colors. I'm not actually a big fan of any color. I just like black, white, and gray myself. So we stay very neutral with our colors and we stay very neutral with the design. So for example, these
design of kitchen cabinets, if you put modern knickknacks
around and furniture, it looks modern. If you put traditional furniture,
it looks so traditional. - Traditional
- And so we sort of strike the middle of the
road and then, but yeah, really very high quality appliances. And the reason we can get very
high quality is the volume. You know, we can leverage that
volume with our suppliers, they're happy- - Get the cost down. - Get the cost down, pass
it along to the customer and deliver, you know,
high quality product. - Everybody wins. - As the way we build homes changes, Boxabl is making a huge impact on the way people see
the future of housing. And I for one, can't wait to
see how far their vision goes. All right, everyone,
that's it for the tour. what an amazing day. And I'm so glad we got a chance to tour this phenomenal facility. What Boxabl is doing
here is truly inspiring. And I hope in the future we can tour their new facilities as well. And as always, you can
find more information about them down in the
description of this video. Lastly, if you enjoyed the tour, just make sure to give us a like, subscribe to our channel and
we'll see you guys next week. (soothing music)
I think Elon's tiny homes have as much of a chance as fixing housing as his hyperloop has of fixing transportation.
As much of a chance as his underground tunnels have of fixing urban transportation.
As much of a chance as his automated taxis have of providing a sustainable income for people who buy it.
As much of a chance as he has of starting a mars colony.
As much of a chance as his space transport program has of getting people halfway across the world on rockets for under 100$.
As much of a chance as his self driving car has of replacing human drivers.
As much of a chance as his batteries have of revolutionizing battery technology.
As much of a chance as his electric trucks have of taking over the trucking business.
As much of a chance as his robots have of doing whatever the fuck his dumb dancing robots are supposed to do.
Anything like this will only ever have limited practical use cases. You still need the spot of land to place this on so 50 grand isn't getting you a home. There probably are locations where this makes sense but it will certainly not be enough to solve all housing problems.
They're literally just mobile homes but smaller lol, it's nothing revolutionary
trust me guys this eco-friendly elon musk project will actually work guys it definitely won't be a huge waste of money and ressources it definitely will solve all the problems it claims to combat it definitely won't just be some cool gadget for the uber-wealthy, it's definitely better than just building taller apartment blocks or create denser living environments just taking a bad idea that clearly doesn't work well and slapping the elon musk name on it is the best option trust me bros
When people say "housing problems", they're usually talking about real estate. I don't think changing how houses are built really helps in any way.
The product sounds fine, but it's not that revolutionary compared to pre-built ready to ship houses.
Most of Elon's ideas prioritize "cool factor" way over practicality.
We don't need massive networks of tunnels under cities to fix traffic, we just need some fucking public transport. That doesn't get you VC bucks and pump his stock prices though.
Instead of "tiny houses" how about we stick a bunch of those together so that they can use the same utilities in the same walls to save cost? They'd also be more efficient with climate control. Oh wait, that's just a fucking apartment.
The problem is I can't buy tiny land
Probably not.
Also, red flag, they talk a lot of fluff about the convenience and low cost but I didn’t hear any details about important stuff like structural integrity, lifespan of the unit, how well it holds up in bad weather, how much sound the walls can block, etc
I’m just imagining this thing getting carried away in a tornado and dropped on another house, or a bad snow storm piling up wet snow on that flat roof until it collapses
Just build apartment buildings with nicer apartments. Elon is always trying to make it look like he created some kind of innovative solution when it’s really just a shittier version of a solution that already exists with better marketing.
Imagine if he applied his marketing abilities to stuff that actually works.
People who are all crazy about tiny homes seem to forget about the OG tiny home village. The trailer park