Define the life inside before comparing area
Compact does not mean one universal layout. A full-time home, an occasional retreat and an independent guest space place different demands on privacy, food preparation, storage and circulation. Write down the activities that must happen at the same time, not only the rooms you would like to name.
A useful brief records who uses the home, which belongings must stay inside, whether work needs a quiet zone and how outdoor space connects to daily movement. This turns a broad size preference into a floor-plan decision that can be checked against documented model records.
Use a compact-home decision matrix
Compare the same factors for every candidate. Published area is one input; usable circulation and the relationship between fixed furniture, openings and service points can be just as important.
The matrix below is a review tool, not a product claim. Values enter the page only when a documented QHOME source supplies them.
| Decision factor | What to verify | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Published area | One consistent area definition from the published pricing data | Prevents unlike measurements from being compared |
| Daily zoning | Movement, privacy and simultaneous activities | Shows whether compact rooms support the intended routine |
| Storage and services | Fixed storage, plant space and utility interfaces | Protects living space from avoidable clutter |
| Site access | Truck approach, unloading position and crane working area | Identifies logistics questions before quotation |
Keep the shortlist connected to live records
This category must not contain copied model specifications. Product cards are generated from documented product information, and the category remains blocked if its membership rule cannot produce at least three relevant models with a distinct selection benefit.
Public prices are never written into this page source. When the collection is implemented, every amount and price basis must come through the shared calculator pricing function and use the same published-area definition as the catalogue.
Test the house and the site together
A smaller home can still require careful preparation. Confirm the support layout, service connection points, water and drainage approach, vehicle access and the working space needed for unloading. Local professionals remain responsible for jurisdiction-specific design and permissions.
Record unknowns openly. A missing route survey or utility plan is a review item, not a reason to replace a value with a convenient assumption.
Turn a compact shortlist into a reviewed next step
Use model comparison to keep layouts and source bases aligned, then open the QHOME calculator for a calculator-based configuration. The result remains indicative until QHOME confirms the specification, lead time, delivery arrangement and final price.
QHOME states two weeks for manufacturing and an estimated one week for delivery. Public pricing is based at the Rijeka warehouse, includes VAT and import duties, and excludes delivery and installation; those services are arranged separately.