The Homes and Domes container pool has the advantage of being installed in one day. There will be one for sale at the Seymour Expo.
Sam Loughran has built from the ground up a showroom of unique living products which began as a side hustle of shed shelving and grew into a company that now has a showroom full of expandable small cottages, portable high quality ensuites and more shelving.
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The birth of the company’s diversity came with a back injury which saw Sam laid off from employment and inspired him to grow his hustle into something quite different.
“I was not overly happy about the injury, but it worked out,” Sam said.
“I think the universe pushed me in the right direction, even though it took a sore back to get there.”
The showcase product of Homes and Domes, however, is its swimming pool, and there will be one on display at the Seymour expo.
Sam and his family import the unique array of affordable home products and take pride in the quality and versatility of their pools.
The pools are stylishly designed from the very strong structure of a shipping container and currently come in two lengths – six and 12 metres.
“Because the pools are made from a shipping container, then they can be installed in a day,” Sam said.
“Once it is delivered, all you do is fill it with water and you’re swimming.”
Prices start at $38,900 for the six-metre pool, with a smaller, three-metre one on its way to the shop floor soon.
At the expo, Sam can list off the advantages of a container pool to all visitors, so their display will be worth a visit.
“If you decide to move house, you can take it with you; if the kids move out, you can sell it, and you’re not left with a hole in the ground either,” he said.
“It’s literally plug and play – fill it full of water, turn it on and you can be swimming the same day.”
Homes and Domes is also known for its domed storage areas, comprised of two shipping containers with a sturdy domed shelter between them.
“Again, you can be up and running within a week instead of waiting six months for council approval and then another six for building a shed,” Sam said.
And the company’s expandable cottages — My Little Houses — seem anything but small when you step inside.
They are sensible in their floor plan, are fitted out in style and can be delivered on a trailer.
The cottages are suited for Airbnbs, farmers, bush block owners and granny flats.
“Pricing is their advantage – they are only 36 grand and ready to go,” Sam said.
Sam and his family will be displaying their ensuites, a trailer-generator and of course one of their fully-fitted pools which will be on sale for $38,900 and will include a free heater worth $6500.
Four years after his back injury, Sam’s philosophy is as upbeat as it is simple.
“Take the opportunities when they arise,” he said.
“Our best days are ahead of us for sure.”
Homes and Domes sells ‘My Little House’ cottages, which are transportable to any property, stylishly fitted out and affordable.
