Unusual folding home costs just over $53,000 — shipped by Amazon

This home isn't just small, it comes flat-packed and can be built from the ground up.

Among the thousands of products available for purchase online these days, one of the most surprising viral hits is the “Portable Prefab Tiny House”, which sells for $34,999 (AU$53,100) on Amazon.

According to the product page, the 35 square meter home has an “expandable” steel frame and insulation, with enough space to be divided into two bedrooms, a living room, a bathroom and a kitchen.

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The house, branded Zolyndo, comes in three options. A 4m x 6m structure with a bathroom costs $19,999 (A$30,300) and a 4.5m x 6.2m structure costs $22,999 (A$34,900). .

This property suggests that this house is suitable as a hotel, booth or office.Photo: Amazon

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Inside the expanded Amazon house.Photo: Amazon

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The $34,999 (A$53,000) version is larger and comes with a toilet. It's also sold on Amazon, so Americans can have it shipped within four to five days.

The Boom is currently so popular that it's listed as sold out on Amazon Australia's website, so enthusiasts should keep an eye out for restocks.

Although the tiny house movement has become mainstream in recent years, the fact that prefabricated homes are sold at retail stores such as home improvement stores remains unique, and the folding home concept is even more distinctive.

The bathroom of Amazon's folding house looks like this.Photo: Amazon

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The Amazon product page states that the home has drywall anchors and screw holes for installation, and that the unfolding process is “easy.”

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The social media group recently purchased one of the foldable homes to test the concept's functionality and uploaded its review to TikTok, Survive and Thrive Co. There, it received over 11,000 likes and over 237,000 views.

The group opens the house box. Photo: TikTok/@unspeakk

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Home is fully expanded. Photo: TikTok/@unspeakk

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“I bought a house on Amazon,” the video shows the men cutting open a giant Amazon box and exploring the shipping container-like house inside.

“There's a whole bathroom,” one user commented while exploring the compact bathroom, which apparently arrived with water hooked up.

However, an outlet is not included. Found when you expand the house to full size. This is described on the Amazon product page.

Digital rendering showing the layout of a collapsible house available on Amazon.

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“Guys, this is so easy to make,” they commented on the setup. “It literally just unfolds.”

Viewers were both impressed and concerned about the shipping conditions.

One user commented: “That house is coming at me like a deck of cards.”

“But how well does it perform in different weather conditions? And what about the insulation?” wondered another.

Since last year, some distressed tenants in Australia have resorted to renting portable homes in their parents' backyards.

Portable rooms that appeared on Macedon Ranges' Facebook Marketplace were available to rent for $150 to $180 per week.Photo: Valerieu Campan

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In April 2023, Detached Detached Rooms, available for delivery across Melbourne, hit Facebook Marketplace for up to $180 a week.

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Portions of this article first appeared in The Post and are republished with permission.