Cost Effective Prefab Homes
Prefab homes could be the answer to your housing needs in this economic downturn. There are multiple benefits in building a prefab home and prefab home construction is growing more popular every day. These homes are a well-constructed and economical choice in housing today.
One major benefit of prefabricated home construction is they tend to be more affordable than traditional frame built homes. Prefab homes are primarily constructed in pieces in a factory. This method reduces the waste of materials as well as the amount of contractors and builders needed for the job. Materials can be purchased in bulk bringing down the cost of overall construction using prefab home construction.
Another benefit is the efficiency of of prefabricated home construction. Most of the labor is done indoors in a factory, removing the weather and climate factor from interfering with completion of construction. The reduction in labor also aids in making the process more efficient by eliminating so many different contractor groups having to coordinate their part of the job.
These factors translate into great savings of time and money to you, the consumer. Manufacturing prefab homes only requires 90 days maximum from start to finish and at the least 30 days to completion. This savings is passed along to you in saving 20-40% on the construction of your prefab home.
PREFAB HOME NEWS:
- Last homes standing as Bristol prefab estate demolished (This is Bristol) - Demolition is being carried out to make way for new homes on a prefab site in Bristol.
- Prefabricated homes are going up in prestigious places (Seattle Times) - Now rich people don't have to wait 18 months to build a mansion, they can order their dream homes off the shelf with coffered ceilings, geothermal heat pumps and even a shaft for an elevator for at least 15 percent less money and in less than half the time it takes to build a traditional custom house.
- Ubiquitous Ikea adds homes to Germans' shopping list (Deutsche Welle) - Young German families have been filling their homes with affordable Ikea furniture for years. Soon they'll be able to buy an entire house from the Swedish manufacturer too.
- Buh-Bye McMansion, Hello Modular Mansion! (Tonic) - They only account for 3 percent of the home construction market, but factory-made mansions are gaining in popularity.
- The Modern Homemaker: Rocio Romero (Inc Magazine) - Rocio Romero's namesake firm designs and manufactures prefab modern homes. Since founding the company in 2000, Romero has sold more than 120 prefab kits, which cost $20,500 to $46,000. When Romero gave birth to twins a year ago, she took a novel approach to arranging her St. Louis home to accommodate company and family.
- Mansions go modular as costs, timeline lure high-end buyers (Washington Post) - One day in February, it was an empty, snow-covered lot in Bethesda. In 32 hours, the property held a six-bedroom, six-and-a-half-bath French country mansion with a walkout basement.
- Most Innovative Companies - Architecture (Fast Company Magazine) - Sponsored by by Linda Tischler (additional reporting by Zachary Wilson) Photo by Tim Bies 1. Diller Scofidio + Renfro The New York-based firm transformed public space in Manhattan last year with the renovation of Alice Tully Hall, the master plan for the redevelopment of Lincoln Center, and the opening of the High Line, a collaboration with Field Operations. DS+R beat out several high-profile ...
- Sometimes I think there just might be a God (MalaysiaNews.net) - Bob Perry , the chief financial backer of the 2004 Swift Boat Veterans for Truth and of various other right-wing outfits.The story is actually even worse than the above. The case originally worked its...
- Miami firm to donate 1,000 prefab houses for Haiti earthquake victims (Miami Herald) - A Miami-based effort to build stripped-down, easy-to-assemble prefabricated houses for Haiti's homeless earthquake victims is gaining steam, say its sponsors, who will announce details of their plans Wednesday afternoon.
- Eskom 'shuns' renewable energy (Independent Online) - An Irish energy company, Mainstream Renewable Power, claims that Eskom does not want renewable energy to succeed in SA.
