Wednesday, April 4, 2018

How Much Prefab Buildings Cost

By Carolyn Hall


Modular/prefab homes were once considered to be a cheap and low-quality housing option. However, thanks to technology, that has changed a lot over the years. Now prefab homes offer people a second way of achieving the dream of owning a home. The modern ones come with a lot of advantages and benefits that make them preferable even over conventional houses. This article is about prefab buildings.

Buyers are presented with improved quality as the first advantage of these homes. In the past years, the quality of prefab homes has significantly improved. The current modern designs are at bar with conventional housing when it comes to quality. For a fact, prefabs structures offer higher quality in areas where standards are lower in conventional housing. These housing units are exposed to thorough quality control because production happens on an assembly line in a factory setting.

The speed of construction is also fast which grants it a second advantage. It is faster to build prefab structures than conventional houses. Factors that cause delays when building regular houses are not found in factories. For example, when constructing a regular house, material supplies need to be handed in on time. Also, the transportation process can be obstructed different factors. Besides that, unfavorable weather conditions may delay construction of regular houses.

Cost is the third associative advantage. Prefabs are quite affordable. Expenses required in construction of prefabs are fewer. In fact, it may cost fifteen percent less to get the same size of a modular home than a regular one. If the destination is located an area that is hard to access then the delivery cost of manufactured house may raise a little.

In prefab homes, financing options are more than regular houses. Mostly, prefab structures share same financing options with regular houses. Besides, through manufacturer, financing can be achieved, where one pays in installments in a given duration after the manufacturer has delivered the product. This is the least expensive option that one needs to go for even though the option is not offered always.

Although associated with many benefits, modular homes still have a negative perception in the eyes of the public. The negative public perception usually leads to low perceived value of the structure. With a low perceived value and negative perception, it can be a bit of a challenge to sell the home when one needs to. Usually it will take longer to find a buyer.

Absence of customization option in these structures creates a second disadvantage. One can build modular homes based on a wide variety of configurations and customization. However, customization normally remains tricky as it is hard to do this as compared to regular houses. Designs such as towers on master bedrooms and circular floor plans can be attained conventional houses unlike prefab homes.

Lastly, whereas constructing the home itself may be cheap, the land on which it is to be installed may not be that cheap. One usually has to acquire the piece of land first before construction begins. The total of the two items can be high in many cases.




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