ᐅ Prefabricated house or solid construction – what is your opinion?

ypg schrieb:
Regarding another thread, I want to point out an advantage of timber frame construction:

For some small plots and the respective floor area ratio, there is a minimum buildable area. Due to the thinner walls with timber framing, you gain more living space compared to solid construction. This can be as much as 10 sqm (108 sq ft) of extra space.

I have to contradict myself now because I compared the thickness of our solid wall construction with a timber frame build: no or hardly any difference.

@kaho: solid houses are also (unfortunately) built airtight, making controlled mechanical ventilation very useful, especially since the moisture from mortar and other wet materials is present in the building. Solid houses also have to pass the blower door test.

Der Da schrieb:


Adding an extension to a prefabricated house is no problem at all; you just take a chainsaw and get started

Hello, a burglar can get into the house just as quickly! I simply wouldn’t feel safe in a wooden prefab house, since the walls can be relatively easily breached. Besides, I don’t see any advantages of a prefab house, only disadvantages. You can also build a turnkey house with bricks (without having to manage everything yourself) and the resale value is higher as well. Best regards, Sabine

Curly schrieb:
Hello, a burglar can be inside the house just as quickly!

So, if soon burglars are running around the garden with chainsaws, we'll know—it’s a wooden house.

I believe there are many easier ways than breaking through the wall with a chainsaw...

Curly schrieb:
Hello, a burglar would be just as quick inside the house! I wouldn’t feel safe in a timber frame house, the walls can be broken through quite easily.

If you have a post office branch inside your house, you might be right

DerBjoern schrieb:
I think there are much easier ways than breaking through a wall with a chainsaw...

But there are hardly any cooler ways to enter a house. Anyone can go through a window or door... But going straight through the wall while cutting gas, water, and electrical lines—that’s something for professionals.
During university, I worked part-time as a locksmith... Hardly any window in Germany holds for more than a minute if you know where to apply pressure.

We did some research when building our house... and the value of our furniture was significantly lower than the cost of truly secure windows.
Only the front door, I’m almost certain no one can get through that. I still had a few special lock cylinders at home, which I installed... With a drill, you won’t get far there—only with a diamond drill bit.