ᐅ Decision-Making: Prefabricated House or Solid Construction
Created on: 18 Mar 2013 00:09
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Haeuslebauer81
We are still at the very beginning of our house planning, and right now the question is: prefabricated house or solid (conventional) house?
So far, we have visited a prefabricated house supplier and an architect with whom we would build using the traditional brick-and-mortar, solid method. As far as I know, there isn’t much difference nowadays in terms of quality and cost. My partner tends to prefer a solid house, while I am still somewhere in the middle.
With the prefabricated house option, we would take several trades (sanitary installations, heating, and possibly painting) completely "out" of the package — we have a family member who is a plumbing and heating specialist (my father), who would then handle installing the necessary pipes. This means quite a bit would not be done by the prefab supplier...
Based on your experience, how does this usually work out? We worry that leaving out these trades might end up costing us extra in the end.
We could also contribute some work ourselves, but more likely with interior finishing (painting, laying floors).
The plot is available and connected.
We would also prefer a timely completion, as we are currently renting.
In our specific situation, which option would you tend to choose?
So far, we have visited a prefabricated house supplier and an architect with whom we would build using the traditional brick-and-mortar, solid method. As far as I know, there isn’t much difference nowadays in terms of quality and cost. My partner tends to prefer a solid house, while I am still somewhere in the middle.
With the prefabricated house option, we would take several trades (sanitary installations, heating, and possibly painting) completely "out" of the package — we have a family member who is a plumbing and heating specialist (my father), who would then handle installing the necessary pipes. This means quite a bit would not be done by the prefab supplier...
Based on your experience, how does this usually work out? We worry that leaving out these trades might end up costing us extra in the end.
We could also contribute some work ourselves, but more likely with interior finishing (painting, laying floors).
The plot is available and connected.
We would also prefer a timely completion, as we are currently renting.
In our specific situation, which option would you tend to choose?
Hello Haeslebauer81,
We were also facing the same dilemma: traditional masonry house or prefabricated house. In the end, we found a compromise—we are going to build a solid prefabricated house. One of our acquaintances’ children built such a house, we visited it, and it convinced us. This option combines the advantages of both masonry and prefabricated houses, and I think it’s brilliant. It is a house with Liapor walls and external insulation. One advantage is that it is built dry, so there is no drying phase required. The prefabricated walls are dried for 14 days at around 75°C (167°F). Another advantage is the short construction time.
We will sign the contract with the construction company on April 4th, and construction will start at the end of May or beginning of June. If everything goes smoothly, like with our acquaintances, we should be able to move in 4-5 months after construction begins.
Best regards,
Lilik
We were also facing the same dilemma: traditional masonry house or prefabricated house. In the end, we found a compromise—we are going to build a solid prefabricated house. One of our acquaintances’ children built such a house, we visited it, and it convinced us. This option combines the advantages of both masonry and prefabricated houses, and I think it’s brilliant. It is a house with Liapor walls and external insulation. One advantage is that it is built dry, so there is no drying phase required. The prefabricated walls are dried for 14 days at around 75°C (167°F). Another advantage is the short construction time.
We will sign the contract with the construction company on April 4th, and construction will start at the end of May or beginning of June. If everything goes smoothly, like with our acquaintances, we should be able to move in 4-5 months after construction begins.
Best regards,
Lilik
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