Hello everyone,
I’m new here and hope you can help me. My husband and I have recently started thinking about building our own home. We are already doing a lot of research and are currently looking for a plot of land.
Besides searching for land, we are also exploring different types of houses and construction methods, but we simply can’t decide whether to go for a traditional masonry house or a prefabricated house.
We are familiar with the pros and cons by now. However, the time factor no longer seems to be an advantage for prefabricated houses, since the start of construction can apparently be delayed.
For me, the only advantages of a masonry house are thermal insulation, impact sound insulation, and the property’s value development. But I’m wondering whether these really represent such significant disadvantages for a prefabricated house.
What are your experiences? For those of you who, for example, have a prefabricated house: Would you choose a modular house again or would you prefer a masonry house, and vice versa?
Thanks and good luck, Maracuja
I’m new here and hope you can help me. My husband and I have recently started thinking about building our own home. We are already doing a lot of research and are currently looking for a plot of land.
Besides searching for land, we are also exploring different types of houses and construction methods, but we simply can’t decide whether to go for a traditional masonry house or a prefabricated house.
We are familiar with the pros and cons by now. However, the time factor no longer seems to be an advantage for prefabricated houses, since the start of construction can apparently be delayed.
For me, the only advantages of a masonry house are thermal insulation, impact sound insulation, and the property’s value development. But I’m wondering whether these really represent such significant disadvantages for a prefabricated house.
What are your experiences? For those of you who, for example, have a prefabricated house: Would you choose a modular house again or would you prefer a masonry house, and vice versa?
Thanks and good luck, Maracuja
Maracuja schrieb:
Well, what do you mean by "it doesn’t matter"... I’m just curious why some people choose a prefabricated house while others go for a brick-and-mortar house.For us, it was the price and the good feeling we had about the company that ultimately decided in favor of the solid (brick-and-mortar) house.There are also quite a few people who still believe that the walls of a prefabricated house would collapse if you accidentally lean on them, which is why they prefer solid construction.
In my opinion, a lot of this comes down to personal beliefs. Both options have advantages and disadvantages, and depending on your priorities, one or the other "wins." Since you had already looked into the pros and cons, my suggestion was basically to decide based on the offer and the company.
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hampshire8 May 2019 12:12Our reasons for choosing timber construction (not a prefabricated house):
- Ecological, renewable building material
- Healthy building biology / excellent indoor climate without the need for high-tech solutions such as mechanical ventilation
- More transparent supply chain down to the smallest detail
- Local carpentry company as building partner, attentive and collaboratively realizing extraordinary ideas instead of discouraging them
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Fairplay-Haus8 May 2019 12:20Hello,
you should visit a model home center for prefabricated houses. Do you have children?
Then let them run around on the upper floor. When I wanted to build my house, I did the same and knocked on the exterior wall. When the sales consultant came, our decision was made.
Best regards
you should visit a model home center for prefabricated houses. Do you have children?
Then let them run around on the upper floor. When I wanted to build my house, I did the same and knocked on the exterior wall. When the sales consultant came, our decision was made.
Best regards
H
hampshire8 May 2019 12:37@Fairplay-Haus : Noise insulation depends on the workmanship and can be achieved with either building material or fail completely.
@Maracuja : Take a look at a carpentry company from the "Einer Alles Sauber" network. There you can see the differences compared to prefab home manufacturers in the show home parks.
@Maracuja : Take a look at a carpentry company from the "Einer Alles Sauber" network. There you can see the differences compared to prefab home manufacturers in the show home parks.
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Fairplay-Haus8 May 2019 12:44You are right. It’s all a matter of price. However, the sound insulation of a solid house with concrete ceilings is unbeatable.
Maracuja schrieb:
I have read this more often. The reason given is that bricks retain heat longer.That sounds like an explanation from real physicists to me. If that's true, why do many prefab home manufacturers (usually timber frame) standardly achieve KfW 40? Try doing that with a solid construction. It’s possible, but much more complex.
However, if KfW 40 or 40+ is not the goal, solid construction can also easily meet good energy standards.
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