ᐅ Prefabricated concrete house with a pitched roof appearance
Created on: 21 Mar 2022 21:34
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yuccapalme>
Good evening,
we are planning to build a low-budget single-family house made of concrete and are now looking, ideally, for a prefab house company that offers something close to what we have in mind. I’m attaching a few photos of houses to illustrate the style we are aiming for. Essentially, a house made almost entirely from insulated concrete (preferably including the roof) with wooden frame windows (possibly also other wooden elements inside). We want to do as much of the interior work ourselves as possible. The house can be up to 16m long and 8m wide (52 feet 6 inches by 26 feet 3 inches), one or two stories, but with at least 5 rooms plus kitchen and bathroom. Neither a basement nor a garage is needed. The floor plan should be simple, with a straight staircase if two stories, using prefabricated components and basic building materials like wood, concrete, and metal. We want to deliberately reduce expensive technology, opting for simple windows and doors (but with good insulation values). Clear shapes and a focus on essentials without compromising too much on quality.
So far, I haven’t found prefab houses with the desired gable roof style. Does anyone happen to have a recommendation? It currently looks like we might have to take the more costly route via an architect.
Thanks in advance.
P.S. We do not want too many large window fronts.
we are planning to build a low-budget single-family house made of concrete and are now looking, ideally, for a prefab house company that offers something close to what we have in mind. I’m attaching a few photos of houses to illustrate the style we are aiming for. Essentially, a house made almost entirely from insulated concrete (preferably including the roof) with wooden frame windows (possibly also other wooden elements inside). We want to do as much of the interior work ourselves as possible. The house can be up to 16m long and 8m wide (52 feet 6 inches by 26 feet 3 inches), one or two stories, but with at least 5 rooms plus kitchen and bathroom. Neither a basement nor a garage is needed. The floor plan should be simple, with a straight staircase if two stories, using prefabricated components and basic building materials like wood, concrete, and metal. We want to deliberately reduce expensive technology, opting for simple windows and doors (but with good insulation values). Clear shapes and a focus on essentials without compromising too much on quality.
So far, I haven’t found prefab houses with the desired gable roof style. Does anyone happen to have a recommendation? It currently looks like we might have to take the more costly route via an architect.
Thanks in advance.
P.S. We do not want too many large window fronts.
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yuccapalme>21 Mar 2022 23:49@11ant
Thank you. The plot is definite and currently reserved for us. For now, I tried measuring the dimensions of the house using Google Maps. Is this an acceptable method? Correction: The existing house there will first need to be demolished.
Thank you. The plot is definite and currently reserved for us. For now, I tried measuring the dimensions of the house using Google Maps. Is this an acceptable method? Correction: The existing house there will first need to be demolished.
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yuccapalme>21 Mar 2022 23:51@Baranej
Well, that's what I feared—that you won’t find what you need off the shelf.
Well, that's what I feared—that you won’t find what you need off the shelf.
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yuccapalme>21 Mar 2022 23:53@Myrna_Loy
Everything is getting expensive now :-(
So far, concrete has been considered an affordable building material.
Everything is getting expensive now :-(
So far, concrete has been considered an affordable building material.
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yuccapalme>21 Mar 2022 23:56@TmMike_2
Thank you for the helpful post. We are not aiming for "perfection," so we actually prefer to leave some things open.
@All
How would you go about finding an architect? Would you search locally on Google for someone who offers projects involving concrete?
Thank you for the helpful post. We are not aiming for "perfection," so we actually prefer to leave some things open.
@All
How would you go about finding an architect? Would you search locally on Google for someone who offers projects involving concrete?
Myrna_Loy schrieb:
Exposed concrete is EXPENSIVE!If only the examples in the photos were just "exposed concrete"... but they also use exposed concrete with virtually seamless formwork panels.TmMike_2 schrieb:
That’s true, although exposed concrete is only expensive if perfection is a priority.Still: no.yuccapalme> schrieb:
Until now, concrete has been considered an inexpensive building material.But at least not in the sense that before proceeding you wouldn’t first need to make a decision between the conflicting requirements of “somewhat like the example photos” and “low budget.”yuccapalme> schrieb:
How would you search for an architect?First, definitely only after completing the aforementioned preliminary task, and second, as “always”: near the construction site, for example, via the local chamber of architects.https://www.instagram.com/11antgmxde/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/bauen-jetzt/
Concrete is becoming increasingly expensive. Plain concrete has poor insulation properties. Thermal or insulating concrete is significantly more costly.
The entire installation must be carefully planned. Cutting channels later is very difficult and damages the appearance.
It might even be cheaper to build with bricks and add a cladding facade for the look.
This is all the opposite of low budget. Just the facade for a project like this would probably cost between 200,000 and 300,000.
Unfortunately, this won’t work with a small budget. It would be something different from the usual standard designs.
It’s better to look at commonly used construction methods.
The house is not small either, at about 250m² (2,690 sq ft). For that alone, you can expect around 625,000 plus additional costs for utilities, garage, landscaping, and furnishings. Getting below 2,500/m² (232/sq ft) is almost impossible nowadays. Especially with new projects, cost planning is currently difficult.
The entire installation must be carefully planned. Cutting channels later is very difficult and damages the appearance.
It might even be cheaper to build with bricks and add a cladding facade for the look.
This is all the opposite of low budget. Just the facade for a project like this would probably cost between 200,000 and 300,000.
Unfortunately, this won’t work with a small budget. It would be something different from the usual standard designs.
It’s better to look at commonly used construction methods.
The house is not small either, at about 250m² (2,690 sq ft). For that alone, you can expect around 625,000 plus additional costs for utilities, garage, landscaping, and furnishings. Getting below 2,500/m² (232/sq ft) is almost impossible nowadays. Especially with new projects, cost planning is currently difficult.
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