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- jaylarson0
i friend of mine works for these peeps:
- monNom0
from what I've heard, not cheaper than building on site.
you still need land (expensive everywhere right now) and to build a foundation for the home, which is generally ~1/3 of your construction costs.
Many prefabs are sold without interior finishes, with no windows or roofing. These are
easily broken/damaged while shipping, and you may have specific requirements based on location. (cold climate, humid climate, dry got climate). you could spend many times what you spend on the prefab kit for all the other stuff.to put it in perspective: Building a house on site is generally 20-40% foundation/basement, 30% structure (the prefab component), the rest for finishing.
here's a site that has a lot of info on prefabs:
http://www.fabprefab.com/fabfile…You're better off to hire a thrifty architect to cut costs. Architects fees run 15% of project costs but you could save more than that with good planning and some unique materials.
- tparsons0
I considered doing one of these before building the house we're currently in.
http://www.rocioromero.com/LVSer…
After the building experience in the future I would go the prefab route. You'll end up with a more sound product in the end.
- vwsung18t0
thanks for the info. where can i look for architects that would built small residential houses? when i search, they're mostly commercial and huge mansion architects.
- lvl_130
pick up dwell mag if you can. they always have a ton of good info/contacts etc.
- vwsung18t0
ah, i forgot i got a free issue a few months ago
- Dancer0
Huf Haus:
http://www.huf-haus.com/gb/01_01…
- vwsung18t0
the last link doesn't seem to work.
- mrdobolina0
vw, try this one.
- Dancer0
what mine?
- vwsung18t0
no the freshome one. maybe it's blocked here at work or something.