modular/mobile homes
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- dddc
like these
http://www.loftcube.net/
http://up-house.com/is this realistic for new york?
does anyone know someone who bought and built one of these things? any INPUT?
- stewart0
the biggest problem imo:
• how to get the keys of the building you've put your loft on
- dddc0
nah rooftop is out of the question..
but i'm wondering about the land you put it on......
like somewhere nice in NJ or maybe LI...... is all land outrageous prices?
- arthur0
Modular/Prefab homes are more affordable and sustainable than common new housing. Dwell magazine has been all over it for years, it's great stuff.
Here are some architects and manufacturers who are breaking new ground:
http://www.modulardwellings.com
http://www.massiearchitecture.co…
- scarabin0
that up house in red is hot.
wish i had a place out here to put one...
- monkeyshine0
I love these funky modular homes! I have a place to put one just not the bucks. I wonder if its really cheaper than building from scratch?
- scarabin0
i love the up house home theatre room.
pure style.
- heavyarms0
That up house looked amazing. I wonder how much it costs. I didn't see it anywhere.
- arthur0
They're far less expensive than building a traditional home. All modules are built in a factory and delivered on flatbed trucks for simple assembly. All you need to have ready is the plot of land and the foundation, built to the specs of the prefab. Most of the prefab houses I've seen can be constructed in around 6-8 weeks.
I'm planning on getting a prefab for my next house.
- scarabin0
too bad there's no land left here in la/hollywood.
- ********0
not having read the whole thread, so these might have been mentioned earlier: But the german Huff Houses have always had my attention:
- Bitlounge0
Nice link Bottlerocket. Those Huff Houses look great.
- mbr0
They are not necessarily any cheaper than traditional construction. The advantage of prefab only comes when you make several of them, something none of these guys have done yet. The labor onsite is saved, too, but someone still has to build it, so it depends on several factors if that saves anything.
Most of these prefabs run about $100-175 per sq ft, which isn't really cheap. I am working on a prefab now that we will get done for less than that.
Konyk's kit is about $265k for the uphoouse, without land or foundation. It's far from cheap.
The advantage to his design is that you only need a small foundation. Disadvantage is that no one knows how all that steel will be acoustically - like how loud the rain will be! We'll only know when one gets built.Here's another site to look at: