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Which is better prefab or modular house?

Which is better prefab or modular house?

06 Mar 2020

With the development of technology, all aspects in people’s life are becoming more and more convenient. The same is true of architecture,to build a building in the past,it took months or even years, but it may take just a few days to build a fully equipped building nowadays.

flat packed container house

(The photo is Wuhan Huoshenshan hospital)

Recently, because "COVID 2019" raged in Wuhan, Hubei, China, the Chinese construction team built a fully equipped Huoshenshan Hospital in 10 days. The reason why it can be completed in such a short period of time, the container-type modular house has the same size, which is very suitable for easy copy and rapid assembly.

Prefabricated house for salesThere is also another type of buildings can be built quickly,it’s prefab house.“Prefab” is a broad term that encompasses several different types of buildings. Generally speaking, any home that has sections of the structure built in a factory and then assembled on site can be under the “prefabricated” designation. Both Modular and Panel Built are under the term of prefab, but just as different types of bird and eagle are all birds but differ from each other, Modular and Panel Built both qualify as prefab, but are still different.



Hereby,Yumisteel will support you to understand them and which would be better for your choice.


☆ Different concepts

modular container house

Modular house:From the picture above,you can find the principle of modular container house is the same as "building blocks". The product is 90% prefabricated and finished in the factory, then transported to its destination for stacking. It can be used for residential, hotel, store, library, exhibition hall and other uses after transformation. And modular container house has a flexible combination, which can be freely increased or decreased, and can also be customized according to customer needs, to meet the diverse needs of customers.

difference between modular house and prefab homes

Prefab house:According to different materials, the structure and life time of prefabricated house is also very different.Seeing from the photo above,light steel villas will be more strong structure and lifetime is more than 50 years,and prefab home is made by common material,lifetime is 30~40 years.But both of them are prefabricated the materials in the factory, and just assembled them on site.


☆ Pros & Cons

pros and cons between modular house and prefab house

Construction period:

Since modular house has been 90% prefabricated and finished in factory,the construction period can be reduced a lot at site. If only one flat packed container house,it only needs 2-3 people and can finish assembling within 2-4 hours.

Even small prefab home,it will take 7-10 days at least, to finish construction.

House quality:

Maybe the largest difference between modular homes and manufactured homes is the quality of the final product. Modular homes are built with factory precision using 25% more material on average than either site-built or manufactured homes. They can stand up better in extreme weather, and they require comparatively little maintenance.

Cost saving:

At same level of material, modular house is around 20%-60% cost saving than prefab homes;

Consider construction period and labor cost,you can refer to content above, modular house is the winner.

Land cost:

No matter you want a modular container house or prefab homes,you will need to own one land. In some areas,the cost of land is far more expensive than building a house. The cost of land combined with a house can be a bit shocking to people who are not prepared for it.

Land restrictions:

Many countries have certain requirements for the appearance of the city, so the choice of prefabricated houses may not be approved by municipal center.


☆ Summary

Yumisteel advise you to follow the following order,when you choose modular house or prefab house.

· Local restrictions;

· Your budget;

· Your preference.

No matter modular house or prefab house,Yumisteel team can support you to design and build your dream house.

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