| While a traditional home is built by workmen on a | | | | lot of money on electricity due to superior |
| site, a prefabricated house is built in a factory. In | | | | insulation. Precious money is also saved on lumber. |
| other words, sections of a prefab home are built | | | | It generally reduces construction and design costs |
| in large pieces in a factory, transported to the | | | | to a great extent as compared to a traditional |
| owner’s land and then simply assembled and | | | | home. |
| placed onto a pre-existing foundation. | | | | Design the Way You Like |
| Modern prefab homes are also popularly known | | | | With a prefabricated home you get the benefit of |
| as modular homes as you can put together any | | | | designing your own home according to your |
| number of rooms to create the kind of home | | | | whims and fancy. You can choose the number of |
| you wish. | | | | rooms you want, their size, designs, etc. |
| Prefab homes are increasingly witnessing high | | | | Environment- Friendly |
| demand due to a variety of reasons: | | | | Prefabricated homes are less damaging to the |
| Speedy construction | | | | environment as they are made from recycled, |
| The construction of a prefab home is much | | | | renewable materials, use less energy and |
| faster than a custom built home. Within two | | | | don’t pollute. As people are becoming more |
| months of order time your home is ready. | | | | conscious about environment, the demand for |
| Since each room is built in a factory, all you have | | | | eco-friendly green prefab homes is growing. |
| to do is to place your order with the prefab | | | | In fact, there are green home building websites |
| house builders and your house is built, transported | | | | now that offer aesthetically designed |
| to your site and then put together. On the other | | | | environment-friendly prefab houses, modern |
| hand a traditional home can take few months or | | | | outdoor and indoor furniture, home accessories, |
| even a year. | | | | etc. |
| Life nowadays has become very fast and people | | | | Better Equipped to Handle Natural Disasters |
| are perennially short of time. Prefab modern | | | | Prefab homes are stronger than traditional homes. |
| homes are an ideal option as they are faster to | | | | Particularly, for an area which has experienced |
| build and hassle-free. | | | | hurricanes or tornadoes, a prefab is an ideal |
| Better Insulation | | | | choice as they can withstand violent storms and |
| The insulation of prefabricated walls is superior to | | | | other natural disasters better than traditional |
| traditional houses as they are built in a factory. | | | | homes. |
| Although site-built walls are thicker than prefab | | | | Lower prices, faster and easier to build, and a |
| walls, they still tend to sag over a period of time. | | | | range of designs to choose from are the chief |
| Protection from Bugs | | | | benefits of prefabricated homes. The popularity |
| Since modules of prefab houses are built in the | | | | of prefabricated homes is thus sky rocketing. |
| factory, they are better protected from bugs. In | | | | Prefab homes today are built from such |
| contrast, traditional homes take a lot of time to | | | | advanced technology that you can’t even tell |
| build so the timber and other parts are more | | | | the difference between a prefabricated house and |
| exposed to damage. | | | | a traditional house. People from all walks of life are |
| Money Saver | | | | now choosing prefabricated homes instead of |
| Once your prefab home is built, you can save a | | | | traditional homes. |