Prefabricated housing is a type of house that consists of several
factory-built or hand-built units that are assembled on-site to complete the
building.
Construction of a prefabricated modular house.
The term prefabricated
housing may refer to houses built in modules (modular homes) or
transportable sections (manufactured homes), and may also be used to refer
to mobile homes.
Although similar in nature, the methods and design of the three can vary
wildly. There are two-level home plans, as well as custom home plans.
Modular homes are homes that are created in sections, and then transported
to the home site for construction and installation. These are typically installed and treated like a regular house, for both
financing and construction purposes, and are usually the most expensive of
the three.
Although the sections of the house are prefabricated, the sections, or
modules, are put together at the construction much like a typical home.
Manufactured homes refer to homes that are built onto steel beams, and are
transported in complete sections to the home site, where they are assembled.
Mobile homes are, quite simply, mobile homes; that is, homes built on
wheels, that are able to be moved from place to place.
Mobile homes and manufactured homes can be placed in mobile home parks,
and manufactured homes can also be placed on private land, providing the
land is appropriately zoned for manufactured homes.
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