Prepared by:

Yogiraj bhandari
 What, exactly, is a modular home?

• A modular home is one that is built indoors in a factory-

like setting. The finished products are covered and
transported to their new locations, where they
are assembled by a builder.

• A modular home is not a mobile home; it is simply a

home that is built off-site, as opposed to on-site. These
homes are often called factory-built, system-built or
prefab (short for prefabricated) homes.
 How do modular house differ from house built on site?

• Modular homes are built indoors, they can be

completed in a matter of a few weeks, as opposed to
months.
• They don’t see the typical on-site delays caused
predominantly by the weather.
• Modular homes must conform to specific rules,
guidelines and building codes that often surpass
those of traditional on-site homes.
 Construction process
• Modular components are typically constructed indoors
on assembly lines.
• The entire process of modular construction places significance
on the design stage.
• This is where practices such as Design for Manufacture and
Assembly (DMA) are used to ensure that assembly tolerances
are controlled throughout manufacture and assembly on site.
• The use of advanced CAD systems, 3D printing and
manufacturing control systems are important for modular
construction to be successful. This is quite unlike on-site
construction where the tradesman can often make the part to
suit any particular installation.
• Modules' construction may take as little as ten days but more
often one to three months.
 Materials
• The materials used in modular homes are the
same as site constructed homes.
• Wood-frame floors, walls and roof are the
most typical. Some modular homes include
brick or stone exteriors, granite counters and
steeply pitched roofs.
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setting
•A factory-built home starts out as sections that
have been built in a climate-controlled area.

•The finished sections are transported to the

building site and then assembled with cranes.

•This process resembles a child building with Lego

blocks.

•Modular homes cannot be moved after they have

been placed and set on their foundations.
Finishing and assembling
• Modular homes offer hundreds of
personalized features that include (but are not
limited to) ceramic floors, solid-surface
countertops, various cabinet styles and wood
species, exterior finishes, plumbing fixtures
etc.
Are modular houses are more expensive than those built on site?

• Prefab homes can typically save you quite a bit of

money. Because they are constructed in a factory, they
can be built fairly quickly in a matter of weeks, as
opposed to months because there are no weather
delays.
• Furthermore, all inspections are performed at the
factory during each phase of construction by a third-
party inspector, and are completed before the homes
are transported to their permanent locations.
 Advantages
• Environment friendly process:
Modular construction reduces waste and site disturbance
compared to site-built structures.
• Indoor construction:
Assembly is independent of weather, which can increase
work efficiency and avoids damaged building material.
• Speed of construction:
Modular construction allows for the building and the site
work to be completed simultaneously. This saves lots of time
and due to that we get faster return of our investment.
• Flexibility:
One can continually add to a modular building, including creating
high rises.
• Ability to service remote locations:
Particularly in countries in which potential markets may be located
far from industrial centers, such as Australia, there can be much
higher costs to build a site-built house in a remote area or an area
experiencing a construction boom such as mining towns.
• Low waste:
With the same plans being constantly built, the manufacturer has
records of exactly what quantity of materials are needed for a given
job. While waste from a site-built dwelling may typically fill several
large dumpsters, construction of a modular dwelling generates
much less waste. Waste can be recycled.
Where modular housing is being used?

5%
6%

42% 20%

26%

42% Education
26% Offices
20% Student housing
6% Retail & hospitality
5% Other
Some examples