The IKEA prefab house.

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http://www.ideabox.us/

Design Model: aktiv
$86K
745 Sq ft
1 Bed
1 Bath

You put it together yourself, you guess it, all with your own personal Allen wrench.

Nah just joking, I couldn't help it.

I love the idea BUT
Everyone in the business knows that prefabs haven't arrived yet when it comes to cost. A small 1bed 1bath For $86K ? I don't think so, oh and remember YOU still have to purchase the land on which to sit this thing on. Oh and you would want to make sure the price at least includes the Crane rental as well as any permit fees for that crane, if one is needed.

Hey if Sears and Montgomery Wards can do it why not....

[Tornado2dr]

You put it together yourself, you guess it, all with your own personal Allen wrench.

The thought of tightening an entire house just went thru my head and I swear my hand hurts right now.

Interesting.

[barry2952]

That's what they make variable speed screw guns for. I'd love to put together a kit home.

[GreenandChrome]

Yay! Let's make Ted Kaczynski's home into a prefab, and update it. It'll sell like hotcakes.

[spockcat]

Yay! Let's make Ted Kaczynski's home into a prefab, and update it. It'll sell like hotcakes.

There are much nicer pre-fab homes than this: http://www.prefabs.com/modern_prefab_homes.htm

[synthsis]

I was highly considering a Rocio Romero LVL home if we wanted to do something different on our property, as it's highly configurable from the factory.

[Chilledman]

No way in hell would I buy that over priced crap.

You can get prefabbed homes from other manufactures for cheaper and better built that have been doing it for years.

[sethgood]

That looks suspiciously like a singlewide trailer.

[bubbagti]

I was highly considering a Rocio Romero LVL home if we wanted to do something different on our property, as it's highly configurable from the factory.

My wife and I are considering holding out from purchasing a home within the next year and finding some land and doing the LVL. Highly customizeable and we can finish the home in our own tastes.
It's just depressing that even prefab houses are so expensive

[VW KEVIN G]

There are much nicer pre-fab homes than this: http://www.prefabs.com/modern_prefab_homes.htm

Thank you sir. You just helped make my dream one step closer to reality.

[GeoffD]

That looks suspiciously like a singlewide trailer.

Yeah, but it came from Ikea so it must be OK.

[xnoitaNx]

If anything ever hapens to my house (godforbid) A lindal would be a serious contender...
http://lindal.com/homes/gallery/Lindal_Elements/

[GeoffD]

If anything ever hapens to my house (godforbid) A lindal would be a serious contender...
http://lindal.com/homes/gallery/Lindal_Elements/

There are a bunch of Lindal prow homes and chalets around here. Even with R-5 triple pane argon-filled glass, they're really expensive to heat when your choices are propane and oil.

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I'm now hearing that this is all a rumor.

[spockcat]

There are a bunch of Lindal prow homes and chalets around here. Even with R-5 triple pane argon-filled glass, they're really expensive to heat when your choices are propane and oil.

Vermont has plenty of firewood.

[Ben.Reilly]

I wouldn't do it. After about a month or so, everything will start to get wobbly.

[benjaminobscene]

Were hoping to do something like this for our next house:



No idea how to get started though..

[xnoitaNx]

Were hoping to do something like this for our next house:



No idea how to get started though..

Pick up a DWELL magazine if you haven't already... there are TONS of pre-fabbers and building planners advertising in there in that style. Lots of resources.

[speedn16v]

Not necessarily prefab, but I find steel frame construction interesting.

[uncleho]

Were hoping to do something like this for our next house:



No idea how to get started though..

There's nothing particularly special about that house in terms of being able to find a local builder to build for you.

Rarely do any of these prefabbers that are trying to focus on "modern" style go for anything spectacular in terms of material construction/methods. It's simply because prefab is about affordability through speed of construction and that means using traditional materials and methods.

While I do wish success for those advertising in DWELL and such places, they have an uphill climb, because they generally must be very localized/regionalized or else their cost increases a lot as they try to satisfy customers far away (logistics).

Personally, after years of trying to figure out how to build my dream, modern-styled house... I have come to the acceptance that I must be my own General Contractor in the worse case scenario or at the very least... find, select, and help source the materials and methods for fabrication/installation to aid whoever I work with on the finish end. On the structural end... I am going with SIP construction (Structural Insulated Panels) instead of stick construction. What I have found is that volume builders like Pulte, etc. don't give a **** about unique styles or modern, but SIP builders (due to their inherent low volume, unique material/method) tend to only do customs. And if you are lucky you can find one that doesn't only build million dollar customs.

I think what many believe to be modern really boils down to finishes and space layout. That is pretty easy if you have you own sense of style... or you can just mimic what you see in magazines or online.

[uncleho]

Not necessarily prefab, but I find steel frame construction interesting.

Two different things. You can do prefab with steel studs. Unless of course you are talking about industrial/commercial steel construction, which is a different beast... and only the realm of the rich.

[uncleho]

There are a bunch of Lindal prow homes and chalets around here. Even with R-5 triple pane argon-filled glass, they're really expensive to heat when your choices are propane and oil.

That's because those who can afford a Lindal custom is probably building 4000SF+, which is $$$ to heat regardless of your efficiency. !!!