Economic Prefabricated Modular Home

Introduction:

Prefabricated house are used to describe any type of home that is made from easy-to-assemble building parts that were manufactured off-site. Manufactured homes and modular homes are both types of prefab housing.

Also Known As: factory-built, factory-made, pre-cut, panelized, manufactured, modular, mobile

SIP (Structural Insulated Panels): Structural Insulated Panels are constructed by placing expanded polystyrene between two structural skins which are usually oriented strand board. These panels provide a high performance thermal efficient wall.

A well-built home using SIPs will have a tighter building envelope and the walls will have higher insulating properties, which leads to fewer drafts and a decrease in operating costs. Also, due to the standardized and all-in-one nature of SIPs, construction time is significantly reduced and requires less skilled tradesmen.

The panels can be used as floor, wall, and roof, with the use of the panels as floors being of particular benefit when used above an un-insulated space below. Since SIPs work as framing, insulation, and exterior sheathing, and can come precut from the factory for the specific job, the exterior building envelope can be built quite quickly.