Prefab Homes
Prefab in theory means the construction of houses where the major fabrication is done in a factory and the constituents are assembled on site. Prefab homes or modular homes have many pros coming forward like cost-cutting as well as time-saving in construction in comparison with traditional houses. Prefab house designs can also be customized to exactly what you want your home to be like.
Prefab Homes in Nepal
In Nepal, prefab homes has exponentially grown in popularity after the Mega earthquake citing its capability to resist earthquake with almost everyone branding it as earthquake-proof houses. Initially opted to be a solution as temporary shelters for various projects ranging from Hydro to Road or Bridge construction prefab has now been accepted in many areas as an alternative to the permanent traditional houses we have been living in. This coming at a price that is only about 70% of traditional house costs has aided a lot on people accepting prefab houses as a viable alternative.
Schools, offices as well as mega projects are still the top users of prefab houses but slowly almost every locality in Kathmandu seems to be having a prefab house or even a room added to the already existing house.
A prefab house simple which is a one storey 3BHK house made in 700 sqft of land can cost around 20-22 lakh as per calculations done by Aiden Engineering (http://www.aidenengineering.com). Besides it being affordable this house can be build within 2 months which is less than half of the time needed for traditional homes of the same size. The light weight of the particles used increases its usability in terms of addition of rooms on top of already present traditional houses. Prefabricated houses use comparatively lesser energy during construction and are built with environmentally friendly and recyclable materials like Mild Steel, EPS Prefab panels, Cement Boards, Aluminum,etc. Among these only few materials are manufacture in Nepal like EPS panels manufactured by Green Developers Nepal http://greendevelopersnepal.com/
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