Less construction time, faster delivery or more sustainability are some of the advantages of buying a prefabricated house compared to a conventional home. But they are not the only ones.
One of the best known virtues of a prefabricated house is its lower price compared to a traditional house. However, they are not all worth the same. In general, there are two factors that affect the cost: size and construction materials.
Just as the size directly determines the sale price (the larger the size, the more expensive), the type of material makes the acquisition cost more expensive or cheaper.
Price of wooden houses
It is the most common material in prefabricated houses and also the cheapest. Among its benefits, it stands out that it is a light and recyclable material, with good insulating capacity. On the contrary, it needs more care than the other houses.
According to the Cronoshare platform, which puts professionals in contact with clients, “the construction price of a prefabricated wooden house could range between 275 euros per square meter and 600 euros per square meter, since in many cases they are considered technically simple constructions In fact, it is possible to find small prefabricated wooden houses from 25,000 or 30,000 euros.”
Price of concrete houses
Concrete, on the other hand, is more resistant and requires less maintenance. Therefore, it is one of the most demanded options.
“Building a prefabricated concrete house usually costs between 800 euros per square meter and 1,400 euros per square meter, depending on the characteristics of the construction, the simplicity of the finishes and the customization that is going to be included in each case, among other factors”, point out from Cronoshare.
Other materials
There are other options, as indicated on the Habitissimo repair and reform platform, to create prefabricated houses, such as steel or PVC.
Steel “offers interesting advantages in the construction of prefabricated buildings, among them its lightness or its versatility. In addition to all of the above, steel allows faster construction and also more modern designs,” they point out from the platform.
Thus, the average cost of a prefabricated steel house could be around 90,000 euros for a house of 100 square meters. That is, 900 euros per square meter.
As for PVC, they consider that they offer a good level of thermal insulation and, therefore, good energy efficiency. “It is, on the other hand, a very light material, which allows many finishes and hardly needs maintenance, but this is increasingly used in cheap prefabricated houses,” they point out.
According to estimates, a prefabricated PVC house of 100 square meters can cost around 50,000 euros. That is, about 500 euros per square meter.
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