This is the only book that gives homeowners who are dreaming about
building or planning to build a new home the good and the bad on all
types of prefabricated houses. Shows that prefabricated can be
mainstream traditional design and does not have to look like a mobile
home or a modular Dwell box.
Prefabulous describes the many systems available for prefabricating all
or parts of a new home, including timber frame and log, as well as
modular, panelized, structural insulated panels, steel framing and
concrete systems, which are relatively new. Prefabulous describes these
systems, compares their advantages and disadvantages, and shows
beautiful examples of houses built using these techniques. Although all
of these prefabricated houses look very different, all of them were
manufactured partially or almost completely in a controlled factory
environment and transported to the home site to be erected. As a group
these systems offer a faster, more energy-efficient, and sometimes more
cost-efficient method of building.
Includes a foreword by Not So Big House author Sarah Susanka, who
writes: For homeowners who want to know the options, the advantages and
disadvantages of those options, and to see how those prefabricated parts
come together into a good, attractive home, read this book.
