When Natalie and Jeff began researching designs for their two-bedroom country retreat, they never thought they would end up with a house delivered by a truck. The couple aged in their 60s, who did not want to use their full names, spent $5,000 on plans for a "simple but beautiful" house to place on a block of vacant land in regional NSW. As part of their research, they decided to look at some modular homes, and that's when Natalie spotted their future house.
"We drove in and I said to Jeff, 'What's that over there? That's gorgeous'," she told SBS News. Less than a year later, their home was delivered and craned into place. Source: Supplied "Two trucks brought two modules — they click them together — and we've got this incredibly beautiful house," she said.
The couple is among a growing number of Australians embracing prefabricated (prefab) and modular homes, as governments also investigate the potential of these properties to address housing shortages. Rather than constructing a building on site, prefab and modular building involves part, or all of the structure, being constructed at a separate location, such as in a factory. The components are then transported to the site.
It can involve using smaller structures, such as a wall or beams, or larger modules, such as a bathroom pod. Entire buildings can also be delivered in one piece, Source: Supplied / Prefabulous / prefabAUS In the past, prefab houses have also been called kit homes, or relocatable homes. And they were of.
