What We Can Learn from Japanese Prefab Homes
I’ve been hearing for decades about how great and cheap prefab homes are, so when I recently started looking I to adding a second home on my lot (~800sq ft or so), I looked into it.<p>What I found was very disappointing - costs were the same or <i>higher</i> when compared to a custom unit built in-place, and the options for style, layout, and size were much less.<p>There is some advantage in speed, but at this size it’s a matter of a few months difference- not enough for the trade offs.