HappyHeart 12,137 Posted October 25, 2020 What do we think about modular builds? Pros and cons? Has anyone any experience? Are they much cheaper all things considered? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marisawright 6,544 Posted October 25, 2020 They're not necessarily cheaper. The big advantage is speed: the house is constructed off-site so it's not at the mercy of weather or site conditions. It's a lot less fuss and more certainty than a traditional build. Scot by birth, emigrated 1985 | Aussie husband applied UK spouse visa Jan 2015, granted March 2015, moved to UK May 2015 | Returned to Oz June 2016 "The stranger who comes home does not make himself at home but makes home itself strange." -- Rainer Maria Rilke Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DukeNinja 268 Posted October 25, 2020 (edited) We looked at them. The issue we found that some banks won’t lend for certain modular types. We went to see the showroom for Hoek homes. They looked ok, but the flimsiness put us off. If we had to build in the future, we would look at container type builds: https://www.containerbuildgroup.com.au/ However they would make sense on a sloping plot at you may not need the usual level of excavation and could use steel stumps. Let us know how you get on. Edited October 25, 2020 by DukeNinja 1 IELTS : 13/08/16: W8 S8 L9 R9. F2w ID Check/Rcvd: 15/08/16, 23/08/16 HCPC/SoR CoGS sent: 23/08/16. Skills Ax sent/Rcvd/granted: 30/08/16, 12/09/16, 10/10/16. AHPRA sent/AIP : 05/09/16, 28/12/16. EoI/invited: 20/1/17, 01/02/17. 189 submitted: 06/02/17, Caseworker: 23/02/17. Medicals: 31/03/17. Grant: 12/04/17. Child 101 submitted: 09/06/17. Granted: 06/07/17. Landed: 01/09/17. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FatCat 33 Posted January 8 On 25/10/2020 at 22:15, DukeNinja said: The issue we found that some banks won’t lend for certain modular types. Interesting. What is the reason? Do you know? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DukeNinja 268 Posted January 9 11 hours ago, FatCat said: Interesting. What is the reason? Do you know? Cos they're "not traditional construction type". IELTS : 13/08/16: W8 S8 L9 R9. F2w ID Check/Rcvd: 15/08/16, 23/08/16 HCPC/SoR CoGS sent: 23/08/16. Skills Ax sent/Rcvd/granted: 30/08/16, 12/09/16, 10/10/16. AHPRA sent/AIP : 05/09/16, 28/12/16. EoI/invited: 20/1/17, 01/02/17. 189 submitted: 06/02/17, Caseworker: 23/02/17. Medicals: 31/03/17. Grant: 12/04/17. Child 101 submitted: 09/06/17. Granted: 06/07/17. Landed: 01/09/17. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Pom Queen 5,775 Posted January 10 On 09/01/2021 at 06:56, FatCat said: Interesting. What is the reason? Do you know? In the UK it was all about bricks and mortar, I presume the same here. Although in saying that you can move Queenslanders to another location now. @HappyHeart have you considered buying a Queenslander and relocating it to your land? I don’t know much about it, there is a company down the road from us that does it. He has around 50 Queenslanders on his property, he buys them does them up and then sells them. If you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you are living in the future. If you are at peace you are living in the present. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Marisawright 6,544 Posted January 10 On 09/01/2021 at 07:56, FatCat said: Interesting. What is the reason? Do you know? Conservatism. Banks don't like newfangled constructions because they can't be bothered doing the research to check whether they're safe or not. Scot by birth, emigrated 1985 | Aussie husband applied UK spouse visa Jan 2015, granted March 2015, moved to UK May 2015 | Returned to Oz June 2016 "The stranger who comes home does not make himself at home but makes home itself strange." -- Rainer Maria Rilke Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
