Building a house, nowadays, also
means knowing how to choose which building system to use: various alternatives
to the traditional masonry house are available on the market, with obvious
advantages regarding energy saving, solidity, and speed of execution. Systems
that are different from each other and have benefits and criticalities to know
to make a weighted choice based on their needs.
For example, we compare the
"turnkey" prefabricated houses, i.e. those made of wood or other
materials, produced entirely on an industrial level and then assembled on site,
and those that can be customized according to their own project because they
are composed of elements produced at industrial level (such as polystyrene
panels), but then realized on site in the traditional way and always
"turnkey".
Prefabricated Turnkey Houses
The turnkey prefabricated houses
use a very rapid construction system (about six to eight months for a
medium-sized home) which guarantees thermal insulation and
anti-seismicity of a house.
They can be made of wood, the
most famous material, or with other natural and synthetic components. Their
peculiarity remains that of having to be chosen by a catalog of pre-established
forms: for this reason, they are quick to build. They are therefore standard
houses, already ready and not customizable on the basis of a project or
particular needs of the land or those who will live there.
The prefabricated houses, to be
economically competitive, are in fact built on modular projects: one can speak
to all intents and purposes of prefabricated modules produced at the industrial
level. These requirements are given by the weight of the material: the static
calculations indicate the surfaces beyond which you should not go in case of
open space, for example.
Having reached a certain surface,
therefore, it is necessary to insert a supporting element to support the weight
of the floor. It is easy to understand that through this constructive system,
it will not be possible to create very large halls or an open space
kitchen-living area.
Advantages:
- Speed of execution
- Thermal insulation
- Anti-seismic
Disadvantages:
- Lack of personalization
- Impossibility to make subsequent changes
- hey serve custom furniture
- High costs of materials
Custom Houses
The Custom Home Builders in
Calgary are those that offer the possibility of being built
in the style that is best preferred, based on the taste of the customer. It is
thought that to have a personalized home, the traditional masonry construction
system must be used, but it is not true. There are, for example, other methods,
such as prefabricated seeds, which maintain the same positive characteristics of
prefabricated modular houses, but allow them to be customized.
Advantages:
- Low cost of materials and labor
- Thermal insulation
- Anti-seismic
- Customization in spaces
- Ability to make changes over time
Disadvantages:
- The construction system is slightly slower than a prefab but much faster than a traditional masonry house.
The panels are customizable and
flexible: they can be adapted for curved walls or the insertion of coatings to
the architect's or client's taste, being present in the market of different
types, sizes, and shapes. It is also possible to create various cuts of the
elements on site, further customizing them. All without losing the
characteristics of anti-seismicity and resistance over time.
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