Do you want to build a premium prefab modular home but can’t find that perfect lot to build on? Do you want to build your dream home somewhere in Western Canada? Maybe the Prairies of Saskatchewan, the Rocky mountains of Alberta, the Okanagan, maybe the lower mainland of British Columbia, the coast or even the…
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If you’ve had a few minutes to peruse our website, you might have noticed that Built Prefab designs all of its buildings utilizing mass timber elements and most buildings are typically built on a mass timber frame utilizing cross laminated timber. As a result Built Prefab’s buildings are well suited to multifamily or commercial construction.…
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Do you have an island property? Ever wonder how a modular building might get to your lot? Read below for more. Barges Generally Speaking Sometimes the roads just don’t go where you need them to, particularly in British Columbia, so in order to get your prefab modular home where it needs to go you might…
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Have you ever wondered why prefab modular homes are designed in a narrow rectangular shape? The answer revolves around one thing, being the highway. Every prefab modular home that gets built in a factory needs to be transported to its ultimate site via transport truck and that means the units need to fit the roads…
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At Built Prefab there are three main ways to design your prefab modular structure. The first is to simply choose one of our standard models, choose your finishes and options from our model guide and build your new home. The second way is to work with us to create your own floorplan and build yourself…
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When building a prefab modular home or building in Western Canada a major component of the building structure is your foundation. The foundation is underpins the stability of the structure of your home and it’s very important to choose a foundation that suits your needs. The choice of your home’s foundation depends on the type…
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The world of prefab is a broad one, but in the most general sense, the definition of prefabrication is the manufacture sections of to enable quick or easy assembly on site. When you think about it that definition can mean many things so we thought we would put together a handy description of each method…
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If you haven’t already heard… As of February 22, 2019, the Government of British Columbia has enacted some fairly substantial changes to the Agricultural Land Reserve legislation as it relates to the construction of dwellings on ALR designated property and we’ve had more than a few discussions with folks attempting to sort out their situation.…
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