Hi, can anyone share any experiences of building prefab houses? I'm looking at going that route after being discouraged by the Wellington (I know, not even Auckland!) property market. There are a hell of a lot of prefab companies out there. How do you know which one is best? Also, any experience building piles/foundation on Wellington slopes? Thanks.
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A1 are in Wellington I believe and they will do a site visit. Your in the ground costs can be high but you'll know them to the best of your ability (even if it means a geotech report) before you sign off on anything.
Where in Welly would you want to build?Free online Property Investment Course from iFindProperty, a residential investment property agency.
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Check out A1 homes.Free online Property Investment Course from iFindProperty, a residential investment property agency.
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I liked the look of A1 based on information in their website.
But... Tried to contact the local manager in Tauranga by phone, no less than 4 times... not one reply. Went into their office twice and no luck either, just the receoptionist there. Couldn't be bothered with them after that.
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I have contacted A1 as well...lets see what happens. Has anyone used BuildSmart /www.builtsmart.co.nz ?
Do you actually save any money with relocating a pre-fab house or is it about the same cost as building? I did the rough math and it looks like its about $2500 per m2 for relocating a pre-fab.
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Spoke to a builder last week and he said $3000m2 plus at present to build on site.
Spoke to consultant at prefab company also and he said 9 months to build prefab home from start to finish and 2 years if using builder or housing company.
He was referencing houses being built north of Albany.
Talking about family home 180 - 250m2 so may be less time if building smaller.
A1 have the same problem as most housing companies in that it is difficult to source labour.
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Funnily enough I have heard of many people that have sold up in Auckland and moving out, cashed up and building a new home in the regions. For many a mortgage is not an issue. Heard this morning that stocks had risen 40% and crashed 5%, so not sure if that's fact or not. House prices have risen in Auckland 100% - 250% in 7 years, cannot see them returning to those levels can you?
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