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People need to get over the stigma of manufactured homes. Would anybody be upset living in this? Made in Kelowna.




https://www.chaparralbuilt.com/resid...ent-inventory/

No one will let you build that on a regular lot

Having those beside you will ultimately lower the value of your home imo.

These pre manufacturered homes also takes away jobs from skills trades people such as plumbers and electricians.

I wouldn't be surprised if they import a majority of the home already prefabbed from other places in the world and slap a sticker which says "Assembled and Designed in BC" :failed:

Worked on a prefab trailer (not for resi) previously and they did have their own in house trades. Wouldn't really consider any jobs being taken away in that context.

I looked into get a prefab house before we bought this McMansion.

Specifically “steel framed” prefabs but they were quite expensive. Like a 3000sqft prefab was over a 1.5mill and a design that was quite boxy. Majority of the designs seems to require a modern aesthetic with flat roofs and minimalist interior.

Ultimately it didn’t seem to make any sense from a price point. The only upside was they were able to erect the home in about 6-8weeks instead of the usual 1.5 year build.

They are built from the ground up in BC.

In before Dem Chinese steel is taking all our jobs, rook rook is already rusting. 100% tariff on Chinese built prefabs :pokerface::lawl:

If you watch the video Manic posted, the guy mentions the per sq/ft price and based on the square footage of the one he was walking around in, that particular one is $400,000... I mean it's not cheap by any means especially when you factor in the land cost you need to put it on.

https://www.zealty.ca/mls-R2930139/7...AY-Burnaby-BC/

EI build, terrible location on a busy road, ugly new laneway and designed so that you could have FIVE suites - 3 in the basement, 1 in the laneway and 1 on the main floor.

https://cdnparap130.paragonrels.com/...3179f215ce.JPG

https://cdnparap130.paragonrels.com/...21809dc514.JPG

prefab is fine.. theywill sell it like crazy if they hit at the reserves.

JUst have ot ensure it's fully insulated.

For the life of me, I can't understand why my people can't build a decent looking house. It's the same old ugly designs -white floors, random LED lights everywhere, and a mismatched jumble of materials.

It kind of reminds me of the houses built in the late '90s and early 2000s: pink carpets, black toilets, and gold fixtures everywhere.

Spoiler: their trades aren’t capable of it.

Edit* fuck so the assessment on that house only went up 530k from 2023 to 2024, which is when this house was built, so the “improvements” in the assessment are the entire new home?

Lol like even with a hack job build how could anyone have come ahead on this unless the person who built the new house owned the property previously? So at 4600 sq ft, for a 530k gain, the COST is like 115 a sq ft? Lol wtf

*edit they don’t trust a designer or even hire one.


Our builder was quite proud he’s never used one. I saw “oh really, I never would have guessed?” lol.

The thing is most “designers” aren’t actually designers, they are trained in interior design and color palettes and placing trinkets and winners photo frames around to build a half ass aesthetic etc. not like any of these homes would use an actual “designer” anyways.

The nicest, most expensive, home I ever worked in 20+ mill on top of the British properties never had a “designer” during the entire build phase, they had a full fledged architect building spaces for the customer in terms of finishings etc.

Most people could go on Pinterest and do what a typical “designer” stuff

Is that really the best use of an architect at their pay rate? Figuring out finishings??

I guess it just wasn't worth the effort to bring in someone else separately, or I'm not comprehending how complicated the integration is.

They had an entire floor (roughly 2500 sq ft) dedicated as a shop to build custommill work, think along the lines of curving 8-15 individual pieces of trim to contour specific shapes in the library etc.) stuff that was insanely timely like doing a couple cranks a day in clamps that would bend these pieces lol

This guy also was adjusting individual LED lights to highlight specific concrete features in the outside stairs etc. it was completely over the top but that’s what you get in these ultra high end builds 20M+ and 3-5 years of construction

I’d agree. There are a lot of designers which describe what you say, complete with insta page.

We’ve hired a designer for our complete build. She does it all, works with the engineers for structural issues obviously. But her knowledge is quite vast. Don’t paint them all with the same brush. She’s worked hand in hand with an architect for 20 years but works on the side as well.

Oh I’m sure there are some good ones who know what they are doing

But in general, they are the instagram, Pinterest crowd who think they are all that lol. Even in building townhomes for developers they’d hire these people that would do the most basic bitch staging and decorating possible and then walk around site with their noses up in the air like they were all that lol

Crazy.. dried flowers in wine bottles? You’re wild!

…. But I think the point goes back to design. Architect or designer, you still need one that can make a visually appealing, yet efficient space. It’s an art…. And not everyone is an artist. lol. But classic buddy guy mentality is cut a few dollars here, I can do it on my own.

I’m the same way, and I have a very artistic brain. Design particularly. It’s pretty nice to have someone worry about it though. My life would be consumed in the intricacies of every decision.

That sounds more like an interior decorator and not an interior designer. My house was done by a designer and the attention to detail shows up how the house has been kitted out. She was clearly working to a budget but she knew enough to spec out certain items at a higher grade b/c it makes a diff. Her work came with the house so I didn't have to pay for it but it was quality work.

Same goes for the designer I did hire who helped me build out our rental suites - the bill for her work came out to about 10% of the total project and it was money well spent. Much more usable space and things fit right and look and work well.

That's a mistake unless that architect is also a trained interior designer. Most large firms will have architects and interior designers under the same roof.

Most clients don't know best, and if you just agree to whatever they want you end up with an hodgepodge of different designs.

This was the house in question, in sure it turned out fine lol

https://i.imgur.com/M73JCzL.jpeg

It looks like a fuckin college or a high end golf course clubhouse.