Moving usually involves leaving your own home and searching for a new place …
It is different, if you own a fully furnished modular house which can be mobile. Such modular house has features of a small apartment, with the difference that it can go with you regardless of where the work or ideas carries you.
Costs and benefits.
Such modular mini houses are great alternative for people who do not want to have a loan for an apartment. Price for 15–20 m2 modular house start from $ 20k for the basic version. Turnkey finished versions with ventilation and heating system cost a at least $30k.
This is a much lower price compared to a small flat in a block, which even in a small town costs as much as $80k.
Additionally modular houses can be classified as temporary objects, despite the fact that durability is comparable to traditional houses. Thanks to this, you can enjoy savings from shorter building depreciation period, if you purchased a house for business.
Where you can set up your mobile home?
The modular house can be located for example, on rented grounds, on parking places, on a storage yard, etc. In many countries such tiny buildings do not require municipality permit.
Mini modular houses usually do not require foundations, only temporary connection of electricity and water. Sewage can be discharged by pumps, of to collection tank.
All year summer house.
Currently, modular homes are most often produced for the needs of holiday homes in places close to nature, such as a lake or a forest.
Many people decide to set up such tiny modular houses close to cities in attempt to avoid paying high rental charges, of to avoid taking loan for ordinary apartment.
Construction technology for micro-living modular homes.
Modular houses are made of wood, steel or concrete. The market is dominated by wood frame technology due to its simple construction and lightness. Modular houses with concrete structure are less popular due to higher production and transport costs.
Regardless of technology used to build the house, the lifespan of mobile houses will be comparable to a typical home thanks to the use of adequate protection measures, waterproofing and thermal insulation in a way similar to ordinary homes.
Modular houses made of concrete show a higher durability, better sound and fire insulation and high heat accumulation. These are features that distinguish brick houses from timber made homes. For those who want to use modular house throughout the year, and not periodically, it is worth investing in a house made of concrete.