Modular house - an overview of the best options for year-round living (90 photos)

In the modern world, we can no longer surprise anyone with the modular design of the house. If we consider the classical perception of such a design, then we imagine a house consisting of separate blocks, the so-called modules, which include rooms, floors and more. Currently, modular buildings are also called houses of light frame structures.

To understand exactly what these structures are, you can see a photo of a modular house.

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How did such houses appear?

The simplest modular structures for living include cabins and trailers for ordinary workers. At first, temporary living rooms or cabins replaced freight containers converted for housing, which are used by companies transporting goods by sea or rail.

To do this, they took a container intended for disposal and insulated it, lining it from the inside with ordinary simple sheet materials, which makes modular houses suitable for year-round use.

Inside the room is wiring, put openings for windows and doors. If we connect a similar converted container with other similar structures, we get a kind of high-rise building, quite mobile - it is very simple to disassemble and transport it from place to place.

Today, the modular house has changed - not only such trailers are used for its construction, but also ready-made technologies with frame structures that are already sheathed with wood or tin. The catalog of finished houses will help you visually familiarize yourself with all the projects that exist.

Initially, such modular structures were used exclusively for the construction of shopping malls, as well as industrial buildings. Due to the fact that individual construction is growing, over time, residential buildings began to appear, which are built on this principle.

Having considered various projects of similar designs, you will understand that a modular house with your own hands is not difficult.

The benefits of modular designs

Modular houses are prefabricated structures that consist of several parts. You can always see various layouts of modular houses in catalogs. Such designs have several advantages over conventional houses:

they are very environmentally friendly, since only harmless materials are used in their production;
they are very resistant to a variety of negative natural phenomena;
thanks to such structures, you can significantly expand the main building - add one or even two rooms;
sufficiently mobile to transport to other places (if necessary, install them in another place);
it is easy to lay and install ventilation, plumbing and heating systems in them;
they are more affordable than ordinary houses. Due to the low cost of construction materials, the price of such structures is often two, or even three times lower than for houses made of brick or concrete;
thanks to their technology, modular models almost never shrink;
modular designs are quite durable and flexible. This allows you to more resist the various seasonal shifts of the soil and the soil, as well as adequately respond to seismic vibrations of the earth;
they are easy and quick to mount and dismantle.

The disadvantages of such designs

But as usually happens, not everything is so simple with modular houses.Upon closer examination of the various designs of modular homes, in addition to a number of advantages, we can find some disadvantages:

not very tight;
have poor sound insulation (be prepared for noise from neighbors);
not all such designs can be mobile;
in the presence of even the slightest defect in production - the entire structure may collapse. It should be borne in mind that all communications during installation will be sealed inside a modular design and it will be quite difficult to get to the defective part;
height restriction - it is desirable that a building with modules have no more than two floors in height;
no natural air circulation. This will require additional installations of a variety of ventilation systems;
they are still more like temporary housing, rather than a permanent home.

Modular home construction and steps

Almost any construction consists of several stages. For high-quality construction, it is necessary to observe the correct implementation of all stages.

Design, approval and approval of the new building. At this stage, it is necessary to coordinate all the wishes of the customer. Be sure to prescribe the dimensions of the room, the layout, how many floors will be, the style of the house.

Conduct research work on the study of soil in the planned location for the construction of a modular house. If necessary, you can make a foundation (strip or column).

Production and final assembly of modules on site. Delivery of modules to the construction site. Unloading container blocks, as well as installation of a modular design.

Removing cold bridges at the joints of modules. Installation of docking plans (both inside and outside). Mounting the ridge on the roof.

Connection of all necessary communications: lamps, sockets. It must be remembered that all wiring must be laid in a corrugated single-layer tube. This will allow you to quickly remove the ignition, if necessary, in the event of any breakdowns in the mains.

If necessary, finishing work (both inside and in the middle of the modular building block). For finishing work (external), panel elements having standard sizes are most often used. This can significantly reduce cash costs for the entire construction process.

For interior decoration, it is necessary to make thermal insulation, which will be mounted in the supporting elements, as well as in the ceilings and lower parts of the modules.

Today, there are companies on the home construction market that offer to build turnkey modular homes for you, taking into account all your wishes.

Modern modular houses, which are intended for both temporary and permanent life in them, can be produced in industrial conditions. With such an assembly, all modern construction technologies for such structures will always be respected.

The materials used are inexpensive, but with high quality, environmentally friendly, with a long service life. Houses of such designs will serve as excellent and comfortable housing for their owners.