This is my first post here, so hello
I've been reading some good threads on here but they are all quite out of date at this stage.
Wondering if anyone has any experiences with some of the prefab companies operating in Ireland? It's hard to tell, but it seems like you can get a pretty high quality home cheaper than the conventional Irish route.
I love the idea of passive house and it seems like it's not that difficult to implement with the prefab houses, but i also wonder is the passive house worth it? does it cost that much extra and does it save that much money on bills to justify additional cost?
¬Some things prefab companies i've come across
Scanhome
ecohouse
King span century
HUF haus (the more expensive end it seems)
Honka (annoying website with almost no info)
Baufritz
Scandia
Griffnerhaus (posts on here saying to avoid?)
Also seeing some interesting things about "ICF insulated concrete forms"
and "Sip structures insulated panels" (which i think is the methodology ecohouse use.)
Any advice on other things i can research to try save money on building a decent quality house?
Side point, but i plan on building as part of a housing cooperative in case anyone has any input on that, although i plan to make a separate post on that soon.
I've been reading some good threads on here but they are all quite out of date at this stage.
Wondering if anyone has any experiences with some of the prefab companies operating in Ireland? It's hard to tell, but it seems like you can get a pretty high quality home cheaper than the conventional Irish route.
I love the idea of passive house and it seems like it's not that difficult to implement with the prefab houses, but i also wonder is the passive house worth it? does it cost that much extra and does it save that much money on bills to justify additional cost?
¬Some things prefab companies i've come across
Scanhome
ecohouse
King span century
HUF haus (the more expensive end it seems)
Honka (annoying website with almost no info)
Baufritz
Scandia
Griffnerhaus (posts on here saying to avoid?)
Also seeing some interesting things about "ICF insulated concrete forms"
and "Sip structures insulated panels" (which i think is the methodology ecohouse use.)
Any advice on other things i can research to try save money on building a decent quality house?
Side point, but i plan on building as part of a housing cooperative in case anyone has any input on that, although i plan to make a separate post on that soon.