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Originally Posted by powderjunkie
Corner of 4 Ave and 7 St NW. One of those long-time empty lots (presumably not originally zoned or something?). Walk by it often...can't recall the name. Walk by it often (though sporadically)...one day a bunch of pallets had been delivered, another day some low concrete bases had been poured, another day it was a full blown structure (still with lots more work to do of course).
I don't imagine it's that much cheaper/faster than the traditional route, but I could see how it might make a lot of sense for a garage, when the first step is already a concrete pour. Again, not being a construction guy, I could just imagine that the overall process might be preferable from a labour standpoint for winter/rainy cities.
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It's significantly faster.
The process is obviously front-loaded, but once production lines are established, the amount of work on the front end drops pretty steeply.
The prefab manufacturing is more costly, but the money saved on both time on site and skilled labor typically more than makes up for it.
Plus the construction of prefab components is done in a facility where quality can be checked/standards are more closely enforced.