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Originally Posted by Maccalus
I think that the 3d printing "Savings" as they work at this point of time are limited when it comes to housing. Current 3d printing technology is changing the building process of the framing of the house from wood framing to poured concrete (concrete is still poured whether into a mold or via machine). This does not make drastically change the amount of work or cost of finishing (basically everything interior), basements, plumbing, electrical, permitting, etc. This is where the bulk of the cost, labour and time is in house construction.
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Sure, but we're in the infancy of the technology, which is why it hasn't taken over already. There is work, for example being done on printing PVC pipe for plumbing. There are methods for enclosing conduit during the pour and leaving egress points for electrical, rather than cutting/drilling the concrete after.. Not everything is going to be able to be printed, certainly. but the same economies that pertain to manufactured or modular houses apply to printed houses as well.