For some, flat pack construction will always bring to mind pre-fabricated buildings that are as identical as they are uninspiring, but things are changing and new flat pack technology and improved quality in materials and manufacture are creating flat pack buildings quite unlike those seen before. Here, manufacturer of insulated panels and provider of turn-key
flat pack home services SIP Direct (
http://www.structuralinsulatedpanels.co.uk/) looks at whether flat packs are always pre-fab clones or if they can be tailor made aspirational homes.
Flat pack construction used to be reserved for temporary buildings where speed of erection and removal were far more important than quality or longevity. But the construction sector has changed just as much as the real estate market. More people than ever before are interested in self-build projects and an unreliable housing market has made people consider low-cost building options that they may previously have dismissed. Happily for these people, construction technology has changed just as much:
structural insulated panels, like those from SIP Direct, are light yet completely air-tight; flexible yet strong; low-cost yet durable. These
composite panels are of a far higher quality than in previous years and have created a whole new construction option for self-builders: the
flat pack house.
Its the flexibility of these panels that has allowed flat pack technology to enter the 21st century. No longer is a
house flat pack one-design-fits all, creating a home which ends up looking like a pre-fab clone like those seen on construction sites or used for school outbuildings. Now the owner of a
home flat pack can get involved in the design process from the very beginning, choosing the size and layouts of rooms, which areas will be open plan, the amount of light in different areas of the house, whether to add a study, a garden room, a wet room, etc. Now, thanks to the superior building panels used in flat pack construction, just about the only limitation is the owners imagination. In fact, people can even choose to add period touches to their very modern style of home.
To see just how quickly a flat pack home can be created, even for a tailor made design, view the video at
http://www.structuralinsulatedpanels.co.uk/.
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