What is Prefab?
Prefabricated: What is prefab? If we give the short answer to the question; It is the name given to the building materials that are prepared in advance and combined when the time comes. It comes from the word pre-fabric, especially because the parts are prepared in advance. In other words, it has a meaning like “pre-structure”. Prefabricated house is the most used prefabricated type today. The first reason for the widespread use of prefab houses in our country was the 1999 Marmara earthquake. The prefabricated house, which is known to people by the fact that many prefabricated houses are built for earthquake victims and this is reported on television, has many important advantages.
Constructed materials can be produced in the factory environment. When we say what a prefab is, we think of prefab parts that are produced in a different way from traditional construction methods. Ready-made houses can be produced and built with materials bought from factories. In general, prefab construction attracts attention with its advantages. These:
- Ready to buy and use
- Can be done quickly
- Low cost
- Ability to shape according to plan and project
- Does not cause environmental pollution
- The ability to design the house according to the person’s taste
- Ability to be flexible in material selection
- Due to such advantages, structures such as prefabricated villas are also frequently preferred. These structures are easy to construct and the cost is very cheap.
General Features of Prefabricated Buildings
The great feature of prefabs is that they are economical. It is not difficult at all to build a prefab house on a land with a settlement permit. After the bureaucratic procedures and with the foundation, you can design your house in the best way thanks to the professional prefabricated builders. The fact that the produced parts can be removed from a single mold is also an advantageous feature for manufacturers. In addition, it is important that it can be made from practical materials. It is also important that the materials are quite flexible. Robustness is particularly important in types such as prefab containers. A material that is flexible provides resistance to earthquakes and natural soil phenomena.
Prefabricated prices can vary depending on the material quality in general. In addition, it is easy to choose because it is a cheap material type and can be easily found in building materials. Being earthquake resistant also provides an advantage in terms of preferability. Construction sites, hospitals, gymnasiums, schools and warehouses can easily be built directly from the prefab. It is often preferred because it is detachable and portable.