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with the social housing situation getting worst,why cant they build some prefabs,i lived in one in swansea in gendros think they are still there,cheap to build very cosy,
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'Cheap' is a very relative term, and pre-fabs aren't particularly cheap these days. You also need VERY expensive land to build them on.
But really any good council land for housing has probably been sold off already so all they're left with is contaminated land and places with dodgy buildings that are gonna cost a fortune to knock down due to asbestos etc
It's going to be expensive whether is bricks and mortar or prefab!
Councils should take the most cost effective route.
Why build prefabs when they can build proper houses that are good for many decades?
http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2012/5/22/1337692589320/Tin-Town-008.jpg
They were very spacious, well designed 3 bed semis and the only real draw back was noise issues which have now been resolved. They were only intended to last 30 years after the war but are now being sold for not much less than a traditional build. As others have said, land costs are a problem but outside of big conubations they could still be a credible answer to our housing problems.
You silly old Hot dog, jumping frog, you!
I think they have. There's a lot like the one on the left in your pic in the outlying villages where I live now. I think to get a mortgage on one they have to do certain upgrades like putting a brick outer in place. As for cardboard walls, lot's of 60's 70's and 80's houses were like that. Now they still use stud walls but the insulation has improved.
Someone beat me to it!