BUILDING A PREFAB SENIOR DWELLING
Prefabricated senior housing construction possibilities
It is almost always possible to build a prefabricated senior's home. Although the parts of the house are made in a production facility beforehand, it is very easy to customise the design. personalising to your own taste.
At Ripstaal, we use steel frame construction to build prefabricated retirement homes or kangoeroe houses (intergenerational homes). This can be used for building large quantities senior housing (for example in housing complexes or terraced houses), but also for unique retirement homes with a unique character.
The prefabricated steel structure forms the basis of the building, making it possible to clad the walls with all sorts of materials. This way, you create a sleek and modern retirement home by prefabricated, but also an atmospheric retirement home or intergenerational home with its own unique character. Whichever style you choose: prefab construction is fast, effective, and also cost-saving.
Take a look at the production process of Ripstaal Steelframing
Prefab: from drawing to production
Precast construction, as mentioned, is based on Steel Framing. Production is a precise process and must be 100% calculated in advance. Therefore, we should have a Technical Drawing of your construction project. A technical drawing is usually made by an architect.
Based on the technical drawing, we can start the engineering in which the building project is analysed in terms of design and construction. Here, we determine what is needed to create a suitable steel framework for your building design.
It is therefore important to have an architect (or technical draftsman) assist you. We cannot make an offer without a technical drawing.
Projects completed
The possibilities with prefab (house) construction are endless. Are you curious about what prefabricated construction looks like and which projects we have done, among others? Then watch the video in the box to the right.
Are you curious about other precast projects such as precast barns, precast houses or commercial premises?
Then check out our projects page!
Advantages of building a senior housing property
Every construction project requires a different approach. This depends not only on the style of the property, but also on the materials available and the amount of time the construction project may take.
These are also the immediate advantages of building a prefabricated holiday home. Is time scarce and/or there are few tradesmen to help with construction? Then prefabricated steel-frame construction a solution and you've come to the right place at Ripstaal Steel Framing.
Short construction time on site
Fully insulated
Fast delivery time
Better for the environment
Fewer craftsmen needed in assembly
Consistent build quality
How much does a prefabricated senior home cost?
What is the price of a prefab house? This is a common question and depends on a lot of factors such as;
- Property size,
- The number of floors,
- Degree of finishing on delivery (see various options),
- The type of kitchen or bathroom you pick,
- Other choice of materials
Prefabricated house construction with steel frame construction, compared to traditional construction, is a much cheaper construction method. You can build up to 30 per cent save on the structural costs of building your prefab house. Ask without obligation more information or request a price For building a prefabricated house in steel frame construction.
What else do you need to know about building prefab retirement homes with steel framing?
Precast construction using Steel Framing is basically a way to set up the framework of a building quickly and easily. It does involve some (computational) work. The steel frame must be engineered to take the weight of the building. The frames are then drawn in a 3d drawing programme. This drawing is fed into the machine, which then turns it into custom-made cold-formed C-sections.
The framework of the senior housing, however, will need to be finished both internally and externally. This includes, for example, facade cladding and roof covering on the outside, and for the inside, the plumbing, electricity, wall finishing, and of course, the bathroom and kitchen. With Ripstaal Steelframing, you have the choice of the following options:
With this option, we deliver loose profiles that have not yet been assembled. This means that you receive a kit that has to be fully assembled on site. We provide this kit with an installation drawing showing how the frame should be assembled. This allows you to quickly and easily assemble the steel frame.
If you want to save a bit more time on site, it is possible to order partially assembled frames. Here, we make complete frames that are then easily attached to each other. All frames are numbered and, based on an installation drawing, the steel frame is quickly assembled.
With this option, we not only provide complete frames that are easy to assemble. We also provide these frames with exterior cladding. This makes it possible to quickly and easily install interior pipes, insulation and a vapour control layer before completely sealing the wall.
A façade closing element is technically challenging and therefore ideally suited for construction professionals such as a contractor. With a façade closing element, we prefabricate the element in our factory and provide them with all the necessary materials. The contractor can therefore install the element in one go. Ideal for renovation projects and repurposing buildings such as converting offices into flats.
Example calculation
A prefabricated senior’s dwelling is generally cheaper than a property built in the traditional way.
For a standard holiday home built using conventional construction methods, you should expect a price of around €170,000 (excluding the land). For the same house, but built using prefabricated methods, the price is around 30 per cent lager neerkomt op €127.000. Je saves in this case, 42,500 euros.
More information
Would you also like to design and build a cheap and sustainable home quickly? Feel free to ask more information or request a price For building a prefabricated house in steel frame construction. Fill in our interactive form here.
Why Ripstaal Group?
At Ripstaal, we combine prefabricated construction with the advantages of Steel frame construction. The benefits are;
- Light construction. Steel frames are lightweight, much lighter than traditional construction. This has several advantages, including that the foundation can be made a lot lighter.
- Durable: The construction is fully reusable, generates little waste during production and easy to build gap-tight.
- Strong: The construction can even withstand severe storms. Longhorn and other pests cannot attack the structure (unlike timber frame construction)
- Cost-saving: Save as much as 30% on shell construction costs. For example, less labour is needed at the construction site.
- Architectural freedom: Any shape can be implemented and large spans are possible. Also suitable for more complex projects.
- Meets all requirements: Design of cold-rolled steel profiles meets requirements of Eurocodes 3, and system meets all requirements of the Building Regulations
- Under controlled weather conditions production takes place regardless of rain, wind or frost. This is followed by fast assembly on the building site, without drying times.
