Pre-fab Housing

Submitted by timcat on 6 June, 2008 - 12:05.

I know this has been a topic before , but if anyone has any recent info. on pre-fab housing in Nica . please share.

Thanks, Timcat

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Domes?

Submitted by fyl on 9 June, 2008 - 10:33.

Just realized I should mention this. Both Doug and I are going to be building Ecoshell I domes. (See http://www.monolithic.com for details.) In my case, they will be used for the cabinas and some utility buildings at the Geek Ranch.

While not pre-fab, we expect them to be easy and relatively inexpensive to build. We should know a lot more in the next 2-3 months.

Thanks,

Submitted by timcat on 9 June, 2008 - 10:40.

fyl, please keep us posted.

Timcat

Tia Juana

Submitted by fyl on 6 June, 2008 - 13:00.

My tia Juana lives in one (that has since been expanded). There are quite a few in Estelí apparently being built by an NGO. If I ever know about one before it goes up, I will document the process.

Basically, it works like this:

  1. A cement slab is poured with long metal strips (probably 2.5 meters) in it. These strips have slots for wall panels.
  2. The wall panels are slid into the strips.
  3. The roof supports are connected to the strips and the roof put on.
  4. If electric wiring is to be added, it is just surface mounted. I don't know of any built with plumbing.

The whole job is less than a week. The wall panels are pre-cast concrete maybe 1 meter wide. The typical house is built on a rectangular slab but the house has one corner "cut out" to offer a covered porch.

I am actually interested to see how fast we can build the domes planned for the Geek Ranch. As we are actually building everything from scratch, it certainly will take longer than a pre-fab but I still think they can be made in a week of elapsed time.

4prefab homes

Submitted by beachin on 7 June, 2008 - 10:45.

my niebour is building a 3bedroom prefab home for a client friend of mine. plumbing water and power.

i will take photos and post info. the materials arrived there yestarday.

the 3 bedroom home for materials is $2500 not including the foundation or prepareing the site for example compacting the ground ect. this is just the slabs and concrete post.

this home i belive has the concrete post not the metel post. there will be a small deck on the upperfloor

www.nicalandsales.com

Photos

Submitted by timcat on 9 June, 2008 - 08:28.

Would be great to see beachin !!

Thanks

Prefab homes in Nicaragua

Submitted by tlme01 on 7 June, 2008 - 12:13.

Fyl/Beachin, do you know the name of the manufacturer of the house you are describing? I believe it is Mayco, that is located near the refinery in Managua. I hear that they deliver and build on site concrete pre-fab buildings and houses. Three years ago, I ask a friend and told me that at that time they were costing from US$4K to US$8K. I also read a few years ago an article in the Nuevo Diario entreprenuers section, about a company that manufactures prefab pinewood cabins in Managua. If anyone know or have more information on the manufacturers of both types, please post it. It will be helpful to the person that is asking the question

Thanks,

this pre fab product

Submitted by beachin on 9 June, 2008 - 09:36.

is not from mayco. concrete total is the name of the company that is makeing this prefab home.

be a while yet before i can get photos...

www.nicalandsales.com

Pre-Fab

Submitted by dolly on 16 June, 2008 - 11:34.

It's all part of the adventure!

I've been searching for info on these houses for about one year. I would really appreciate a copy of the photos and any info about where you can get designs for these homes. There's no web site that I can find but is there an E-Mail address? I'll take any help I can get. Once again, I'd love to see the photo's!

Thanks

prefab models

Submitted by beachin on 16 June, 2008 - 20:18.

concrete total has many differant designs of prefab homes.

i sure mayco does aswell.

i have seen three differant types of prefab

we are still waiting for the rest of the concrete panels and posts and other parts to be made and delivered.

i will post photos as soon as we start to assamble the home.

www.nicalandsales.com