How Prefabricated Buildings are Made And With What Types of Materials Part 1

In recent blogs, we’ve taken a serious look into prefab building components, but what about prefabricated buildings? This is another area to explore and gain understanding on how the process works to provide complete buildings from a prefabrication facility. Let’s dive in!

PLANNING

When a construction company decides to build a prefabricated building, they will often take the architect’s plans and produce a digital model of the structure through programs such as Building Information Modeling. The team of engineers, construction managers, and others can see a digital representation of the structure and plan their budget, labor needs, and purchases of the building’s prefab units. 

PROCESS

Once the details of the building have been decided on, the prefabricators can begin to manufacture the building components that were purchased such as the roof, the floor, the walls and oftentimes, whole room units. These fundamental features can be fully assembled off-site and delivered to the job, or partially assembled and delivered to the job for complete assembly there. 

MATERIALS

The materials used to create these prefabricated buildings is conditional on what type of building is needed. The two main types of prefab buildings are modular and panelized. (These will be covered in depth in Part 2.) Both types of buildings use the following materials. 

• Wood - for studs and panels that line the floors, roofs, and walls.
• Steel - for steel frames and load bearing studs.
• Fiberglass - for insulation, walls, and roofs.
• Concrete - for foundations, walls, and floors.

Stay tuned for Part 2, where we explore more about the different types of prefabricated buildings. Meanwhile, take a look at our website or contact us today for more information, and see how our prefabrication of products can help your business grow. Our expertise in creating quality prefabricated buildings is second to none!