Modular homes may also be called a prefabricated home, prefab home or kit home. While you may be imagining something like a container home, a modular home can be indistinguishable from a traditional home, built around a steel frame.

The term 'modular' refers to the home being constructed out of separate factory-built modules. Each module can be thought of as a separate section of a complete home, which are transported from the factory and assembled on your site. 

A modular home can be ideal for a budget granny flat, a retirement home or a family home. Simply choose the size and number of modules you need and they can be fitted together for you on site.

Building from the ground up on-site is expensive, time-consuming and inefficient. By contrast, a factory-built home can be delivered to a site and completed quickly and more affordably, since labour cost will be reduced significantly. Some modular homes cost about the same as conventionally built homes, but are constructed in half the time.

Compared to traditional construction, modular home benefits include:

Lower building cost

Shorter construction time

Quality control at all stages

Transportable: you may be able to move your home to a new location

While you won't have all the flexibility of a custom build, you will still find a degree of customisation in sizes and interior and exterior finishes to suit your taste.