Kit Homes in Australia

Homes in Australia have been rising in price for decades.  It seems home prices here in Australia rise far more than the Interest Rates and or the Inflation Rate. So much so that many Australia have to resort to renting for most of their life's. The prospect of even purchasing a simple home even on average weekly earning is a monumental task. Economics is basic terms Demand + Supply = Price. For decades now demand for housing has outstripped supply . Latest Bureau of Statistics figures show that the population of South Eastern Queensland alone grows at the rate of 1,500 -2,000 per week. That's right per week and I can tell you right now that homes are not being built at the same rate. So what we have is a housing shortage and hence the rise in demand and therefore the market deals with this by increasing the price of housing.

Kit, Prefab, modular, manufactured and panelized housing are terms that are used pretty loosely to describe various types of home building options that are preassembled to some degree before they are delivered to the site. There is overlap between very low end 'tornado-magnet' trailer housing and very top drawer architecture delivered in modules.Kit homes have become very fashionable especially the ones that are user green or are designed with energy saving devices for water power cooling and heating costs. A manufacturer home is built in a controlled environment such as a factory. Cabins are especially populat as they can be delivery to almost anywhere a very desirable factor in Australia due to the tyranny of distance. Often you are able to You select the floorplan you want, the exterior design, verandah style, roof pitch and detail, even colours, internal fixtures and finishes. Each manufactured home is engineered to meet all building codes and Australian BASIX requirements. Timberline manufactured homes let you live in the house you want at an affordable price.

In addition to the familiar building materials such as prefabricated wood steel has become very popular. Steel framed homes are very popular because they are resist white ants which are very prevalent in Australia and cause major structural damage to traditional timber frame homes.

Mobile homes in Australia are very popular .Due to the propensity for people to move frequently and often from State to State. Caravans are the traditional type of home that most people are familiar with. There are numerous caravan parks dotted all around the seaboard of Australia. However kit homes are more practical for the long term than a caravan and compare very well in price. Often a caravan can feel cramped and hot unless it has air-conditioning. Whereas a designed kit home has a natural most homelike feel to it and is more practical in the way of movement and the storage of ones personal possessions

 Those of us that think that home ownership is way out of our reach should make inquiires as to whether it would be possible to afford a kit home.  It certainly beat money being wasted on rent week after week.   Also you get to choose the style of dwelling thart you would like and along with that comes a great deal of pride and persoanl security that you are not beholdant to the whips of a landlord anymore.