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What is the cheapest way to build right now?

The cheapest way to build a home is to design a simple box. Sticking to a square or rectangular floor plan makes the building and design simple. Generally speaking, building up is cheaper than building a sprawling one-story home, so you may want to consider planning for a multiple-story home if you need more space.

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Different types of building materials will have different costs. Choosing cost-effective materials can help keep the project affordable. Here are a few to consider.

Reclaimed Materials

While using reclaimed materials like old barn doors or wood in your home build is trendy, there’s a practical reason it’s so popular: it saves money. Look for reclaimed doors, wood floors, windows and decorative items. Not sure where to find reclaimed materials? Check Craigslist, Planet Reuse or a salvage store. You can even find a home that is currently being torn down and see if you can salvage any of its old materials.

Prefab Panels

Prefabricated panels are wall panels that are custom-built inside a factory and shipped to the build site. By having the walls built indoors and shipped to the site ready to install, they can cut down on construction and reduce the time spent on framing and drywalling. This can help you save money because you aren’t paying for the extra labor to build and frame the walls.

Precast Concrete

Just like prefab panels, precast concrete is concrete that’s poured into a reusable mold, cured indoors, then shipped to the build site. On average, precast concrete costs less than on-site pouring because it cuts down on on-site labor and can help prevent delays due to weather.

Shipping Containers

This alternative housing idea uses old shipping containers for the structure of the home. Since the structure is already intact, this type of housing can help you save money on construction costs. Of course, you’ll need to consider the modifications you’ll need to make to the container to turn it into a usable living space, and costs go up if you use more than one container.

Cob

Cob is a mixture of straw, clay and subsoil. This earthen material is so thick that it provides energy-efficient, thermal benefits. And since most of the ingredients for cob can be found on-site for free, you can save a good amount of money on material costs. Cob is also known to last hundreds of years and only requires a new layer when it eventually needs to be fixed, making it a great building material for a cheap house.

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Does concrete insulate better than wood?

Better Insulation Concrete blocks are sturdy but they do not have a very high R-value, or the ability to resist heat transfer. Good insulation has a high R-value. Wood frame construction provides a cavity for high performance insulation to be easily added to the wall to boost wood framing's insulation performance.

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Wood framing is often more common, however concrete block construction provides big advantages that make it a worthy contender. Some of the biggest advantages of concrete block construction are:

Fire Resistance

One of the great aspects of concrete is that it is naturally fire resistant. Wood studs and plywood sheathing will burn whereas concrete blocks do not. Wood framing is often used on the interior of concrete block construction, but the concrete helps keep the whole structure more fire resistant.

Strength

While all new residential construction projects, whether wood or concrete, will be built to at least the minimum building codes, concrete block structures often have more strength than code requires. Concrete block homes are incredibly durable and make for a very well built home.

Termite Resistance

One of concrete’s greatest advantages is the natural termite resistance. With concrete construction, you won’t have to worry about those pesky pests eating away at your new home, which also keeps insurance rates lower too.

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