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Default Prefab house builders in Eastern Europe


"Owain" wrote in message
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"Erik Kolset" wrote
| Talked to a local building company here in the NL, and they told me
| that all their wood constructions and window frames etc, would be
| built in Lithuania.
| Transported to Western Europe and put together by local workers.
| Foundation, tiles and bricks would be bought / made locally.
| Due to the cheap labor costs in Lithuania they would be able to sell
| me the house for 10-30 % less than their competitors. The house
| would be build according to the local (NL) building regulations
| I am wondering if this will be the new trend for the coming years in
| Europe?

In places like the Netherlands and Germany, very probably. But
prefabrication of that nature is used a lot less for general house

building
in the UK than in those countries.


It soon will as the Uk is embarking a major house building programme.