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Prefabricated House Floor Limit Standard

Admin September 18, 2026

There is no unified national standard for the floor limit of prefabricated houses, which mainly depends on local policies and regulations. Specifically, local real estate management departments will impose additional requirements on the progress of commercial housing pre-sales, including the number of floors, based on local conditions and policies. The following is a detailed explanation of this issue:

I. Pre-sales Requirements for Multi-story Buildings (Generally Referring to 7 Floors or Less) For multi-story buildings, different regions may set different pre-sales conditions based on local circumstances. For example, some regions may require multi-story buildings to complete a certain proportion of the main structure, such as reaching one-third or one-half of the total number of floors, or explicitly require reaching a specific number of floors (such as three floors) before pre-sales can proceed. This requirement aims to ensure that the houses purchased by buyers have a certain degree of structural stability and safety, reducing risks arising from insufficient construction progress.

II. Pre-sales Requirements for High-rise Buildings (Generally Referring to 8 Floors or More) For high-rise buildings, pre-sales conditions are usually stricter. Due to the structural complexity and construction difficulty of high-rise buildings, some regions may require high-rise buildings to complete several floors of the main structure (such as ten floors) before pre-sales can proceed. This requirement helps ensure that high-rise buildings have sufficient structural strength and stability at the time of pre-sales, thereby protecting the rights and interests of buyers.

III. Special or Strict Regulations In addition to the above general requirements, some regions may have more special or strict regulations on the number of floors of prefabricated houses based on factors such as land resources, urban planning, or market demand. For example, in urban central areas with tight land resources, there may be restrictions on the construction height or number of floors of high-rise buildings; while in suburban or emerging development areas, the construction of high-rise buildings may be encouraged to meet housing demand.