Customized Prefabricated Houses

Customized prefabricated houses are a form of construction that involves industrial production of building components and on-site assembly, encompassing various technical systems and offering efficiency and flexibility.

Technical Types and Production Processes
Prefabricated houses utilize either prefabricated concrete structures or steel structures, with components including prefabricated beams, slabs, walls, and columns. Modular construction, as a more integrated model, divides houses into independent modules, completing structural, mechanical, electrical, and finishing prefabrication in factories, allowing for immediate use after on-site assembly. Automated production lines in factories manufacture modules, employing parallel operations to shorten construction periods. For example, the Shenzhen Zhongjian Hailong Intelligent Construction Industrial Park can deliver 20,000 to 30,000 modules annually, reducing construction time by over 60% compared to traditional buildings.

Product Forms and Customization Services
Prefabricated houses primarily come in three forms: steel, concrete, and wooden. Steel structures are lightweight and suitable for ocean transport and high-rise buildings; concrete structures offer a more traditional living experience and are well-accepted in the domestic market. Some manufacturers provide personalized customization services. For instance, Jining Xiangyun Prefabricated Construction Co., Ltd. in Jining, Shandong, designs cement movable houses, supporting wholesale and rapid construction needs; Zhao County Wufang Yiju Building Materials Co., Ltd. in Shijiazhuang, Hebei, offers customizable-area cement box houses.

Price Ranges and Application Scenarios
Prices for prefabricated houses vary significantly based on material and scale. For example, a container prefabricated house in Foshan, Guangdong, costs 9,800 yuan per unit; a concrete prefabricated house in Jining, Shandong, costs 1,680 yuan per unit; and a movable cement panel house in Shijiazhuang, Hebei, costs 240 yuan per square meter. Their application scenarios are extensive, including affordable housing, construction site compound houses, and rural self-built houses. For example, a Shenzhen affordable housing project assembled from 6,028 concrete modules reduced the construction period from 2.5-3 years to 1 year, with on-site labor reduced by approximately 50%.

Market Development
Currently, China's prefabricated house technology has formed a complete industrial system, with strong demand both domestically and internationally. In the first four months of 2026, the Guangzhou Customs District exported mobile houses worth 1.4 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 38.1%, demonstrating its competitiveness in the international market.