3D-printed homes?

Glaucus said:
come back with a sensible argument, were talking about possibilities. These things can't even getting planning permission. Doesn't mean they cant in the future and when they're recognised as sandard construction and cost a fraction to rebuild, mortgages wont be an issue.
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So no attempt to address the point?

Its also untrue that houses don't depreciate....

New build houses often suffer rather large drops in value (unless there is a generally booming market to mask these loses)

.. and the cons
The biggest downsides are often cited as depreciation and space. "A new property is only 'new' for a very brief period, and you will be paying a premium of as much as 25% for its newness,
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New houses, in a stable market, tend to lose a fair chunk of value straight away and then remain relatively stable (if maintained).
 
Caracus2k said:
You suggested that 'cheap and quick' methods of construction are (largely?) irrelevant to resale value.... Demonstrably a false assertion.
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nope. i said it made no difference. I didnt say how. Total cost comparable cost of ownership. if you build cheap quick houses then the major cost is the land, the mortgages will be much smaller etc.

your point however still does not stand, you are talking about old construction types with known issues. This does not have to translate into new construction types. so its still no argument at all.
 
Glaucus said:
nope. i said it made no difference. I didnt say how.
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But it does make a difference....

A prefab home may be cheaper to build but will be much harder to sell then a more conventional building and so proportionally, based on the initial build costs, it does make a difference.
 
Caracus2k said:
But it does make a difference....

A prefab home may be cheaper to build but will be much harder to sell then a more conventional building and so proportionally based on the initial build costs it does make a difference.
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firstly you are guessing its much harder to sale, I can tell you that is wrong. There are so many of us who would love to have smaller cheaper houses. There's entire groups of people looking how to and or doing these things, in countries with less strict planning laws, its massive.

secondly no it is factored into the cost, you buy cheaper you sell cheaper, so it equals out.

UK is missing the cheap end of the market, it simply doesn't exist and this needs fixing and that is not going to be fixed with brick and mortar conventional housing.
 
Glaucus said:
firstly you are guessing its much harder to sale, I can tell you that is wrong. There are so many of us who would love to have smaller cheaper houses. There's entire groups of people looking how to and or doing these things, in countries with less strict planning laws, its massive.

secondly no it is factored into the cost, you buy cheaper you sell cheaper, so it equals out.

UK is missing the cheap end of the market, it simply doesn't exist and this needs fixing and that is not going to be fixed with brick and mortar conventional housing.
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You (and others) might 'love' the prospect of buying such a home but this enthusiasm may not be shared by lenders which will have a knock on effect with lenders willingness to stump up funds and will affect the proportional resale value from new.
 
Caracus2k said:
You (and others) might 'love' the prospect of buying such a home but this enthusiasm may not be shared by lenders which will have a knock on effect with lenders and will affect the proportional resale value from new.
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Even if you need a mortgage there's nothing to say they will have issues with it either, seeing as the outlay and the risk will be tiny compared to conventional housing. I mean how many would default on a mortgage with 1/4 of the monthly payment of even a normal flat. Especially when the value is tied up in the land rather than the building, the mortgage company gets both when you default.
 
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Yeah the risk here is much lower.
What can go wrong? Resale loss won't be any more of an issue than for traditional houses.

The land is still the land and if the house itself only costs a few k I would not care if it halved in value.
5k to 2.5k is nothing when you would otherwise be renting.
 
3D printers are just a gimmick, I get emails from all of OCUK competitors and they are always flogging 3D printers off in some sale or other. Like why would I need one, so I can print a new pen cap off? Ohhh!

Just like 3D TVs...
 
LeeUK said:
3D printers are just a gimmick, I get emails from all of OCUK competitors and they are always flogging 3D printers off in some sale or other. Like why would I need one, so I can print a new pen cap off? Ohhh!

Just like 3D TVs...
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utter lol
just because you don't need one, doesn't make them a gimmick.
they are extremely useful in prototyping for large companies.
as well as small manufacturing and even hobbys. like figurines, rings etc.
 
Glaucus said:
utter lol
just because you don't need one, doesn't make them a gimmick.
they are extremely useful in prototyping for large companies.
as well as small manufacturing and even hobbys. like figurines, rings etc.
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Yes extremely useful in prototyping for large companies, but these are ones aimed at the mere consumer.
 
LeeUK said:
Yes extremely useful in prototyping for large companies, but these are ones aimed at the mere consumer.
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of which there are plenty of uses, ive given some examples already.
not everything has to be mass adopted by 90+% of people.
which ever way you cut it, it is not a gimmick.
 
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