7 Affordable Prefab Homes and Other Alternative, Inexpensive Home Options

Nowadays, innovators in the world of prefab and kit home design have continued to push the boundaries on what they can do—their ideas offering alternative ways of living in terms of efficiency, sustainability, and in some cases, affordability.

With intelligent use of materials and design, there are new affordable alternatives to the cost-intensive and complicated construction of conventional houses. Take a look at the projects below that offer clever solutions for affordable living.

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Gabrielle Golenda
I am from the Mile-High City, Denver, Colorado (where my first-ever published work was the winning poem in the Denver Post’s rodeo-themed haiku contest).

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