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- j1337, on 10/22/2007, -1/+33-Little or no insulation
-no double-paned glass windows
-no central heating
-When somebody dies or moves out of a house, they are usually torn down immediately so that the empty lot can be sold. This is because such poorly-built houses go through so much wear and tear that most Japanese home owners prefer to live in newly-built houses.
"the average life span of residences from construction to demolition is about 30 years, compared with 77 years in Britain and 55 years in the United States."
Source: http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20071020TDY04 ... - j1337, on 10/22/2007, -6/+30Two words: no insulation.
[I live in such a house.] - carpespasm, on 10/21/2007, -4/+24and IKEA house. huh.
I've actually seen houses in subdivisions that go up as fast. they have construction yards where they build entire sides of houses, then ship them to the site and tilt them up, cover them with tyvek and screw on chipboard and hardyboard(a concrete panel that has a wood pattern stamped into it). The bad thing is that those places can literally be kicked through to the interior of the house. - stinkypyper, on 10/21/2007, -1/+21Most of that is prefab. Look at how many framers there are. The foundation was already complete when they started. That is a lot of man hours when you add it up, for a flimsy little piece of *****.
- Maynza, on 10/21/2007, -0/+18Add some?
- ChromaVita, on 10/21/2007, -3/+20Then just die when you're 30 and you're good.
- j1337, on 10/21/2007, -5/+19According to Japanese government statistics, "the average life span of residences from construction to demolition is about 30 years, compared with 77 years in Britain and 55 years in the United States." (http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/20071020TDY04 ...
Personally, I'd prefer a well-built house that lasts 70 years to a pre-hab piece of junk that won't even last half that time. - DavyRockett, on 10/21/2007, -2/+14What's the cost savings compared to a normal built house? If it's under half the cost of a normal built house, it might be well worth it.
- thelimopit, on 10/21/2007, -1/+12I'd never build a house like that if I had to listen to such awful music whilst I was doing it.
- grantmoore3d, on 10/21/2007, -3/+13Clearly it can't be used in many places, but it is an interesting solution for what it was designed for... here in Canada, that thing would fall apart after a couple of winters.
- MetaTitan, on 10/27/2007, -2/+12Very interesting. I don't know how comfortable I'd be living in a house built in 1-3 days though, especially in an area like Japan (they can have some intense weather).
- askjeffro, on 10/21/2007, -0/+8IKEA indeed. I feel the title is misleading as this is less of a house being "built" and more of a house being "assembled".
There is a lot of time and energy inherent in the design and fab the parts they are using. - alexp162002, on 10/21/2007, -1/+9why don't they just go lego style ?
- cresswga, on 10/21/2007, -0/+8British houses are typically brick. US and Japanese houses are typically wooden hence the shorter lifespan.
Modern pre-fab houses in the states are actually stronger than regular houses because they have to survive the transportation process and so are built to a stronger code. You also have the advantage of not having all of your lumber left out in the rain during a lengthy construction which, in a place like Florida, is a lot of rain. - alittleroy101, on 10/21/2007, -0/+7Actually, they clearly show insulation attatched to each plywood wall panel. And they mention it as well.
- Arrakistor, on 10/21/2007, -1/+7Buried as worthless. Those who don't know much about construction might be impressed by this. Here in Texas, a single crew frames a house in 1 DAY without the need of this erector-set bs.
- Killerah, on 10/21/2007, -1/+6This is assuming you moved in as soon as you came out of the womb and then never moved out even though you were 30 years old. I guess maybe that kind of thing is normal for diggers?
- Error601, on 10/21/2007, -0/+4I'd guess that has more to do with the high population density and expensive real estate. The more expensive the land, the more cost effective it is to replace buildings especially if you're replacing it with more units.
- odecom5, on 10/23/2007, -1/+5http://www.livinghomes.net/
this is like that, but done right. - SuperCUBE, on 10/21/2007, -2/+6And after the 20 mph wind of '08, the house was completely destroyed.
- newtonlove, on 10/21/2007, -1/+5Meta, you should see the Gers in Mongolia. They build in 30-60 minutes and they have some shocking weather. For example, the world's coldest capital city. The amount of time taken really doesn't mean too much.
- Salzar, on 10/21/2007, -3/+7You say bad, I say feature.
HERES JOHNY! - rsilva, on 10/20/2007, -0/+4Not where I live.
- Salzar, on 10/20/2007, -0/+4And definitely cant have a small team of unskilled works finishing it. Who is going to do the plumbing. It be nice if they worked out some prefab method, so that its like an RV or a trailer hookup for your gas and waste.
- bsmeteronhigh, on 10/20/2007, -2/+5A parade of butt-joints held together with metal fittings. Headline is totally misleading: Foundation excavation, forms, pour at least three days. When they put up the posts the mention that they can stand upright, but I couldn't help noticing the 2x4 braces in the very next shot to assure they didn't fall over! Scaffolding to put on siding would add a bit more time....And that was just for an unfinished exterior shell sans roofing material.
- nwoantibody, on 10/20/2007, -0/+3Aah, so that's how they rebuild quickly everytime there's an earthquake that messes the whole city up.
:) - inactive, on 10/20/2007, -0/+3haha, wood + hammering = bad idea without spare parts. you'll end up with lots of fire wood.
besides, 1 day? good luck, more like a month. if you have time. - TripcodeMel, on 10/21/2007, -0/+3Yeah, but that's based on residences which are just now currently being demolished. You have no idea how long the structures of today will stand, by comparison.
- Roblodocus, on 10/21/2007, -1/+4My house is about 130 years old, is made from brick and stone,the outside walls are about half a meter thick and there's not a thing wrong structurally with any of the houses in my street. A rubbish house lasts 30 years. A well built one lasts for hundreds of years.
- CanadianGuy, on 10/21/2007, -1/+4That would make an excellent cottage, but as your primary home, I don't think so
- j1337, on 10/22/2007, -1/+4They might call it insulation, but it doesn't insulate the way European and American walls do. Be prepared to wear 3 layers of clothing in winter while indoors with the heat on.
Also, the thin walls aren't very great at sound-proofing. - lennybird, on 10/22/2007, -3/+6How dare you! You're malevolent winking, and complimentary-style of commenting shall get you buried and hated!
- unagiguy, on 10/21/2007, -0/+3Hmm.. cool idea, but I don't know if I would trust someone like Ikea to build my entire house...
- mstrebe, on 10/20/2007, -0/+3Firstly, I have a hard time seeing how that's easier than typical tie plates. The work is in having a crane handy to lift all the beams into place.
Secondly, I've been building a house for a year, and the framing only took two weeks. So, that would be eleven months two weeks if I had just used this method! - nufoto, on 10/21/2007, -0/+3No wood is more flexible than Brick wood will sag or splinter not collapse as brick structures do.
Build what works in your area! - dasbush, on 10/20/2007, -0/+3I like how they didn't show the roof being installed. I'm sure doing that would have been more complicated than just using a mallet on some wood.
- spiralspirit, on 10/20/2007, -0/+3there is plenty of prep work happening before the house comes - survey, excavation, foundation pouring , etc.
- HOOKSTER1231, on 10/20/2007, -0/+3Here in Florida all houses have to meet hurricane codes so everything is poured concrete or concrete block and steel frame, my town home is poured concrete but my parents newer home is concrete block with a center steel frame. Also we would visit the construction site so we do know what the inside under the drywall looks like and is made out of.
- Sogui, on 10/21/2007, -0/+3I volunteer with Habitat for Humanity, where we have to build small houses with a standardized floor plan all the time. This would make work so much easier, I just can't help but wonder if we could start using that method.
- themouth, on 10/22/2007, -1/+4There are many modern modular building methods similar to the one in the video that do provide all of the features you mention above. In the US most building codes require insulation providing at least a minimal R-value and you'd have to search pretty long and hard to find any prefabricated single-pane windows. I write software for the HVAC industry and we have to adjust for various construction methods and materials in our calculations so I'm fairly aware of what's up in coming in the construction industry. Some of the modular construction that's fresh out on the market or due out soon provides incredible R-values (two to three times average stick-built/fiberglass value) as well as being easily customized from the factory to account for ductwork, wiring, plumbing and windows.
- salinemist, on 10/21/2007, -0/+3I agree, why buy a $20,000 prefab car when I can have them ship ore to my driveway start the smelting process RIGHT THERE!
The way we build houses now is silly and due for a revolution. - dgh1973, on 10/20/2007, -0/+3Nice "Ikea" house... I just know my wife would make me put that one together alone to...
Nice jazzy music in the video to. - BabaRamDass, on 10/20/2007, -0/+2Reminds me of steel homes:
http://www.kodiaksteelhomes.com/media/videos.html - mishaco, on 10/21/2007, -0/+2i don't think thats considered 'up to code' where i come from .
- Kelmon, on 10/20/2007, -1/+3You don't get out much, do you?
- bradkovach, on 10/20/2007, -1/+3Imagine being the neighbor, leaving for a day, then coming back: "HOLY CRAPOLA! THAT HOUSE... WHERE... HOW... ZOMG"
- vulcanius, on 10/21/2007, -2/+4I think it's more reasonable to assume that they are constantly upgrading. I don't think there's a country of more bleeding-edge obsessed people anywhere else.
- otatop, on 10/21/2007, -7/+9There's a video section so you don't have to post them in news with a [video] tag. Buried.
- jhshukla, on 10/21/2007, -0/+2too many pieces
- Kelmon, on 10/20/2007, -0/+2There's a program that was shown (may still be shown for all I know) in the UK called "Grand Designs" that typically featured epic home construction jobs, usually by people with no prior experience, that take years to completed. However, on one episode the house was literally built in about 3-days by a German company who brought all the parts over from Germany. In fact they would have finished sooner had they not been delayed by the late arrival of the British crane that came from only 20 miles away... The house constructed from that was much more impressive than the silly thing they construct in this articles video.
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