Modular homes explained: Everything you need to know before you buy

With the cost of living raising questions for everyone looking for safe and affordable housing, modular homes have become an answer for many.  We are sharing everything you need to know before you buy a modular home.

How do modular homes compare to traditional new home construction?

As new-home construction targets remain unmet and construction groups go bust nationwide, the price of building a new home is growing excessively. 

With lengthy wait times and wavering confidence in the new home build market, families and first-time home buyers could be forced to remain in the unstable rental market for years, significantly affecting their ability to save a deposit and secure bank financing when looking to purchase a newly built traditional home.  

Modular homes have build times and associated costs far less than newly constructed homes.  

The production line processes and practices implemented while building a modular home allow home buyers to purchase a home confidently, knowing there will be minimal build disruption due to the nature of a prefabricated home.

After confirmation and permits (if applicable), a prefabricated home can be delivered and installed within 12-14 weeks.

Modular homes allow home buyers to build and live in their own homes affordably and quickly. The speed of the process can play a big part in the purchaser's financial stability as they remove themselves from the rental market and become homeowners, investing in their future rather than filling landlord's pockets with excessive rents.

Why choose a modular home for sustainability and affordability?

Being constructed in a factory, pre-built Frontier.Life sustainable modular homes are not subject to weather delays or unforeseen building issues that new home construction may suffer from.

Each Frontier.Life transportable home is designed for easy transportation, requiring only one truck per module, placed into position via crane. 

Modular homes as small secondary dwellings require no planning permits in many cases. This can save homeowners and those looking to create a rental property on their land as a secondary dwelling thousands of dollars. It may also shave months (or even years) off build times when comparing a new home build with a modular home. 

With less space comes reduced energy consumption; doors, windows, external wall and ceiling panels are designed and installed to minimise the need for excessive heating and cooling.

Modular homes require less energy than traditional larger homes, meaning significant savings on utility bills.

With solar added to a modular home, living entirely off the grid is achievable with a few simple additions and lifestyle changes.

As we look to the future, available and undeveloped land will become rarer. 

Constructing additional roads, power facilities, and shopping centres, along with reducing the land available for native wildlife, can significantly harm the Australian landscape. However, building on already developed land and choosing a modular home can help minimise the environmental impact associated with new housing developments. 

By utilising available land and building smaller homes, we are reducing the impact of housing on the Australian environment, one modular home at a time. 

Get to know Frontier.Life before you buy a modular home. 

Ample space and flexibility in a Frontier.Life modular home means environmentally conscious first-home buyers and small families can build an affordable, eco-friendly modular home that adapts to their lifestyle. 

Designing your modular home for what you need now is simple; adapting your Frontier.Life modular home to your needs as they change is even easier. 

The Victorian State Government has made building a second small dwelling on your property more accessible.  A second dwelling of up to 60m2 is permitted. 

Two Frontier.Life relocatable home modules, including a deck module, measure just 58m2, meaning many more Victorians can add another home, home office, or passive income rental property to their existing land.

Connectable, movable and modular.

Our home modules are designed to assist those who want a beautiful home without an excessive mortgage. Each module is architecturally designed and built to connect to the next when needed and finances allow. 

In our Base Module, enjoy the simplicity of a spacious bedroom, ample kitchen, laundry, and bathroom—all you need to settle comfortably into your new home on a low budget. 

Then, as the budget allows, revisit the possibility of an Add-On Module and Deck Module to build the home of your dreams as finances allow, reducing the risk of mortgage stress.

Adding two (or more) affordable Frontier.Life modules to a block of land or dual occupancy space allows a home buyer to exit the rental market economically while alleviating the housing crisis and making a sound investment in their future. Above all, they can call their Frontier.Life home their own—forever—without the stress of a large mortgage.

Frontier.Life modular homes are sustainably built in a Victorian manufacturing facility that carefully monitors their environmental impact at all times. By building a modular home that requires only one delivery per module to the site, fossil fuels and greenhouse gasses are measurably lower for a prefab home than for a traditionally constructed home.

The materials in every Frontier Life home are sourced from environmentally conscious suppliers and built with our environmental impact at the forefront of everything we do.  Together with our partners, we are working toward a greener future.  

We are modular home builders that help first-home buyers build and own their homes affordably. 

Our approach to modular homes stems from the question raised by those in the rental market and those looking to enter the homeowner and investor space: How can I afford a home? The fact is, many can not. 

This inspired us to develop a new approach to entering the housing market as Frontier.Life. 

Our easily movable, adaptable, expandable modules are an affordable, relocatable home and accommodation option for first-home buyers, NDIS clients, retirees, holiday rental owners and investors alike. 

Meet Adam and Daniel - Innovative modular home builders crafting quality and efficiency.