What Does Prefab Framing
Actually Save You?
Prefab wall panels are built indoors, on a jig, before they ever reach your lot - which means they go up in days instead of the weeks a comparable stick-built frame takes on site. Adjust the numbers below to see the rough time and cost difference for your project size. Then check what a rain delay could cost a stick-built frame left open to the weather.
Typical framing crews run 8-20 days per 1,000 sq ft depending on layout and crew size.
Panels are pre-built off-site, so install is mostly crane-and-fasten work once they arrive.
An open stick-built frame is exposed to Victoria's rain window the whole time it's being built.
Construction loan interest, temp housing, or standing crew and equipment costs.
This is a rough estimate based on the numbers you enter and general framing benchmarks - actual timelines and costs vary by project layout, crew, and season.
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