Prefab Profiles

An ongoing series of interviews with people transforming how we build houses. From prefab tiny houses and modular cabin kits to entire homes ready to ship, their projects represent some of the best ideas in the industry.

Want to Design Your Own ADU? This Prefab Company Gives You the Tools

Want to Design Your Own ADU? This Prefab Company Gives You the Tools

This Prefab Builder Never Makes the Same Home Twice—and You Can See It in the Price

This Prefab Builder Never Makes the Same Home Twice—and You Can See It in the Price

Solar Arrays and Good Insulation Make These Prefab Residences Net-Zero—Even in Cold Climates

Solar Arrays and Good Insulation Make These Prefab Residences Net-Zero—Even in Cold Climates

Method Homes Makes Bespoke Prefabs That Don’t Have a Factory Feel

Method Homes Makes Bespoke Prefabs That Don’t Have a Factory Feel

Hoteliers, You Can Create Destination Retreats With These Luxe Tiny Cabins

Hoteliers, You Can Create Destination Retreats With These Luxe Tiny Cabins

Prefab Builder Blend Projects Makes Tiny Cabins and Full-Blown Homes Made of Healthy Materials

Prefab Builder Blend Projects Makes Tiny Cabins and Full-Blown Homes Made of Healthy Materials

This Prefab Builder Is Making Homes That Are Designed to Keep You Healthy

This Prefab Builder Is Making Homes That Are Designed to Keep You Healthy

A Svelte $79K Prefab Cabin Promises to Work as Well in Your Backyard as It Does in the Woods

A Svelte $79K Prefab Cabin Promises to Work as Well in Your Backyard as It Does in the Woods

You Can Build These Prefab ADUs Yourself, Which Start at $100 Per Square Foot

You Can Build These Prefab ADUs Yourself, Which Start at $100 Per Square Foot

Two Friends Started This Prefab Company to Beat the Weather and Build Homes Year Round

Two Friends Started This Prefab Company to Beat the Weather and Build Homes Year Round

A Tiny Home, an Office, and a Sauna: MyCabin Sells Its Prefabs as a Pack or à la Carte

A Tiny Home, an Office, and a Sauna: MyCabin Sells Its Prefabs as a Pack or à la Carte

Tini Living Makes Tweakable Steel-Framed ADUs That Start at $38K

Tini Living Makes Tweakable Steel-Framed ADUs That Start at $38K

These Meteorite-Shaped Office Pods Look Ready for the Space Age—But Live in Your Backyard

These Meteorite-Shaped Office Pods Look Ready for the Space Age—But Live in Your Backyard

Haus.me’s Tiny $90K Prefab Can Be Installed in an Hour—and Even Comes With Cutlery

Haus.me’s Tiny $90K Prefab Can Be Installed in an Hour—and Even Comes With Cutlery

You Can’t Customize These $195K ADUs—But That Means They’re Delivered That Much Faster

You Can’t Customize These $195K ADUs—But That Means They’re Delivered That Much Faster

Connect Homes Builds Modernist-Inspired Prefabs With a Surprising Amount of Floor-to-Ceiling Glass

Connect Homes Builds Modernist-Inspired Prefabs With a Surprising Amount of Floor-to-Ceiling Glass

This Prefab Builder Uses the Same System to Build Floating Homes and More Traditional Residences

This Prefab Builder Uses the Same System to Build Floating Homes and More Traditional Residences

Prefab Builder Aux Box Makes Preciously Small Backyard Homes and Offices Starting at $32K

Prefab Builder Aux Box Makes Preciously Small Backyard Homes and Offices Starting at $32K

Nestron’s Plug-and-Play Prefabs Start at $40K and Don’t Require a Foundation

Nestron’s Plug-and-Play Prefabs Start at $40K and Don’t Require a Foundation

Prefab Builder Pluspuu Makes New and Improved Log Cabins Starting at $175K

Prefab Builder Pluspuu Makes New and Improved Log Cabins Starting at $175K

This California Prefab Builder’s Website Lets You Visualize an ADU on Your Property

This California Prefab Builder’s Website Lets You Visualize an ADU on Your Property

This Design Firm Envisions Planting Prefab Homes “Like Trees” in Cities

This Design Firm Envisions Planting Prefab Homes “Like Trees” in Cities

These $31K Micro Cabins Are Light Enough to Be Dropped Into Place by a Helicopter

These $31K Micro Cabins Are Light Enough to Be Dropped Into Place by a Helicopter

Two Friends Started This Prefab Company Where the Cabins Come on Wheels

Two Friends Started This Prefab Company Where the Cabins Come on Wheels

This Los Angeles ADU Builder Says It Can Add a Home to Your Backyard in Nine Months

This Los Angeles ADU Builder Says It Can Add a Home to Your Backyard in Nine Months

One of the U.K.’s Most Impressive Prefab Builders Just Launched a $58K Sauna

One of the U.K.’s Most Impressive Prefab Builders Just Launched a $58K Sauna

To Share Their Passion for Weekend Getaways, They Started Building Prefab Cabins for $127K AUD

To Share Their Passion for Weekend Getaways, They Started Building Prefab Cabins for $127K AUD

This European Tiny Home Builder Has Its Sights Set on America

This European Tiny Home Builder Has Its Sights Set on America

This Slide-Open Prefab Was Designed to Set Your Brain on “Default Mode”

This Slide-Open Prefab Was Designed to Set Your Brain on “Default Mode”

Dimensions X Is Building Prefab Cabins Made Almost Entirely From Recyclable Materials

Dimensions X Is Building Prefab Cabins Made Almost Entirely From Recyclable Materials

Prefab ADUs by This California Company (Including the Dwell House) Are Pre-Permitted in Many Cities

Prefab ADUs by This California Company (Including the Dwell House) Are Pre-Permitted in Many Cities

This California ADU Builder Minimizes Waste by Taking a Whole-Tree Approach

This California ADU Builder Minimizes Waste by Taking a Whole-Tree Approach

Self-Care Can Start in Your Backyard With These $5K Prefab Saunas

Self-Care Can Start in Your Backyard With These $5K Prefab Saunas

These $220K Prefab Cabins Promise Steep Energy Savings

These $220K Prefab Cabins Promise Steep Energy Savings

This Space-Age Pod Wants to Be Your New ADU, Office, or Off-Grid Micro-Home

This Space-Age Pod Wants to Be Your New ADU, Office, or Off-Grid Micro-Home

You Can Vanish Into the Woods With These $125K Mirrored Prefabs

You Can Vanish Into the Woods With These $125K Mirrored Prefabs

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