WSJ: Pre-Fab Home Kits Sometimes Aren’t So Fabulous

March 14, 2008 at 12:10 pm · Tags: Pitfalls, Rocio Romero, US, Wall Street Journal

The Wall Street Journal is today publishing about some pitfalls that new prefab owners sometimes fall into.  Well worth the read, particularly if you are planning on purchasing and building a new prefab.  

Developments : Pre-Fab Home Kits Sometimes Aren’t So Fabulous

“Kit” — or “prefab” homes – are popular with home shoppers on a budget and the style-conscious looking for modernist design, but these homes can be a headache to build and in the end, costlier than some people expect, says Sara Lin in today’s Journal.

In the article, Ms. Lin shares the experiences of three sets of home buyers who purchased three different prefab kits – the FlatPak House, the NextHouse and a LV Series house from home designer Rocio Romero – her $36,000 kit for a 1,152-square-foot house is one of the least-expensive pre-fab kits available, Ms. Lin says.

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Rocio Romero House Tour

February 20, 2008 at 12:49 pm · Tags: New York, Rocio Romero

Rocio Romero is holding the first of a series of house tours in March 1.

Rocio Romero, modern design and prefab architecture

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Luxist features the LV Home

March 1, 2007 at 7:55 pm · Tags: Rocio Romero

When a “luxury blog” features such affordable (although extremely attractive) prefab homes like Rocio Romero’s LV Home, it seems as though the hopes and thoughts of all those involved in this burgeoning segment of architecture and construction are vindicated. Luxist is right on the mark; the LV Home is a wonderful design. It’s great (and a tad ironic) that such a blog would even consider writing about a home that costs little more than an entry level 3-series.

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