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    日本の家作り（据え付け作業）Japan builds house in 1 day

    Rachel and Jun

    1 HN recommender · recommended in 4 months, 2016–2021

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    2:33 · 487K views · Jan 8, 2016

    Rachel and Jun film Toyota Home Aichi installing a prefabricated house unit in Japan, with the assembly and roof waterproofing completed in about half a day.

    Cited in prefab and housing threads as proof that high-quality modular homes can be assembled on site in hours.

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    4 comments from Hacker News

    1. @sithadminJun 2018· in “Developers are manufacturing prefabricated apartment buildings”

      Here's a cool video of ToyotaHome (yes, that Toyota) assembling a modular home in Japan: this video Their website: [LINK] (JP only, no English)

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    2. @tekacsMar 2017· in “A $10K tiny house 3D-printed in 24 hours”

      It might come down to culture/demand? In Japan where it's preferred to make a new home rather than buy a pre-owned one (outside the big city), pre-fab seems to have taken off rather more (13% of new builds in 2013). For example, a house built in a day (customisable, moderately expensive but very high quality): this video

      CitesView on HN
    3. @Mindless2112Dec 2016· in “Who Lives with Their Parents?”

      Toyota manufactures houses in Japan [1]. If they sold them in the US, I'd buy one in a heartbeat. [1] this video

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    4. @Mindless2112Mar 2021· in “What We Can Learn from Japanese Prefab Homes”

      There's a good chance of not seeing one being built since it might only take 6 hours -- see [1]. [1] this video

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