Modular homes are on the rise as homeowners priced out of the market see it as a cheaper and more adaptable new build.

Thanks to the growing popularity of modular building,  a factory in Upper Hutt is churning them out at near capacity.

Matrix Homes is working on 22 homes for a residential “village” in the Wellington suburb of Tawa that will go up in late September. The company ships homes all over New Zealand on the back of a truck for homeowners looking for a quick and easy way to build.

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Construction manager Scott Jones oversees the build of six homes a month at the Tretham factory.

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