At first glance the capital cost of any pod can appear more expensive when compared to a traditional site build solution, however when factors such as the cost savings on prelims, reduced site staffing, snagging issues and reduced health and safety issues are factored in, a true comparison shows pods to be an attractive solution.

Indeed independent construct industry data would indicate that the time spent building bathrooms using traditional methods is significantly increased by the time wasted by the trades and the site management time they demand.

Trying to get the right trade on site at the right time, time wasted when one trade has finished but another is not ready to start, the problems with getting each trade to complete their work in a single visit all add up to frustration and added cost.

The data tells us that in good conditions building and fitting out a bathroom on site using traditional methods takes 82 hours. In comparison to complete the external works for a factory built pod it needs only 5 hours site time.

Not only a significant saving of 78 hours site management time but also the reassurance that each bathroom has been through a stringent quality system…Lets face it, the worst place to maintain quality is on a construction site, with Gateway pods it comes to site built in for all to see.

Paul Bonaccorsi
Business Development Gateway Pods