Modular Building Guides

Answers to the questions UK buyers ask before ordering a modular building.

• What Is a P600 Modular Building? — The Adacon P600 is a fully fitted modular room measuring 5.9m × 2.2m, approx. 12.98 m², from £10,750 + VAT per module. Read the full specification.
• How Much Do Modular Buildings Cost? — An Adacon P600 module costs £10,750 + VAT fully fitted, with UK mainland and NI delivery included. See what drives the price of a modular building.
• Do Modular Buildings Need Planning Permission? — Whether a modular building needs planning permission depends on its use, size, siting and duration. Read how the common cases usually work in the UK.
• Can Modular Buildings Be Two Storeys? — Yes — P600 modules can be stacked to create two-storey modular offices, welfare blocks and clubhouses, with an internal or external staircase.
• Do Modular Buildings Need Foundations? — Modular buildings need a level, load-bearing base rather than traditional deep foundations. Learn what base types suit garden rooms, site offices and two-storey builds.
• Can Modular Buildings Include Toilets and Showers? — Yes. P600 modules can be configured with WCs, showers, wash areas, partitions and the associated plumbing — as part of a building or as a standalone sanitary block.
• Can Modular Buildings Include Kitchens? — Yes. P600 modules can be fitted with tea points, canteen kitchens or commercial servery kitchens, with plumbing, extraction and power installed in the factory.
• How Are Modular Buildings Delivered? — P600 modules are built and fitted out in the factory, transported by road and craned into position on a prepared base. UK mainland and NI delivery is included.
• Modular Buildings vs Traditional Construction — How modular compares to traditional build on programme, cost certainty, disruption, quality control and flexibility — and where traditional construction still wins.
• Modular Buildings vs Portable Cabins — Portable cabins are temporary hire units. Modular buildings are permanent, insulated, fitted structures. Here is how they differ on specification, comfort and cost.
• How Long Do Modular Buildings Last? — A well-specified modular building on a sound base is a permanent structure. Learn what determines lifespan and what maintenance keeps it in condition.
• Modular Building Sizes Explained — Adacon builds from one module size: 5.9m × 2.2m, approx. 12.98 m². See what one, two, four and six modules give you and which uses each suits.