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Stick Built Homes Versus Modular Homes Sun 04/04/10 08:16:30 pm by Connor R. SullivanWhen it comes to constructing your house, everybody seems to be talking about modular homes these days. What is it about them that make everyone so engrossed in the talks? Modular homes have so far proven to be the most economical solution to homes since thirty years. You do not need to worry about modeling of your house, the labor and also the equipment used. Modular homes offer every ease to you. Despite this, a manufactured homes floor plan may be definite. This would mean that manufactured homes floor plans are not subject to many changes, all they allow is a few cosmetic changes to be done. However, what you must wonder is which one of the two houses is better, the traditional stick built or the modular? The answer may be wide and clear as you read along.
Let us first talk about how each of the two houses is built. A stick built house is basically the assembling the whole building with the help of sticks. The sticks of lumber are cut and nailed together in the walls of the house. The latter does all the modeling in a factory. Surprisingly, not many of the people actually know how a modular house is built. The whole house is built in the factory and then carried along at the site where it is to be established.
Now what makes the modular houses so much better than the old traditional ones? The reason for this is this that the way how a modular home is built costs you less cost per square foot. When you build a modular home, you contact a builder. He is responsible to buy all the materials, appliances and everything to be needed when building the house. Also not forgetting the labor cost that you will have to pay i.e. $8 to $10 per hour. Whereas, if you want a modular house to be set up for you, all you have to do is grab a manufacturer and he takes care of everything. The labor and the material costs are all under the factory he runs.
Now let us take a look at the weather conditions as well. While you are building a stick built home, it definitely takes a longer time and you cannot be certain about how the weather may turn up. Let us say there is a rain while you are getting your house built. Obviously, that is no working condition for labor. On the contrary, as a modular house is factory built, you do not need to worry about any unexpected weather conditions that might turn up.
Furthermore, a modular home is more environment friendly than stick built homes. This is because they take lesser time to be constructed and also involve lesser amount of wasted building materials. Because there is lesser involvement of heavy machinery at the site of building, air pollution, as well as noise pollution, is reduced. All in all, in times like these when everyone is attempting to save money, modular homes are an excellent choice to save your valuable wealth. Not compromising on the quality, modular homes give you a complete feel of home and comfort.
Connor R. Sullivan has noticed that having a manufactured homes floor plans prior to building is an excellent idea. He and his wife made a decision on which manufactured homes floor plan they would like built.
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The Modular Home Book
by Andy Gianino
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The essential guide to buying, building, financing and installing your modular home. There are
no consumer
magazines offering comparisons and recommendations on modular home companies. Unless you know several people who have
already built prefab houses and can offer advice on specific modular home companies, it may be hard to take the first step.
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Finding and Preparing a Building Lot for a Modular
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Andrew Gianino - Tue 12/18/07 12:48:33 pm When shopping for a building lot, you will likely
consider its location, purchase price, size, and shape - with good reason.
Where you live, the size of your construction budget, and how much land
you have and can effectively use will impact your selection. The choice of
location is likely to be determined by a variety of considerations. The
type of neighborhood, tax rate, length of commute to... http://modularhousingnetwork.com/modular_book/chapter6.php
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Selecting a Modular Home Dealer
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Andrew Gianino - Wed 12/12/07 10:51:07 am Shopping for a modular home or for modular house
plans means, first and foremost, finding a dealer who offers the kind of
home you want and can back it up with good support and fair modular home
prices. Many customers find this process both difficult and confusing. It
is not like shopping for a new car or refrigerator. There are no consumer
magazines offering comparisons and recommendations on mod... http://modularhousingnetwork.com/modular_book/chapter2.php
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Excerpts from THE MODULAR HOME BOOK
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Andrew Gianino - Mon 09/17/07 09:55:27 am ...a comprehensive handbook for prospective modular
home buyers. The book is packed with everything you need to know about
buying and building a modular home-or a modular addition to your existing
home. dispels the misconceptions about the limitations of modular homes
and shows potential buyers that a modular home can be as good as, if not
better than, houses built with traditional stick-frame con... http://mfdhousing.com/modular_book/
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Building a Modular Home on Schedule
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Andrew Gianino - Sat 08/11/07 03:39:16 pm A brief summary of Chapter 11 "Building a Modular
Home on Schedule " (20 pages) in The Modular Home, by Andrew Gianino,
President of The Home Store Building your home on schedule takes every bit
as much planning as building it on budget. In fact, if you put a lot of
effort into planning both, you are likely to find that keeping on schedule
is considerably harder than staying on budget. Th... http://mfdhousing.com/modular_book/chapter11.php
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Warranty Service for a Modular Home
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Andrew Gianino - Sat 07/14/07 12:18:13 pm A brief summary of Chapter 10 "Warranty Service for a
Modular Home" (11 pages) in The Modular Home, by Andrew
Gianino..Warranty-service work is needed at some point on virtually every
new house. The imperfections of materials and people inevitably create the
need. The hundreds of different materials that make up a house don't
always respond as they were designed, sometimes causing undesirable
res... http://mfdhousing.com/modular_book/chapter10.php
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Financing a Modular Home
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Andrew Gianino - Thu 06/14/07 08:16:53 am A brief summary of Chapter 9 "Financing a Modular
Home" (16 pages) in The Modular Home, by Andrew Gianino...There is one
very significant difference between paying for an existing home and paying
for a new home. When you buy an existing home you pay the seller in full
before you take possession of the home. If you use a loan to pay for the
home, you secure the funds with a mortgage. When you buil... http://mfdhousing.com/modular_book/chapter9.php
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Building a Modular Addition
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Andrew Gianino - Sun 05/06/07 09:07:04 am A brief summary of Chapter 8 "Building a Modular
Addition" (16 pages) in The Modular Home by Andrew Gianino...Modular
construction is a great way to build an addition. You get the quality and
price advantage that modern modular homes are known for along with faster
build time. Speed is particularly beneficial when building modular home
additions, since the construction will temporarily disrupt you... http://mfdhousing.com/modular_book/chapter8.php
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The General Contractor's Responsibilities (Corrected
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Andrew Gianino - Thu 04/19/07 07:33:15 am A brief summary of Chapter 7 "The General
Contractor's Responsibilities" (51 pages) in The Modular Home...your GC
needs to complete three types of construction tasks to build your modular
home: the site work, the "button-up" work, and the construction of
site-built structures...The site work includes everything done to the land
so you can build a home on it. Some of this work is done before the
h.... http://mfdhousing.com/modular_book/chapter7.php
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