The Top 10 Reasons Why Modular Homes Are Better Than Site-Built Homes
Sun 05/30/10 12:15:03 pm
Matt Morse "All things considered, the modular
process just makes sense. Custom modular homes provide far better
quality, speed, performance, and overall cost savings. "
For centuries people have
built homes one board at a time. This is slow. It’s also expensive. Now, using
the latest technology and construction materials, you can combine your spirit of
individuality with breakthrough building methods like Modular Home Building that
save time and money.
Sterling, VA (PRWEB) May 28, 2010 -- For centuries people
have built homes one board at a time. This is slow. It’s also expensive. Now,
using the latest technology and construction materials, you can combine your
spirit of individuality with breakthrough building methods like Modular Home
Building that save time and money.
10. State-of-the-art quality is built in – in half
the time
For
centuries people have built homes one board at a time. This is slow. It’s also
expensive. Now, using the latest technology and construction materials, you can
combine your spirit of individuality with breakthrough building methods that
save time and money. Taking virtually any home design you can dream up and
building it in a clean, modern factory means we can finish your very own custom
home on just about any lot, anywhere. Quickly.
9. Your materials and
workers aren’t stuck outside in all sorts of weather
Check out
a stick-built job site--in the heat, snow or rain. Yep, that’s mud on the
sub-floor. Yep, that’s wet lumber, dead bugs, and mouse droppings. Modular homes
are built in clean, climate-controlled plants where workers are comfortable and
they’re supervised daily by quality control managers from the company they work
for and by third-party inspectors. This isn’t typically the case with workers in
the field. (Anybody see the builder today? This week?) And really, how can one
builder single-handedly oversee every phase of construction? Modular builders
have supervisors and inspectors that specialize in each area of building your
new home, so your home gets a great deal more attention during construction.
8. Shorter, more predictable
time line
The
modular process eliminates most of the uncontrollable forces like bad weather,
the infamous “family emergency” worker and equally clever material delays
because your home goes from foundation to 80% complete in one day.
Alternatively, a stick-built home might drag through two or three stormy, snowy,
or sweltering seasons – don’t forget about all your materials sitting out there
in the muck - your modular home is built in about 2 weeks in the clean, dry
factory, where the production schedule is virtually unalterable.
7. Built stronger
Because
modules are transported and placed by a crane onto the foundation, they are
built as tough, six-sided structures. That’s a couple more sides than a
stick-built home. The results are stronger and more stable than with
platform-style structures. This also explains how modular homes come from the
factory with plumbing, electrical, drywall, and even cabinets and tile complete!
And remember, every step of the way, every component of your home has been
inspected and re-inspected.
6. Reliable Quality
Control
Speaking
of Quality Control (QC), modular home builders undergo frequent inspections of
stringent quality building standards. Modular homes are built in factory
settings by skilled workers who have the same managers overseeing them every
day. Each modular plant is also inspected by third party inspectors regularly.
Modules undergo strict inspections in the field once they are set to ensure the
connections are made correctly between modules and to the foundation. Remember,
local home inspectors are not inspecting for quality, they’re merely looking for
building code compliance. Quality versus compliance. Big difference.
5. More pre-construction
planning, fewer surprises
Stick-builders admit that time and
time again some details of the plan end up “not working” in the field. That’s
because the person who draws the plans is not a builder and vice-versa. The
design world collides with the practical world. Often. With the modular process,
your home plans are examined before construction begins by both the builder and
the modular plant managers. Builders who use the modular process study plans
much more closely than they would in a stick-build process because their crutch
of “figuring it out in the field” is not available.
4. The environmentally-friendly
choice
Worried
about the planet your children and grandchildren will inherit? Us too. Modular
construction creates far less landfill trash that stick-building. Waste from old
construction methods can fill up dumpster after dumpster. Take a look next time
you drive by a home under construction. See all that good, unused wood thrown
out by framers? What a waste. The environmentally-friendly modular construction
process generates minimal waste; it also reduces the disturbance to your site’s
natural resources. This keeps costs down and helps save the planet.
3. ENERGY STAR® – it’s not just
for appliances anymore
ENERGY
STAR ratings can be applied to your whole house! But it will have to pass some
pretty tough inspections. Many, if not most, modular homes consume 15% less
energy than homes built to typical building codes. With ENERGY STAR and many
other “green” certifications, you can be sure your new modular home will
outperform the energy savings of typical stick-built homes. That saves you on
your utility bills year after year!
2. More bang for your
buck
Because
modular homes are produced in state-of-the-art facilities that buy materials in
mass quantities and benefit from lower rural labor rates, they tend to be less
expensive as comparable stick-built homes built to the same specifications. A
modular home will typically give you high build quality, 15% energy savings over
a stick-built home of the same price, in less time, with less hassle!
1. It just makes
sense
All things
considered, the modular process just makes sense. Custom modular homes provide
far better quality, speed, performance, and overall cost savings. Just ask your
bank. It doesn’t differentiate between modular or stick-built for financing
construction loans. Modular homes make sense for banks, builders, the
environment – and most importantly - you!
Matt Morse is the President and
Co-founder of Dovetail USA, A Boutique Custom Homebuilder based in Vienna,
Virginia. Dovetail USA, builds ENERGY STAR rated custom modular homes to fit the
lifestyles of today's families. Dovetail USA custom homes will help you create
the setting for memories that last a lifetime. Dovetail USA focuses on homes in
Northern Virginia's Great Falls, McLean, Vienna, Arlington, Fairfax, Falls
Church, and Alexandria areas.
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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.
This book is the answer!
Get More details here
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Finding and Preparing a Building Lot for a Modular
Home
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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
Link)
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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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