Modular Homes Basic

The quality of modular homes has seen a dramatic improvement over the past decade, and modular homes now offer superior quality living which exceeds that provided from more expensive stick built homes. This superior quality in modular homes it largely due to the technological advances which have been made in their module production processes. There is no weather-related damage possible in modular home construction, and the individual modules are engineered to fit together so precisely that the homes are far more energy efficient that on-site built ones. Modular homes are superior in durability and in speed of construction as well.

Today’s modular homes are computer engineered to meet all national, state and local building standards. With hundreds of stock plans to start with, and the ability to computer generate unlimited variations, the design of your “dream home” is only limited to your imagination. As with traditional building methods a modular home starts with its framework. Modular homes typically use 30% to 40% more material in the framing to insure a safe and secure trip to its destination. Most factories GLUE as well as nail or screw the components of the home together for a more solid assembly.

Modular homes are built in sections in a factory setting, indoors, where they are never subjected to adverse weather conditions. The sections move through the factory, with the company’s quality control department checking them after every step. Finished modules are covered for protection, and then transported to your home site. They are placed on a pre-made groundwork, joined, and completed by your local builder.

Construction time depends on your design and the manufacturer, but some modular homes can be built in the factory in as little as 1-2 weeks. And since modular are built indoors, there’s never a weather conditions delay. It usually takes another 3-4 weeks for your local builder to complete the home once it’s delivered to the building site.

Modular homes are built in a modern controlled environment, and they are precision engineered for a lifetime of trouble-free structural durability. Quality control is maintained by constant inspection throughout the construction process.

To insure a safe and secure trip to your property, modular homes are built especially well, using high quality materials. For example, there is typically 20% to 30% more lumber used in framing your home and most factories GLUE as well as nail or screw the components of the home together. For a list of these high excellence resources, Modular home manufacturers have many different design plans for you to choose from. You can even design your own house and the factory engineers will work with your builder to bring it to a reality.

Market trends reveal that modular homes cost twenty- to forty-percent less than site-built houses. But it is unwise to expect that prices of modular homes are a fraction of the cost of other homes. There are reasonable cost savings: they are mostly in labor and materials. Also, despite common misconceptions, there are now many financial institutions ready to give loans for modular homes. Modular houses cost midway between mobile homes (lowest) and site-built homes (highest).