Anyone know about MODULAR homes not 2 trailers put together but a home built in a factory and delivered?
10.March, 2009
Modular homes go on a basement foundation or a crawl space foundation
I am a electrician and have wired the service on a few modules. They are 100% better then a mobile home, but not as good as a standard built house. I have considered buying a modular myself and when I am ready to move I might. Modules do not increase in value as FAST as a standard home but they do go up.
Don't know if that helps or not.
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Ritz-Craft Modular Homes
09.March, 2009
See what goes into making a modular home.
A manufactured home is one that is constructed almost entirely in a factory. The house is placed on a steel chassis and transported to the building site. The wheels can be removed but the chassis stays in place.
A manufactured home can come in many different sizes and shapes. It may be a simple one-story "mobile home," or it can be so large and complex that you might not guess that it was constructed off site.
Local building codes do not apply to manufactured homes; instead, these houses are built according to specialized guidelines (Federal HUD regulations in the United States) for manufactured housing. Manufactured homes are not permitted in some communities.
Also Known As: pre-fab home, factory-built home, factory-made home, pre-cut home, mobile home
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A modular home is constructed of pre-made parts and unit modules. A complete kitchen and bath may be pre-set in the house. Wall panels, trusses, and other pre-fabricated house parts are transported on a flatbed truck from the factory to the building site. You may even see an entire half-house moving along the highway. At the building site, these house sections are lifted onto the foundation where they are permanently anchored. Unlike manufactured homes, modular homes must conform to the building codes for the locations where they are erected. Some housing subdivisions prohibit modular homes.
Also Known As: factory-built home, panelized homes
Examples: Modular homes are factory-built, but they do not rest on a steel chassis. They are assembled on a fixed foundation a fixed foundation and and floor framing. They must conform to local building codes. A panelized home is a modular home assembled with pre-made wall panels. Other types of factory-built homes include manufactured homes, pre-cut homes, and kit homes.
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Westchester Modular Homes Featured on The Today Show
06.March, 2009
Shows the quality construction, custom design options and beauty of a Westchester Modular Home
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Why Build Modular?
06.March, 2009
It seems like a question that is becoming more popular as more people hear success stories from choosing this form of new home construction. There are several reasons why modular homes are becoming more popular and increasingly taking over a larger segment of the new housing market. Here are the key reasons.
Higher quality - Modular homes are not manufactured homes or mobile homes. Modular homes are constructed with the exact same materials as site-built homes and by the same building code standards. However, because these homes are transported from the factory to your building site, extra measures to improve durability and strength are added. As a result, this makes modular homes actually superior to site-built homes in quality.
Less expensive - Modular homes are built in a factory setting away from the weather and in a setting where construction efficiently moves forward at a rapid pace. As a result, the time to build a modular home is less than half the time required to build a site-built home. This save tremendous time in construction costs for both the manufacturer and consumer. In addition, there is less waste and better use of materials. In the end, modular homes cost about 20 percent less than site-built.
Design savvy - You may think design options are limited for modular homes, but any design you want can be made by modular home building techniques. Any architectural plan can be accommodated by most manufacturers. Consumers expect a degree of design options and styles, and this has been the focus of the modular industry. Even home designers and architects alike have embraced modular technology.
Better investment - Combining high quality with less expensive costs clearly makes for a better home investment. In today’s climate of rising foreclosures and looming recession, modular homes are making more sense than ever before.
Time efficient - In a rush for that new home? Want to cut your construction loan time in half and get out of the temporary rental? Then modular is the way to go. In one study, identically designed homes were built on site and in the modular factory. The end result demonstrated that it took 10 months from start to finish for a modular home (including design, financing and construction) to be completed, but 21 months for a site-built home. Time is of the essence!
“Greener” - With less waste and an ability to attend to greater recycling efforts from the factory setting, the modular home industry focuses on the environment to a much greater extent than site-built homes. In addition, architectural designs are continually creating better modular features to augment energy efficiency. Solar panels, reduced “non-livable’ space, and better airflow patterns are just some recent features added that show this industry’s attention to being “green”.
There are several other reasons as well, but the above highlight the major aspects of how modular homes are rising above other options for new homes. The best part is that unless you see a modular home assembled, you would never be able to tell the difference from a site-built home. The fact is many of your neighbor’s homes are likely modular, and you never even knew it.
Michael Zenga
http://www.articlesbase.com/real-estate-articles/why-build-modular-494233.html
Please don't send me links to sites explaining the differences, cause it all says the same thing. If your living in one of these kinds of homes, or have lived in them, owned them, then your answer would help greatly. What is sidturbing when we see the showroom of modular and factory homes, the walls are tissue thin, all the updated new walls, are made poorly, also there plumbing and electric has either no warranty on it, or a small warranty on it. My question is with this, if there so good, why don't they have a warranty on important things like plumbing, and electric? Also I noticed that many property lots won't allow factory homes on it, why is that? How long do mobile, modular, and factory homes last? Prefer answers from homeowners who have actually owned these types of homes, and have a first hand knowledge of them, from their own experiences.
Mobile homes factory homes: the best are very good: that said there are a lot of bad ones out there, yes lived in a few. The wall are thin (I lived in a 16 wide) the appliances weren't the best. But you buy it and in most cases in less then a week you're living in it. A lot of community only allow mobile / factory homes in certain places.
Modular: the house is generally built in two or more sections, with wood floor joists, similar to a site built house, only which arrives by truck and is sometimes lifted into place. Having set several of these up, after they are put on a foundation, there is still some finish work to be done, in the case of two of the modular homes I helped set up, the heating and cooling systems had to be connected to units installed in the basement.
Again the best are very good; some are mobile / factory homes with wood joists to get around community laws against mobile / factory homes.
I have found the mobile / factory homes deprecate over time same the cheap modular homes IE mobile / factory homes that were modified so they could be call modular homes.
The better modular homes generally hold their value just like a stick built house.
I've told people to go the factory and really check them out, see how the house is built, if the company doesn't want you to take a tour then run fast. After all you're getting ready to spend thousands of dollars on something you're going to have to live with for years. They should be PROUD of the way their homes are built.
I have also found that you spend almost as much, for a good modular house as a stick build house, maybe more if you want something unique, the up side is that a modular house is faster to build, especially if you stick close (yes I know they can build to your specifications but every modular home builder I’ve ever seen had their stock house plans and I’ve found the more time someone has built a home the better they get) to their house plans. It’s generally built inside out of the rain and is closed up on the building site, sometimes in less then a day. Then a few weeks of finish work and you could be moving in.
As far as warranty I would demand the same or better then you would get on a stick built house.
Just my opinion.
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how do modular homes hold up over time?
04.March, 2009
Just curious if the home in general holds up over time. I know mobile homes are built cheap and bathroom fixtures and cupboards tend to break and wear very easily. Are modulars the same?
For the most part factory built homes, modular, are as good and may be better that site built "stick" homes. Both will last forever if maintained. Being factory built inside a building saves the home from weather damage during construction. The saws and other equipment used to cut and fit the home are better and more accurate in a modular home than a guy cutting a board over a saw hourse in a stick home.
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where can i find a site that has floor plans of modular homes with 2 master bedrooms?
02.March, 2009
im trying to help my mom look for floor plans and we are looking for a 3 to 4 bedroom house with 2 master bedrooms that both include there own bathroom. preferably on one floor and we cannot seem to find any. anyone know any good sites?
This company will do a custom redesign if you want or if they do not have what you are looking for.
http://www.the-homestore.com/floorplans/index.html
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