Modular Home Construction
Most people are unaware of how modular homes are built; some have even given them a social stigma. An overview of the process often opens their eyes to the virtues of modular building.Traditionally, tons (literally) of raw materials are brought to a construction site and assembling them from scratch. The amount of energy, simply to transport them in dozens and dozens of separate loads to a site is staggering. In addition, the home is assembled outside and exposed to the elements. If you leave a 2" x 4" piece of lumber to be soaked in rain and wind, it will expand and contract causing warping and swelling.
Modular homes are built differently than conventionally homes. The home is built in a climate controlled setting to local building codes. The homes are inspected in the factory by 3rd party inspectors who send signed affidavits to local inspectors for inspections. Trim details can be customized as well.
The fact that the modules are built in doors insures that they will be both clean and dry during the building process. The factory can buy materials by the railroad car (literally) thus creating economies of scale that couldn't be had by building a single home at a site. Think of all of the gas savings to and from that happen because 85% of the materials are delivered to the construction site at once.
Once the modules are completed, they are brought to a prepped construction site. When they arrive, they are placed into formation by a crane and a skilled set crew. Modules can be placed on a variety of surfaces such as poured concrete foundations, prefabricated foundations, pilings or concrete slabs.
Because the most traumatic event in the house's life will be the ride down the road at 70 mph, modular homes are built far stronger than conventionally built homes. What else could you ask for?
Modular Home Construction News
Contemporary Room Dividers - Lightfacet divider by Bloomming - These smart, contemporary room dividers are the Lightfacet dividers from Bloomming. The geometrical diamond shapes interlock, yet can rotate separately. The resulting pattern of the divider produces an intriguing effect, playing with light and shadow in the room. In today’s contemporary homes room dividers are an ideal way to break up an open space with an artistic accent. They also retain the natural light of the home, whilst offering an element of privacy. Lightfacet is simple to add to
Georgia Manufactured Home Gets LEED Platinum, Skips Costly Green Gizmos - When you think of manufactured homes, you might think of the ranch house with vinyl siding that you gingerly pass on the interstate as it travels on the back of a wide-load truck. You might also think about a LEED Platinum home and imagine a roof spotted with photovoltaic panels, windmill in the front yard, and geothermal dug deep into the ground. The newest offering from New World Home turns both of these ideas on their heads. This home in Cobb County Georgia is the first LEED Plat
New to Market: Craig Ellwood on Beverly Glen - Click the image above to view the full photogallery. Ever since reading that architect Craig Ellwood was considered the Cary Grant of architecture ("Married to a movie star, his second wife, and driving Ferraris and Lambourghinis, he was as stylish as his architecture"), we perk up when an Ellwood hits the market. Enter stage left: 909 N. Beverly Glen. "Craig Ellwood's 1949 Broughton House is a bold precursor of his Case Study designs. Modular construction and Miesian styled steel beams s
Contemporary Room Dividers - Lightfacet divider by Bloomming - These smart, contemporary room dividers are the Lightfacet dividers from Bloomming. The geometrical diamond shapes interlock, yet can rotate separately. The resulting pattern of the divider produces an intriguing effect, playing with light and shadow in the room. In today’s contemporary homes room dividers are an ideal way to break up an open space with an artistic accent. They also retain the natural light of the home, whilst offering an element of privacy. Lightfacet is simple to add to
Georgia Manufactured Home Gets LEED Platinum, Skips Costly Green Gizmos - When you think of manufactured homes, you might think of the ranch house with vinyl siding that you gingerly pass on the interstate as it travels on the back of a wide-load truck. You might also think about a LEED Platinum home and imagine a roof spotted with photovoltaic panels, windmill in the front yard, and geothermal dug deep into the ground. The newest offering from New World Home turns both of these ideas on their heads. This home in Cobb County Georgia is the first LEED Plat
New to Market: Craig Ellwood on Beverly Glen - Click the image above to view the full photogallery. Ever since reading that architect Craig Ellwood was considered the Cary Grant of architecture ("Married to a movie star, his second wife, and driving Ferraris and Lambourghinis, he was as stylish as his architecture"), we perk up when an Ellwood hits the market. Enter stage left: 909 N. Beverly Glen. "Craig Ellwood's 1949 Broughton House is a bold precursor of his Case Study designs. Modular construction and Miesian styled steel beams s
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