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
Capitola eyes cutting summer concerts, street cleaning, mall office for police (Santa Cruz Sentinel) - The recession shoe has dropped in Capitola. Facing a $1 million gap on a $13 million budget, city staff propose a long list of cutbacks, halting the free summer concerts on the beach, street cleaning and gardening done by temporary workers, closing the police substation in the mall and reducing planning commission meetings from twice a month to once a month.
European-style apartments close to ready (Berkshire Eagle) - PITTSFIELD — Bit by bit over the last four months, new multi-colored housing units have begun to rise on a vacant lot on Bradford Street, adding a bit of panache to the city's drab West Side, a neighborhood that developers — and many city residents — normally only visit on their way to someplace else.
JVC 32-inch LCD Prototype's 11-pound Weight and 7mm Thickness To Be Ogled At CES [HDTVs] (Gizmodo) - The CES countdown is nearing its end, and JVC has let loose details on its Japanese site of a prototype LCD TV that will be more waifish than even the most figure-conscious booth babe. JVC is...
Capitola eyes cutting summer concerts, street cleaning, mall office for police (Santa Cruz Sentinel) - The recession shoe has dropped in Capitola. Facing a $1 million gap on a $13 million budget, city staff propose a long list of cutbacks, halting the free summer concerts on the beach, street cleaning and gardening done by temporary workers, closing the police substation in the mall and reducing planning commission meetings from twice a month to once a month.
European-style apartments close to ready (Berkshire Eagle) - PITTSFIELD — Bit by bit over the last four months, new multi-colored housing units have begun to rise on a vacant lot on Bradford Street, adding a bit of panache to the city's drab West Side, a neighborhood that developers — and many city residents — normally only visit on their way to someplace else.
JVC 32-inch LCD Prototype's 11-pound Weight and 7mm Thickness To Be Ogled At CES [HDTVs] (Gizmodo) - The CES countdown is nearing its end, and JVC has let loose details on its Japanese site of a prototype LCD TV that will be more waifish than even the most figure-conscious booth babe. JVC is...
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