Modular versus Site Built
Building in a factory setting reduces the threat of job-site theft and damage. These are problems that have plagued home builders in recent years and can add as much as 10% to the cost of your new home.
Factory craftsmen are permanently employed and this significantly decreases delays in construction caused by an inexperienced and unreliable workforce.
To ensure a secure trip to your home site, modular homes are built with 20 to 30% more framing lumber. Adhesives, as well as screws and strapping, are used in fastening components together. This creates a sturdier structure, reducing or even eliminating "nail pops" commonly experienced in other homes.
By manufacturing homes under controlled conditions, where unparalleled standards in both materials and construction can be achieved, the result is a finished product that will compete in quality against any site built home. Weather, vandalism, scheduling and sub trades have no impact on the ability to build your home on time, and on budget.
By building indoors, every piece of material is used to the maximum resulting in less spoilage and therefore less material being thrown away. There is an efficient collection of waste material for recycling as well. Visit a home construction site and see how much waste is strewn across the area and never collected for recycling. House building in a factory is both energy-efficient and environmentally sound.
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