For many people who are looking to build their dream home, there are a lof of decisions to be made for a process that can take years to complete. Between finding the right builder to deciding on what you can afford, it can be a difficult process when making dream home reality. Today, more people are turning to modular homes for great building options that make it easy to create a sustainable and beautiful home building. There are a few reasons that stand out when it comes to the favorability of modular construction before beginning the planning process.
1. Fast Timeframe for Construction
Building a site built home often requires a flexible timeframe with your dream home, as the process can often take anywhere from seven months to a year to complete the project due to permits and unexpected delays. In many cases, the contractors often take longer than estimated, making it difficult to plan a move-in date. Modular homes can be built in half the time while following the same IRC and local building codes. Modular homes are often built in as short as 120 days, as the home also goes from a foundation to a complete structure in one day. Modular construction is able to perform the task in a shorter period time because they use the efficiencies of a production line. Because the homes are built in a controlled environment, the building process is not delayed by weather or environmental factors.
2. Sustainable Designs
Modular homes differ from mobile homes and manufactured homes because they are built on permanent foundations. They are also built according to local building codes, while also using 30 percent more wood than traditional homes. It makes for a high quality home with the same materials used as site built homes for a look that is identical in appearance and just as attractive.
Modular homes mainly offer sustainable designs because they are built in a controlled environment that is not succum to environmental elements. A state contracted inspector is used to evaluates each structure, along with a plant manager who overlooks the project, and a quality control individual. Experienced personnel who have decades of experience also overlook the building to ensure it follows each code.
Overall, the lines, corners, and structure are built tighter with extra room available for additional insulation. With site built homes, gaps are often expected due to a lack of advanced tools used, but modular homes are built with laser lights and computer-guided skilled saws for more accuracy.
3. Streamlined Process
Although most homeowners who have experience building their own home can attest to the problems and complications involved in the process, having a company build a modular home makes for an efficient process that is much simpler and without hiccups. All of the decisions are made upfront before the home is built off-site to avoid delays. Once the parts arrive at the site and are delivered, 90 percent of the building process is complete without the frustration and hassle involved with standard homes. The home is then placed on the foundation all in one day and ready for move-in, making dream home reality.
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