Modular builder Ilke Homes will open its first factory next month as part of its plan to build 2,000 homes a year, it has announced. The builder has hired 150 workers for the 25,000 sq m factory in Harrogate, with numbers expected to rise to 800 over the next two or...
Why Building a New Home Is Better Than Remodeling When You Need Accessibility What should you do if you need an accessible home? Should you remodel your current home, buy a more accessible used home, or build a fully accessible new one? Since there are very few...
Modular home builders are offering their customers more and more customization. The market demands it, and their competitors are providing it. The full chapter in the book discusses hundreds of options that are usually available and gives advice on which offer the...
The Advantages of One-Story vs Two-Story Modular Homes There are a variety of ways to compare the advantages of a one-story vs two-story modular home. In part your choice will depend on your personal taste as well as your local real estate market....
In four hours Wednesday, a 1,300-square-foot house in Napa went from slab to completion. No, it wasn’t an all-hands-to-hammer benefit workbee that put up the three-bedroom, two-bathroom home on Dealy Lane in hours instead of months. Instead, it was done by a...
Labor shortages and high material costs prompt some to take an alternative approach to rebuilding Sonoma native Norm Clover sold his home in Glen Ellen less than two years before the October 2017 fires swept through, burning more than 350 homes to the ground in...
