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Modular Home Builder
The modular home builder does for you what a
general home contractor does. The steps are very different, however,
because the two construction styles are not the same. A traditional
home contractor digs a foundation on your property, pours a slab,
frames your home, finishes the interior, bricks the exterior, and
maybe plants a bush or two. Aside from digging the foundation and
maybe planting a bush or two, the modular home manufacturer performs
those steps differently.
Modular homes are built in a factory. Each wall, door, and fixture
is built and added to a room module inside a climate controlled
building. There are no construction delays due to rain or snow.
Modular homes are built to tolerances of computer controlled
machines. Tradition homes are built to eyeball and chalk line
tolerances. When building modular homes, the wiring, piping, and
plumbing are installed in each module at the factory. With
traditional construction, the plumbers and electricians must often
wait until other trades finish their tasks before they can begin
their own.
Traditional home building techniques require the raw materials to be
shipped to the job site. Pallets of lumber often sit outside for
months, absorbing rain and warping in the sun. The framed home is
subject to rain, mold and mildew when it is without a roof. With
modular home building, nothing is shipped to the job site until it
is finished. Once the completed modules arrive, they are quickly and
efficiently assembled in a matter of weeks, not months.
During modular home building, each completed room is lifted into
place with a crane. It is fastened to the foundation and to the
adjoining modular home units. The connection of the water and
electric utilities may be accomplished by having a single plumber an
electrician on site. Remember, all the wiring and piping of your
modular home was installed at the factory, and inspected by
certified building inspectors.
Landscaping may or may not be a part of your modular home building
package. You should ask whether any is provided. If not, it is easy
enough to do it yourself. After all, you can save substantial
amounts of money by having a modular home builder construct your
next home.
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