Prefabricated Homes to the Rescue

It's only fair to share…FacebookTwitterLinkedinPinterestRedditTumblremailToday’s world is full of natural disasters. Earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, floods and fires have been devastating whole communities leaving many people homeless. Chile, Haiti, Japan, New Zealand, the U.S. and even Canada and many more have been hit and are struggling to rebuild. All have reached out to the manufactured building […]

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The Value of a Prefab Garage

It's only fair to share…FacebookTwitterLinkedinPinterestRedditTumblremailOne of the many modular structures you can add to your home is the prefab garage. In fact, adding a garage is a cheap and easy way to increase the value of your property. In less than a week you can expand storage space and boost the market price of your […]

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What is a Panelized Home?

It's only fair to share…FacebookTwitterLinkedinPinterestRedditTumblremailPanelized homes are a form of prefabricated home. As with other factory built homes panelized homes fall under different names. Some people will refer to them as kit homes, panelized construction kit or panelized kit homes. Like all factory built homes the panelized home is built in a controlled environment. This […]

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Is The HUD Code Enough?

It's only fair to share…FacebookTwitterLinkedinPinterestRedditTumblremailWhen you’re considering buying a new or used manufactured home is the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Manufactured Housing Code all you need to concern yourself with? Since June 15th of 1976 all U.S. built manufactured homes are built to this federal standard.  Unfortunately there’s more to consider than what the […]

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What Is A Manufactured Home?

It's only fair to share…FacebookTwitterLinkedinPinterestRedditTumblremailWith all the terminology surrounding the prefabricated homes industry it can get a bit confusing for the layman.  Terms are often interchangeable and, to make matters worse, they can vary depending on the region and country. The strict definition for manufactured home in the United States is a factory built home […]

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6 Benefits to Factory Built Homes

It's only fair to share…FacebookTwitterLinkedinPinterestRedditTumblremailFactory built homes or prefab homes have potential benefits that far surpass site built homes. Following is a short summary of some of these benefits. Build Time – One of the benefits of a factory built home is a quicker turn around time. Like any factory built product the assembly line […]

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Modular Home Quality

It's only fair to share…FacebookTwitterLinkedinPinterestRedditTumblremailLet us look at some of the reasons that modular house quality is surpassing conventional building quality. While there are many factors to consider, they can be generally divided into three categories: people, place and process or who, where and how. Who builds modular homes? The employees of modular home companies […]

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What is a Modular Home?

It's only fair to share…FacebookTwitterLinkedinPinterestRedditTumblremailA modular home is a house that is made up of sections, or modules, that have been constructed in a factory and then transported to the building site for assembly. The modules resemble rooms or partial rooms and are generally square or rectangular in shape. They are built in a factory […]

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What is a Factory Built Home?

It's only fair to share…FacebookTwitterLinkedinPinterestRedditTumblremailA factory built home is a home that is built in a factory as a whole or in parts. There are four categories of factory built homes: manufactured homes, modular homes, panelized homes and precut homes. Each type of home is completed to varying degrees within the factory environment. The more […]

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