Today’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 industry with a desperate […]
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The Value of a Prefab Garage
One 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 house with the purchase […]
What is a Panelized Home?
Article updated on October 26, 2010 in Factory Built Homes, Panelized Homes, Prefab Homes, What Is A … 0
Panelized 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 allows for reduced costs, […]
Is The HUD Code Enough?
When 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 HUD Code covers. As […]
What Is A Manufactured Home?
Article updated on October 26, 2010 in Factory Built Homes, Manufactured Homes, Prefab Homes, What Is A … 0
With 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 that is built to […]
6 Benefits to Factory Built Homes
Factory 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 has been designed and […]
Modular Home Quality
Let 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 build modular homes. This […]
What is a Modular Home?
A 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 under controlled conditions and […]
What is a Factory Built Home?
Article updated on April 12, 2010 in Manufactured Homes, Modular Homes, Panelized Homes, Precut Homes, What Is A … 0
A 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 work put in at […]