| A custom modular home is a growing trend among | | | | very quickly leaving the neighbors in a better mood. |
| homeowners looking to build a new home. A custom | | | | In a controlled environment, construction of the parts of |
| modular design can offer an amazing amount of | | | | a home can be monitored on a regular basis for |
| flexibility and versatility. In the world of home building, | | | | quality. The pieces can be built with precision and |
| custom design prefabricated homes are on the rise. | | | | consistent oversight. Since the pieces are often part of |
| These designs can solve many problems a site built | | | | standard floor plans, the machines and computers can |
| home encounters. | | | | be fine tuned producing buildings were the kinks have |
| A prefabricated home is not a mobile home. It is similar | | | | already been worked out. Since a company that |
| to any house on the street. The primary difference is | | | | manufactures pre fabricated homes is capable of |
| that the home comes to the site in factory built pieces | | | | building many more homes then a single developer, the |
| and erected on the site. There are several | | | | company is able to obtain materials at a better rate |
| advantages that a pre-built home exhibits. Being built in | | | | and produce a product perfected by repetition. |
| a controlled environment allows the structure to avoid | | | | These homes can come in many different styles, from |
| the elements. Often houses built on site will have to | | | | two story homes to ranch houses. A buyer would be |
| endure damaging weather before the frame is | | | | able to look over a variety of plans and mix and |
| completely up and the weather proof skin built. | | | | match until they were able to create the home of their |
| Sometimes construction needs to stop while a legal or | | | | dreams. Many modular homes are like playing with |
| financial issue gets resolved. Pieces stored in a factory | | | | legos to create the shape and style desired. Many |
| warehouse suffer less then wood in the elements. | | | | homes can be constructed and assembled in ever |
| Another major advantage of factory built homes is the | | | | expanding shapes and styles. Homes can be almost |
| impact of the site and surrounding areas. There have | | | | snapped together with new rooms or halls built to suit |
| been prefabricated homes flown into remote areas in | | | | the client. |
| pieces and assembled. This is a low impact | | | | One of the great advantages of homes like this is the |
| construction process that preserves the environment | | | | ability to create affordable housing quickly. In many |
| and natural beauty of an area. The other major | | | | parts of the world these homes can be flown in, |
| advantage is that most of the construction occurs | | | | unloaded and erected to provide decent housing after |
| miles away from the site. While construction of a | | | | a natural calamity. In a matter of days a site facing a |
| home can take many months, a pre fabricated home | | | | natural disaster can have new and decent housing. |
| can seem to go up nearly over night. With careful | | | | Modular buildings are fast becoming the standard for |
| planning a site can be prepared and a building erected | | | | new building construction. |