Modular homes are a modern form of construction, gaining its own space in the hallowed portals of home building. It is very efficient and applies modern technology to the ever-growing needs of the marketplace. It has caught the fancy of many a builder as well as homeowners and is acknowledged as the latest fancy in the field.
These homes are built with materials made in an environment that is factory controlled to produce similar building codes as those used in traditional site-built housing. As the components are made in a factory, it has greater quality control and lesser waste of the materials used. It is completed in much lesser time as compared to the traditional building method. Modular homes, on an average take about 30-60 days for completion as compared to a minimum of four months taken for site-built homes.
The greater efficacy of modular home constructions results in greater value for the homeowner. Many builders are switching from traditional site-building to modular systems because of advantages such as reduced cycle time and more efficient construction and a growing shortage of skilled trades people such as masons, carpenters, plumbers, who are required for building traditional homes. Irrespective of their financial standing, people are going in for modular homes. This includes the affordable single family to luxury homes. Over the last five years, these homes have grown by about ten percent. It is expected to grow by almost twelve percent annually in this millennium.
These factory-built modular homes are built to suit the location. Modules are built in the factories and then transported to the site and installed. Each room is prefabricated at a plant, driven to the building and then lowered onto its base by a crane. Later, the construction is completed and plumbing and wiring is added.
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