Modular Homes are a Great Alternative

With the growing emphasis on 'going green,' there is a niche in housing manufacturing that has been rearing its green head and is right in the forefront of this revolution. Many prospective buyers say they don't want to look at modular homes, mistakingly believing they are inferior to on-site stick built homes. When you look at the process, modular homes are actually more efficiently built and cheaper to purchase than stick built homes. The manufacturing process itself is more prone to controlled efficiency. There are no sub-contractors that may or may not show up at the job site like with a stick built home. The warehouses in most manufactured building plants are stocked with all the necessary lumber and hardware, so there's no wasted time and fuel driving to the hardware store getting more materials. Modular home models have preplanned templates to follow so there's less waste in cutting lumber. My grandfather used to say "measure twice and cut once" and manufactured housing has this down to a science. Many modular home builders have a handle on recyling lumber and other materials. Ever look at a stick built home job site? Not a pretty picture sometimes. Ever tour a modular home plant? Greatly improved! The only time workers need to show up at the home site, is to build the foundation, and then to set the home and roof in place. A greatly reduced neighborhood intrusion process than with month's long stick building. Let your buyer know modular homes are built indoors under temperature controlled environments and each phase of the work is under quality control scrutiny. The bottom line in all this. A modular home is every bit as good or better than a stick built home and the average price per square foot is about 35% less than the traditional on-site built home. Maybe the next time your client says, 'no modulars please' ask them if they would like to take a tour of your local modular home plant. I think they might be pleased and come away with a different perspective.