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April 2020 #12249 Page #98
8 Intrinsic Values of Modular Home Construction By Gary Fleisher
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henever a site builder asks me why they should go modular, they are really asking me how they can make more money going modular. Some of them are long time site builders that have looked at converting to modular construction and just can’t bring themselves to pull the trigger. It’s time for a change in attitude toward modular construction. What they haven’t heard are the intrinsic values modular home building can bring to their business. I would be willing to bet that not many factory sales reps even know many of the things that make modular construction a better way to build homes. 1. Less waste at the jobsite: Saving estimates run as high as 75% at the jobsite. That doesn’t mean that all that waste is transferred to the factory dumpsters. Almost all factories use the waste lumber for extra cross bracing behind cabinets or receptacles, and a couple even grind up what can’t be used into sawdust to fire the furnaces in the winter. Drywall is sold to recyclers along with the cardboard. Very little goes to waste at the factory. 2. Less time to completion: Getting a new home buyer to sign on the bottom line after choosing a floorplan and the builder checking the lot takes the same amount of time for both the site builder and the modular home builder. After permitting and obtaining a mortgage, both builders begin the process—but that’s where the two paths diverge. On average, a custom home site builder will complete a home within 6-8 months of excavation. In contrast, because the factory begins the building process of the home shortly after the contract is signed, they deliver the modules after the foundation is completed. House for house, there is less work at the job site when using modular construction, so most of the items are final finish work. The time savings can be significant.
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