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System Built Luxury Homes

One of the many benefits of buying a new factory built home is the design of that home is engineered to work the way it is supposed to. In a system built factory home the home itself is made up of a number of components. These could be done using the panelized method of building or they could be much larger units known as modules. Many of the large luxury homes and mansions are a combination of both methods. Building in this fashion removes the need to force fit parts of the home together. The factory built home components are all engineered to fit together smoothly. This is one reason a modular home, for example, can be delivered with the cabinets installed in the kitchen, the bath fixtures in place and all of the doors, windows and trim in place. If the pieces did not fit this would not be possible to ship a home in as complete of a fashion.

The factory built home design process also makes it possibly for wiring and plumbing to be installed in the factory saving expensive on site costs. Because the wiring and plumbing are built into the design of the home as part of the final plan process the locations of these mechanical features are known well in advance of production and are easily done in the factory setting.

Many eyes make for good home design. In a factory built prefabricated home the design process has multiple layers. First step is the builder/customer plan showing the general or specific floor plan and style of the home. Step two is a factory drafting or engineering professional that takes the order information and creates the factory plans and shop drawings. Then the third step is to pass those drawings to another engineer to check for accuracy. This is done simply because the party that drew the plan may have made an error. Generally if you make an error it is difficult to discover it yourself which is why the factory insists on a "fresh set of eyes" checking the plan. The forth and last step is to send the plans off site to a third party inspection agency. It is their job to check the plans yet again and then to "stamp" the plans as approved and final for production to start.

Contemporary Modular Cape Modular Colonial Home

Previously modular mansions were mentioned which may have seemed a bit ambitious. Actually the factory built home industry especially modular and panelized factories have created many luxury mansions running from 4000 sq.ft. all the way up to 16,000 sq.ft. This tells you something about the building system. Customers in this price range are generally very concerned about value and security. They want to make sure each of their housing dollars is tied to a feature or a benefit and the factory built home industry is all about features and benefits. What is more interesting when talking about modular mansions and luxury modular homes is that the home building factories do not have separate production lines for building different types of homes. What that means for the home buyer is the same team that just built a multimillion dollar custom luxury home going to Greenwich Connecticut will next start on your home going to the Connecticut shore or countryside. A cozy cottage, luxury mansion or custom townhouse project all get the same careful attention because of the factory building process.

Custom modular home with balcony connecting separate bedrooms

The new green building technology that is sweeping the country has been a main stay of the factory built home process since the beginning. Materials cost money and it just makes good business sense to use them correctly. The home design and construction process are critical to building a green home. Where can this be done better than in a controlled factory setting. On the Green Energy front homeowners are remodeling to save energy and many find it is far less expensive to just build new and get the best of everything at one time. The Green Energy movement is served well by the factory built home industry because the pieces that make up your home are engineered to fit. A better fit makes for a well sealed and insulated home. To learn more about factory built home visit:

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"Modular Homes" can be very affordable or very elaborate depending on your taste, "home design" and needs. The "modular home" product is always built in a factory controlled setting which ensures the same level of quality and value that you expect in other factory built products like cars or computers.

Modular home walkin closet. Custom modular home luxury full feature kitchen

Even the most talented builder finds our changing seasons to be a challenge when trying to bring a site built project to a close. In an ideal world all builders would like to only use dry materials to build your new home. Unfortunately once those materials get delivered to site and the construction process begins so does the rain and the snow. A systems built modular home eliminates the waste in new home construction, provides a much stronger home, and most important meets or exceeds the energy savings that we all want in today's expensive energy markets.

luxury modular custom homes

The better custom builders now use modular product to deliver a high quality, energy efficient home to their customers. This saves time and ensures that there are no hidden problems that come up after the fact. In today's luxury new home markets some of the onsite finishes are very labor intensive. The modular product helps the builder stay on schedule and control costs by having your new home 85% to 95% completed in the factory and then finished up on site.

Single family homes, multifamily homes, vacation property and condos can all be built with factory level quality control.

What is a modular home?

Just like your car or computer that is built in a factory a modular home is also built in a factory. Cars and computers are built in a factory setting because the quality can be controlled, the working environment is clean and the costs are controlled. Imagine buying a computer from someone that built it in your driveway. It may work but will it be your best value. Probably not.

Custom Modular Home Energy Star Cape Style

The size of your home determines the number of modules that are needed to create your design. The benefits of this type of construction are obvious. There is certainly a cost savings but the benefits just start there. Quality control, tight joints, and energy savings construction all make modular construction the choice of smart builders and home buyers. A cape cod style home may be two modules where one of our Greenwich custom luxury modular mansions may be sixteen modules or more. The house design for homes, multifamily and luxury condo units can be as flexible as needed to create your dream home.

Luxury Multifamily Construction.

Given the shortage of multifamily homes throughout the state those needs are being filled with modular construction. This product can be a simple duplex and continue right up to major condo projects. In multifamily builds the quality of modular construction is certainly valuable. Face it if you are a builder doing twenty condos you want to get them done and then move onto the next project without being dragged back to fix problems that could not be avoided. On multifamily projects builders like the timing of the modular project. Sites are not left open for months on end, materials do not disappear off site, and the interest costs are a lot less as the build out is so much faster. Modular also helps builders react to market conditions a lot faster. So more profit, less risk, predetermined time line and the ability to build more units all make modular a wise choice for multifamily homes.

Modular additions.

Many people have outgrown their homes. They love the neighborhood, they have a terrific school system and they are close to work. As families grow so does the home. Many people have taken a ranch style home and added a second story to double the space and end with a colonial home. Some people have added an in-law apartment next to their existing home as well. The benefit do doing these modular is mainly time. Costs are about the same as stick built but time is easily cut in half. If you are looking to expand your home modular could be the right answer for you.

Modular In-Law Apartments and Additions

In - Law apartments are very much in demand right now. Sometimes it is best to add an apartment to an existing building and other times it is better to build new. Blending a single family home with an apartment into a neighborhood setting is sometimes a challenge. In this example the main house is a three bedroom two and half bath colonial with a 700 square foot one bedroom apartment with full kitchen. Storage basements apply to both units. The covered porch acts as the focal point of the house and provides access to each unit's separate entrance.

Modular home in-law apartment