Modular Homes: Time is on Your Side

Modular Homes: Time is on Your Side
If you have ever struggled through new home construction,
you likely are aware of the slew of unexpected delays that
can occur along the way. The four days of solid rain
prevents the framers from completing your home's frame, so
the electrician that was ready to work on your project is
off to another commitment. Each step has an order, and if
one falls out of schedule, so do the rest. It's like being
the last patient of the day in the dentist's office.
Chances are, out of the dozen patients before you, a few
were late, and you have to pay the consequences.

Time is money. And in today's busy world, the cost of time
keeps rising. But trends in the housing market are helping
solve this problem one factory at a time. Modular homes are
the epitome of efficiency from start to finish. And in the
end, you can smile all the way to the bank with the time
you save.

Modular homes are 80 percent constructed within a factory
before it is even shipped to your land site. That means a
nice climate controlled work environment 365 days of the
year. No rain, no snow, no sub-freezing temperature.
Weather delays and scheduling catastrophes are a thing of
the past. This is why total construction time for a modular
home is less than half the time for a regular site built
home.

Did you know some modular home factories build 6 to 8 homes
every week? Try accomplishing this in your town. In
addition to climate benefits, labor resources are utilized
more efficiently. Tools are always in the same place and
tasks are performed by factory workers repeatedly
increasing efficiency and skill. There are no traveling
delays between jobs and the amount of work accomplished per
day dramatically increases.

In addition, modular homes allow simultaneous parts of the
construction to occur at the same time. In the factory, a
frame of one wall is being completed in one area, while
insulation and drywall are attached to a second wall in
another. Likewise, the foundation is being prepared on your
site while your above-ground structure is being built
indoors. This allows maximum use of the time in completing
each single project.

What? The tile-guy can't come back until when? This never
happens in a modular home. Specialized craftsmen and
employees are constantly available daily to perform their
tasks so those homes are finished according to schedule. In
addition, qualified building inspectors are present to
guarantee that the construction will meet building
regulations for your job. All of this saves time in the end.

Figures tell the tale. The custom modular home construction
from start to finish takes 4 months compared to 14 months
for a custom site-built home. And the time saved in labor
efficiency and other resources allow the cost of
construction to be 20 percent less on average. This does
not even account for the time savings in construction loan
interest. If you like saving time and money, modular homes
are for you. There are few things in today's world that
saves you both and at the same time gives you a superior
product.

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Michael Zenga owns the largest modular home dealership in
MA and is an unabashed advocate for the modular home
industry. His site can be viewed at
http://www.zncustombuilding.com