What is a Systems Built Home?

A "Systems Built" modular home is built in a factory and then carried in sections by special trucks to the building site where a local builder puts it together.

Systems Built homes are computer-engineered to meet and exceed all national, state and local building standards. With hundreds of stock plans to start with, and the ability to computer-generate unlimited variations, the design of your "dream home" is only limited to your imagination.

As with traditional building methods, a Systems Built home starts with its framework. "Systems Built" homes typically contain 20% to 30% more lumber in the framing to insure a safe and secure trip to its destination.

Systems Built homes are stick-built in a modern, controlled facility. They are precision engineered for a lifetime of trouble-free, structural durability. Quality control is maintained by constant inspection throughout the construction process.

Better Cost-Control

The homeowner's worst nightmare is to get half way through the project, and the builder tells you the project is way over budget and needs more money or else he'll walk from the job. Factory built homes are produced at a guaranteed price that is negotiated prior to the start of the project.

Best Value

Modular homes are built in factories and benefit from the assembly line production process. The factories buy huge quantities of lumber, drywall, carpet, paint, etc., so they pay much less for each and can have large quantities delivered at one time. Labor is used with maximum efficiency, with skilled craftsman moving between workstations on the factory floor.

Increased Energy Efficiency

Superior factory insulating procedures and precision building techniques make the "Systems Built" very efficient energy conservation home. This cost savings lasts every year you're living in the house.

Avoid the Missing Builder Syndrome

One of the biggest complaints amongst those who have chosen to field build a house is the "missing builder" who gets the project started and moves on to another project leaving your unfinished shell of a house to slowly rot away in the rain. When you buy a "Systems Built" house, your house is 90% completed when it arrives to the location and is made weather tight in the same day. Once your home is set on its foundation and made weather tight, final completion takes three to six weeks. This schedule allows for a quicker "move-in" time.

Avoid Field Inspection Issues

Often you really don't know what quality you're getting with a site-built house. Modular homes are thoroughly checked out before they leave the factories. A quality control process provides 100% assurance that your home has been inspected for code compliance and workmanship. In-plant inspectors as well as independent inspection agencies inspect the home on behalf of your state and local governments prior to it being transported to the site.

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