8 Responses to “ Top Modular Home Design - The Next Generation Home ”

1. # 1 Karl Baltz Says:
   July 8th, 2007 at 10:59 pm

   If this is an article to promote this business, please learn how to write correctly and to use the correct word to use! You have murdered what could have been an informative article with your poor grammer and incorrect spelling of the words you were trying to use!

   Please have a professional Editor proof what you write before you post your next article.

   Thanks for your critics, I’m an Indonesian and just try to write what I like in my blog and share an information that I like to other, I hope the reader understand what I mean. Yes I’ll learn more about grammer. Thanks

2. # 2 will duff Says:
   July 8th, 2007 at 11:36 pm

   Yep, modular is one of the ways of the near future. Usually very efficient for energy. Somewhat cheaper than site-builts. More and more architectural variety being manufactured.
   Still some prejudice against them; “trailer house” image still there a bit.
   Factory workers making them make considerably less than skilled laborers making site-builts, but they work indoors and sometimes have employee benefits.
   Look out for imported modulars - shakey standards, worker exploitation, etc.

3. # 3 Barry Lindahl Says:
   July 9th, 2007 at 1:09 am

   For Karl Baltz:
   Before you “dis” someone for incorrect spelling, know that grammar is NOT spelled with an “er” at the end. “AR”!

   Thanks for the modular info. It’s great to see that the industry is finally coming of age. The railway car rooms appear to have disappeared.

   Thanks Alot, you encourage me to share more my interest for other … When I read the Karl Baltz critique, I discourage to write again, I know that my English is bad, with this blog I learn to write in english too. I hope the reader understand what I mean … Thanks Alot

4. # 4 Merritt B Teddlie Says:
   July 9th, 2007 at 1:56 am

   Houses look nice. As long as a house is on an earth anchored foundation and has a pleasant roof pitch and some roof overhang, it can look like site built, which, I think removes most of the objections to “mobile homes”

5. # 5 Pamela Kimmell Says:
   July 9th, 2007 at 7:06 am

   I liked your article, and I applaud your courage in writing what you know is incorrect grammar. I’m a 56-year-old native English speaker who is trying to learn Spanish. My Spanish-speaking friends encourage me to speak Spanish to them, and correct me when I’m wrong, which is much of the time! Keep writing, and, if you have an English-speaking friend, ask him or her to read it and help you. You will improve!
   And, for an interesting addition to your modular home studies, Google Deltec Homes. These are kits, rather than modular, that are shipped to the building site and assembled there in 3-5 days. And, they are round, which makes them very hurricane resistant! I hope you will enjoy learning about them.

6. # 6 michael brodsky Says:
   July 9th, 2007 at 9:15 am

   It seems that I am qualified to comment on two fronts, my BA degree from Temple University qualifies me to comment on the grammar, which isn’t worth mentioning, and my 4 years in the homebuilding industry qualifies me to discuss modular homes.

   Theoretically, the cost of construction modular homes will vary significantly from one market to another. There will be a number of factors to consider. First the design structure of the modular home is not designed to the site specific condition but rather to an over the road specification. Since the home needs to be transported and erected it will contain additional materials to brace it for those conditions. This will add to its costs. The costs of transporting the erected homes are also going to be more expensive than the costs of transporting raw materials. It is also not a retail product so it is generally purchased by the consumer through an on site builder which means that there will be two mark ups; one from the modular plant and the second from the on site builder. While it is true that the factory labor is generally much cheaper than the cost of on site labor, and there are potentially interest cost savings because the house can be completed on site much faster than a traditionally built home, when all is weighed, the modular home will almost always be more expensive. It is a great alternative in locations where labor is at a real premium and/or at a shortage.

   As far as any stigma associated with modular versus more traditional forms of construction, there shouldn’t be any. This no longer is a single wide or a double wide where you are removing the wheels and setting the house on blocks with or without a skirt. The home can be designed to almost any criteria. The house can be built in multiple sections and literally sewn tougher on the site or it can be fully completed and simply lifted onto its foundation. The over the road width specification is the limiting factor to the size of the components. With a modular plant almost any type of design can be fabricated taking the preceding limitations into account.

   and I humbly ask your forgiveness if i have mispelled anything or made any gramatical erros.

7. # 7 Jeff Anselm Says:
   July 9th, 2007 at 9:54 am

   Thank you for taking the time to research and present this information. Don’t be concerned about your grammar skills!! I am a Home Inspector. I have no problems with (well built) modular or factory-built homes that conform to local codes.

8. # 8 AnferTuto Says:
   July 29th, 2007 at 10:43 pm

   Hola faretaste
   mekodinosad

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