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.

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