Reasons to Build A System Built Custom Modular Home

Many people looking to build a custom home believe that Lower Cost is the only reason why people choose to build System Built Modular Homes, but in fact, lower cost is only one consideration. Superior Quality is actually the main reason people build System Built Modular Homes. Other leading factors include a Shorter Build Cycle and Fixed Cost. Additional reasons are greater energy efficiency, and extended warranties. In short, building a System Built Modular Home provides the consumer superior quality housing, with a shorter build cycle, at a fixed cost, and at a price lower than that of a site built home resulting in a home of greater value to the consumer. Epoch Homes are built in conformance with the Uniform Building Code (UBC), Massachusetts Building Code and applicable local building codes. Regarding building codes, there is no difference between a home built on site and a System Built Modular Home except that a System Built Modular Home will typically undergo more rigorous inspections for conformance to the codes than will the site built home.

System Built Modular Homes, because they are built in a factory within a controlled environment where modern manufacturing techniques can be applied, are built smarter, faster, and stronger than on-site built homes.

A building site is typically not at all an efficient work place. Scheduling of subcontractors and the sequencing of work can be difficult to coordinate. Oftentimes workers wait around for a job to be completed before they can do their work. Set up time and breakdown time for needed scaffolding takes workers away from time spent actually performing work on the house. Subcontractors can be late, and weather can cause work to be delayed. Materials are typically not well managed leading to waste. Materials are lost due to on-site theft, and delays in the build process are introduced as material runs short and have to be re-ordered. Poor site preparation may also cause delays as workers need even more time to set up and break down scaffolding and spend even less time actually working on the construction of the house.

Technologies employed by System Built Modular Home manufacturers streamline the building process by performing a large percentage of the work on your home in an environmentally controlled factory where modern manufacturing techniques can be applied. A team of well-trained workers/craftsmen, at various work stations on a Continuous Flow Manufacturing (CFM) assembly line, will build all aspects of your home from framing and sheet rocking, to: wiring, plumbing, cabinet installation, and interior and exterior finish details.

In the factory materials are on hand, ready, and located close to the where the work is performed to increase worker efficiency and minimize time wasted not working directly on the house. On a traditional building site, workers tend to spend less than half of their time working directly on the house. The rest of their time is spent in what is referred to in modern manufacturing as Non Value Added Time, defined as time spent performing tasks that do not directly add value to the house but add to the cost. With a System Built Modular Home, the factory managers can employ modern manufacturing techniques known as Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma Manufacturing to ensure that the manufacturing assembly line is properly designed and that the workers/craftsmen are equipped with all the tools necessary to build the house as efficiently as possible with an eye toward continuously improving the build process. Bottom line is that your home will be built more quickly and better in a factory than it can be on site.

Summation

• You can save substantially on the construction of your home. With the median home price in Massachusetts of over $400,000, for a single family home you could save considerably over the cost of comparably built on site construction custom home by building a System Built Modular Home.
  
  
• You will be able to afford more house for your MONEY. That means you can purchase better appliances, use higher quality materials both interior and exterior, chose higher quality cabinets, flooring, and more customized options in your home. In short, all this translate into a home of much greater value than that  of a comparably built site constructed custom home.
  
  
• The quality of a System Built Modular Home is equal to or exceeds the quality of any on-site built home typically at a reduced price resulting in a home with greater value than a site built home.
  
  
• Your System Built Modular Home will be built to the stringent state Building Code and all local building codes, and approved at the state level by a third party inspection agency.
  
  
• System Built Modular Homes are structurally stronger than site-built homes. To withstand the rigors of being transported to the building site and then lifted by a crane and set on the foundation a System Built Modular Home is typically both nailed and glued together, and has more structural elements, making it stronger than on-site constructed homes.
  
  
• System Built Modular Homes are assembled in a controlled environment protecting the house materials from damage due to unexpected weather conditions, and allowing for the application of materials under optimal controlled conditions.
  
  
• System Built Modular Homes are Green by nature.  Building a home using modular construction is a very effective way to make the best use of materials, manufacturing efficiencies, and protect the framing process from the elements. Keeping all materials dry and away from the elements helps to reduce the chance of mold and other toxins from later contaminating the indoor air quality.  Local communities are looking for ways to minimize the impact of construction on local infrastructure at the building site. By building with modular construction you can reduce the traffic to a building site by delivering a house that is 80% complete in one day as opposed to having trucks delivering materials day after day. Modular construction minimizes the disturbance at the site and will reduce neighborhood traffic.
  
  
• Building in a factory setting allows for the use of modern manufacturing techniques in the building of your home. Application of these techniques allows the manufacturer to reduce variation thereby reducing cost and cycle time. Your house is built on a Continuous Flow Manufacturing (CFM) line where value is added to your house at various work stations along the line. At each work station there are documented procedures for both the assembly process and inspection of the work performed at that station. These inspections are in addition to those performed by third party agencies to ensure compliance to Building Codes.
  
  
• Building from the inside out, under factory controlled procedures means that your home will be extremely energy efficient, and your utility bills will typically be lower than a site-built home.
  
  
• The time it takes to progress from initial planning to a completed house ready to move in can be reduced by 3 to 6 months to 6-9 months, rather than the 12-18 months typical of on-site construction.
  
  
• Finally, building a System Built Modular home can reduce the stress associated with the process of building a new home in that you won’t have to worry about the following:
  
  
• “We need more money to finish the house” This can be a huge source of stress for people building a new home. The job’s is not finished and your builder informs you that the house is over budget and more funds are needed to complete the house. System Built Modular Homes come in at a predetermined contract price with all selections made prior to entering into a contract.
  
  
• The builder disappearing to work on other projects. Everyone has heard stories of someone who’s run into this problem. You don’t want to be caught in this situation where your house is open to the elements and your builder is off working else where. With a System Built Modular Home, you get your home delivered to the site up to 90% complete.
  
  
• Your house being open to the environment. Rain, snow, and ice can cause the wood in your home to warp, and swell, or become a breeding ground for mold. These problems left uncorrected will be there for the life of the home. System Built Modular Homes are built in controlled environments and are shipped in weather-proofed wrappings.
  
  
• Quality issues left undetected due to lack of inspection. With a site build house you oftentimes don’t really know what quality you’re getting as very few builders have any kind of a formal quality control system with documented inspections. System Built Modular homes are thoroughly inspected before they leave the factory. A Quality Management System (QMS) insures that your System Built Modular Home has been inspected for code compliance and workmanship. In-plant inspectors as well as independent inspection agencies, working on behalf of the State, thoroughly inspect your home.

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