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If you’ve always dreamed of having a vacation home by the beach, on the lake, in the mountains, where ever you like to spend your downtime, a modular home is for you. A modular home can make building your second home almost as enjoyable as spending your vacations and weekends relaxing there.

Chances are, you plan on building a second home some distance from where you reside. If so, this can make the process of building a second home stressful and difficult, as you probably will not be able to spend a great deal of time at the building site watching your investment as it is being built. A traditionally-built home can take several months to build on site; for the off-site homeowner, this means several months of being unable to keep a close eye on the process of the home construction. Furthermore, if you are some distance from the home site, this also means expensive trips to the home site to discuss change orders or other unforeseen circumstances, resulting in costly delays. Read more…

Perhaps no variety of home is more misunderstood than the modular home. Here is a list of the most common misconceptions about modular homes – the truth may shock you.

• Modular homes are the same as mobile/manufactured homes.
  The fact is, there are only two things that modular homes and mobile and/or manufactured homes have in common – they begin their careers in a factory, and they are brought by truck to the home site. Mobile/manufactured homes are completed constructed in the factory. From the floor to the roof, and everything in between, a mobile/manufactured home is built on an assembly line. A modular home, on the other hand, is built in sections in a factory, but is constructed at the home site.

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Building a home will probably be the biggest investment most homeowners will ever make. For that reason, most homeowners take their time with the process, making sure that every detail is considered and every option is explored. A home is an investment that is literally built to last a lifetime, and it’s not an undertaking to rush into.

However, there are situations when housing is needed immediately, without the time or opportunity to belabor the process. Whether housing is needed due to a natural disaster, such as a flood or hurricane, fire or severe water damage, or for other reasons, such as additions to the family or relocation, there are times when the need to build a home is urgent.

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The growing popularity of modular homes means that more and more people are talking about them. Unfortunately, not every one is as informed about modular homes as they should be, and not all the information one hears about modular homes is true. To sort out the facts and fiction, here’s a list of the most-heard comments about modular homes – and whether they are, in fact, fact or fiction.

Modular homes are the same thing as mobile homes. This is fiction. While both modular homes and mobile homes get their start in the factory, that’s where the similarity ends. Mobile homes are required by law to rest on a steel chassis, which greatly restricts the design options available to mobile homes. Modular homes do not have a steel chassis, and cannot be hooked to a truck and moved after construction. Furthermore, mobile homes are nowhere near as sturdy as modular homes, which have been used in hurricane-prone areas due to their ability to withstand high winds.

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A warm, relaxing fireplace. A welcoming wraparound porch. Custom kitchen with pantry-styled cabinets and professional-grade appliances. Marble shower and terrazzo tiles in a master bath. If these are features that dream of having in your home, then don’t assume that they are out of reach or will make the construction of your home an even more time-intensive process. Build modular, and you can have all these features and more, without waiting months or even a year to enjoy them.

If the words “modular home” bring to mind pictures of cookie cutter mobile homes with fake-stone gas fireplaces and low-grade laminate cabinetry, then you owe it to yourself to take another look at modular homes. Modular homes, like mobile homes, begin in a factory setting, but from there, take a much different path before reaching the home site. Built with the same materials as traditional homes, but with systems-built technology that results in a home that’s just as sturdy – or even more sturdy – than a traditional home, as attractive inside and out as a traditional home, a modular home provides all the perks of a stick-built home, while also saving the homeowner money and time. Read more…