Posted: 3/15/2003 5:12:50 PM EDT
| Does anyone have any experience building, selling or living in one of these? Any comments on them will be appreciated. |
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I see you say you're from Oklahoma. I'm originally from Nebraska. You should know by now that modulars and tornados don't play well together. Well, most houses and tornados don't, really. But especially modulars and trailer houses (much the same thing anymore.) Modulars are very popular in this part of Co. because they are cheaper than stick built and easier to set up and move into. We also don't have high winds. There are quality units out there, but if you get a big wind you'll be replacing the whole thing. |
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Again, are you talking mobile homes? I hate to keep beating on this, but its important that you clarify what exactly you're talking about. If you're talking about true modular homes, there are different kinds. There are ones that come out in panels for the walls and such, and then there are ones that come out with complete rooms, or sections, or halves of the house. these are set on a poured slab, and can be just as strong and high quality as a site-built home, but with less cost. They are build out of 2x4s and standard construction materials. What you give up is the flexibility of a truly "custom" home design, and if you're not careful they can wind up with odd details like very long dea-end hallways. If you have a link to a particular manufacturer that you're looking at post it, so we can see just what it is you're looking at. |
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I didn't think of pre-fab, norm. Modular/manufactured are new names for nicer trailer houses. A pre-fabricated house has the sides stick built in a large factory then shipped to the building site assembled. Four go up and you have the house framed. There are many places doing this for the trusses/rafters. You rarely see anyone building these on site anymore. You finish out a pre-fab like you would like you would a regular stick built. |