Fast Facts Panelized Homes

• Panelization, the most widely-used form of component building, refers to a construction method where housing components are prefabricated in a climate-controlled facility before being shipped to a home site.
• A majority of today's production and portfolio builders use factory-made floor and roof trusses, the most commonly known form of panelization.
• Component panel types include simple pre-cut floor and roof trusses.
• A BSC study, in conjunction with the Wood Truss Council of American, found that construction of a 2,600 sq. ft. home with trusses and panels used 26% less lumber, generated 76% less waste, and was constructed in just 37% of the man hours of a similar, stick-built home.
• After completion, there is literally NO DIFFERENCE between our homes and a stick built on site. When our homes are appraised, they will be evaluated by comparison to sales of other site-built homes in your area. They are NOT considered to be manufactured, mobile or modular and so most subdivision covenants will permit them. These homes qualify for standard mortgage financing and homeowners insurance.

Fast Facts Modular

• The building blocks of modular homes - individual modules - are housing componenets constructed in a controlled factory environment.
• Individual modules are up to 90% complete and shipped from the factory to the home site.  All walls, flooring, ceilings, stairs, carpeting, and even wall finish are completed in the factory before shipment.
• Once all building materials arrive at the factory, some manufacturers can assemble modules in a single day. Typically, a two-story, 2,500 sq. ft. home can be constructed in a factory in under a week.
• Aside from any cost savings, modular homebuyers benefit from the short assembly time of their home – reducing any amount of weather damage or home site vandalism. Over the life of the home, modular homes save money because they are incredibly efficient. 
• In 2004, 42,700 modular homes were constructed in the United States
• From 1992-2002, modular housing production increased 48%
• One of every ten homes built in the northeast is a modular home.  That region accounted for 29% of the nation's modular activity in 2001. The South Atlantic region was a close second with 26%, and the Great Lakes region third, accounting for 24%.
• The most popular states for modular construction are North Carolina, Michigan, and New York.