| Many people think that modular homes are little more | | | | go from start at the factory to delivery at the site. |
| than cookie-cutter manufactured mobile homes. But | | | | This method makes it possible for popular shows |
| this assumption, according to Grant Smereczynsky, | | | | such as Extreme Home Makeover to construct brand |
| CEO of Building Systems Network, could not be | | | | new homes in under a week. |
| further from the truth. | | | | Even though these homes save on time and labor |
| Building Systems Network ( is a nationwide provider | | | | costs, they use ten to fifteen percent more |
| of custom-designed modular homes. As | | | | construction materials because the walls, joints, |
| Smereczynsky explains, modular homes are very | | | | framework and all other components of the house |
| poorly understood by the general public. | | | | are strengthened beyond the levels of a traditional |
| Industrialized, or systems-built, homes are | | | | site home. This provides the biggest benefit to |
| constructed under high quality building conditions | | | | modular homebuyers - cost savings. |
| within a controlled environment and at fractions of | | | | Since modular home builders provide 80 to 85 |
| the time and cost required to construct traditional | | | | percent of the home, the buyer avoids the risk of |
| site-built homes. | | | | giving money to a builder and not having the home |
| BSN's custom built homes, such as their newest | | | | built to their specifications, or of having their price |
| luxury model The Homestead, speak legions for the | | | | inflated by numerous change orders. By cutting out |
| systems built modular home industry, because they | | | | most of the middlemen, modular homebuilders can |
| demonstrate how architects and builders are thinking | | | | provide quality, luxury, custom products at a fraction |
| outside the box to meet the public need for quality | | | | of the cost available through traditional builders. |
| built, affordable homes. | | | | "Don't let these innovative designs and new home |
| Highly skilled laborers construct sections of the | | | | building technologies pass you by," Smereczynsky |
| homes, which are transported to the site where they | | | | says. "Take advantage of benefits and opportunities |
| are put together to build a home. The number one | | | | available to home buyers of affordable luxury and |
| benefit of modular homes is the speed of | | | | custom dream homes that modular homes and |
| construction. It takes eight days for custom home to | | | | modular home builders provide. |