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