The housing market is still in a slump. But, if you are considering building a new home it is worth considering a modular home. There are many benefits to choosing modular construction for your new home, namely: design flexibility, lack of budget surprises, speed of construction and structural integrity.

Many potential new homebuilders assume that a modular home’s floor plan or design cannot be modified. However, affected only by your own budget, you can modify or upgrade your modular design plans to your heart’s content. Roof elevation, floor plans, size and number of windows; you name it and you can change or enhance it.

Of course, you can also modify the plans to a traditionally built home, however, the cost effectiveness of modular home building allows for more customization with the same budget.

Modular homes are built faster, since they are built in a controlled environment. No weather delays or labor issues. The modules are factory built, then transported to the site, and assembled; cutting down on time, labor, and materials. Because of the way they are assembled, the homes are sturdier than those that are traditionally built as well. All the materials are the same; they are just brought together differently and more efficiently. You can be in your home weeks from the start of the project.

Custom Modular Homes New England can help you design and build your home more efficiently, and more cost effectively than you ever would have believed. Contact us today at 866-961-4187 and explore your options.

In the 1950’s, to meet the steady demand for new homes following World War II, companies began to produce homes in factories.  These homes were ebullient to today’s HUD-code or mobile homes and were not modular homes. But when a home manufacturer first produced a two-section home conforming to an applicable building code in 1958, the modular housing industry was formally born.

In the decades that followed, the modular housing industry worked hard to differentiate itself from the HUD-code home industry. HUD-code manufactured homes, often called mobile homes are built to a Federally-mandated (HUD) building code. Modular homes are built to meet all state building codes, erected on a permanent foundation, appreciate  in value and are virtually indistinguishable from site-built homes.

Through the 1970’s, most modular homes remained simple rectangular, two or four-module structures. But with the advent of computers and Computer Assisted Design (CAD) programs, the modular industry began to move, literally, outside of the box.

Today’s modular homes rival any site-built structure in design and functionality. Advancements in computer design and factory technology allows almost any custom home plan to be constructed as a modular home. For buyers interested in a fine-crafted home that can be built and completed in a fraction of the time as a conventional home, modular housing has become the preferred type of construction by many.

Beach Homes
In the process of assisting recent victims of the storm damage caused in Hampton Beach, Custom Modular Homes of New England has several homes under construction on beachfront properties. These homes are being built in compliance with the recently upgraded building codes for the Seacoast area which include the ability to withstand winds exceeding 110mph. Some of the requirements include impact resistant windows and doors, additional structural rigidity, and improved insulation.