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.