1. Q. CAN I REALLY SAVE TIME AND MONEY BY USING FACTORY BUILD HOUSING INSTEAD OF CONVENTIONAL SITE BUILT CONSTRUCTION?
TIME. Absolutely!! Once the Building Permits are ready, and the project can begin actual onsite work, the time savings can be quite substantial. We have done subdivsions where the on-site production schedule, from start to finish, on finished lots, was 9 weeks, to move-in. And we made it!!
The more custom the home is, and the more onsite subcontractors needed, for custom finishes, etc, the longer the time line. That being said, we have completed custom units in 10-12 weeks, instead of 10-12 months. This is a 75% savings in time.
MONEY. After construction of over a hundred factory built homes, we have seen a typical savings to our clients of 10% to 20% on their project budgets, versus site bult construction. These savings are achieved primarily through:
- 1. Reduced financing expense, due to shortened construction timetables,
- 2. Less supervision and overhead expense, due to shortened construction timetables, and
- 3. Savings on the product itself, especially when larger homes are built, which get the greatest economy of saving scale from the factory.
- 4. This 10-20% savings is achieved wherever you may be building, as it is inherent with utilizing the process. Owner-builders doing the work themselves can often achieve additional savings of 15% to 25%.
