System Built Homes are the future of home building. America invented factory fabrication. When you buy a kitchen appliance, VCR or car, you don’t expect it to be dumped in parts in your backyard requiring assembly, do you? You expect these products to be factory-made, factory inspected and ready for instant use. System Built construction is a pre-assembled system of home construction unique to all other methods of construction. We believe, it is unlikely the home building industry will cling to the idea of costly, error prone piece-by-piece fabrication of homes built on site. Given the economic benefit and quality of product associated with factory-built homes, on-site home construction can’t last; factory home building can’t miss.
Factory Built Home Materials are Green and High Quality. In-plant construction quality is invariably superior to that built on site. Parts cut with a hand-held circular saw at a job site are not as precise as those cut with a $10,000 radial arm saw or $100,000 component cutter in a factory. Factory fastening methods are demonstrably superior because they use pneumatic tools driving fasteners to precise depths – no under-driving and no shiners. What’s more, factory inspections cover every construction detail from floor framing to final paint. Trained factory inspectors or independent third party inspectors perform more than one-dozen unannounced inspections per house. The local building inspectors may only perform three or four announced inspections on the typical site built project and some times none at all. By building inside a factory, we protect all building materials from the weather. Wet materials would be too warped or bent to fit into our precise jigs for wall panel and truss construction. In many on-site building locations green lumber and building materials exposed to the weather are built into the home resulting in warped walls, ceilings and mold issues.
System Built Homes are Stronger than Conventional (Stick-Built) Homes. Our home unit uses the strongest of all construction methods based on the 2×6 platform framing system. System Built home units are over-built providing rigidity during transport to the site. Additional structural elements are incorporated to strengthen the units as they are lifted by a crane from the carriers and placed on the foundation. Only System Built construction is sturdy enough to withstand such forces equivalent to that of a healthy earthquake.
System Built homes are easier to finance because they have a positive track record and the bank understands the houses are finished much faster, which makes for less risk.
When the homeowner selects a system built home, with some variations, chances are the local banker has seen it before and knows the value. Bankers value the fact that system built homes are well insulated and like the simplicity of the construction process compared to on-site construction.
System Built Homes are Built Quickly. From the time you place your order, even when the factory is hopping busy, you can get most plans delivered to your site in four weeks or less. You can move into it within 30-60 days later depending on size. The average site built home takes 9-18 months to complete.
System Built homes are built in factories benefiting from the assembly line production process. The factories purchase large quantities of lumber, sheet rock, carpet, paint, and other building supplies. As a result, they pay less for the materials they use. Labor is used with maximum efficiency as skilled craftsman move between workstations on the factory floor.
Peace of Mind Buying a System Built home gives you peace of mind – you don’t have to worry about:
- The “I need more money” line. The home owner’s worst nightmare – the job’s half finished and your builder tells you he or she is over budget and needs more money. Factory-built houses come at a guaranteed price, without cost overruns.
- The vanishing builder. Everyone knows someone who’s had this problem. You don’t want an unfinished house slowly rotting away in the rain. When you buy system built, you get your finished house product ready for installation.
- The pre-soaked house. Maybe you like your jeans pre-washed, but you don’t want your house to come that way! A site-built house, open to the rain, can cause your wood to warp or swell. System Built houses are built in controlled environments under the factory roof and are shipped in weather-proofed wrapping.
- The unexpected un-inspected house. How do you know the quality you’re getting with a site-built house? System Built homes are thoroughly inspected before they leave the factory. A quality control process provides 100% assurance that your home has been inspected for code compliance and quality workmanship. In-plant inspectors in cooperation with independent inspection agencies inspect the home on behalf of your state and local government.
Resale Value From the outside, your home may look like any other house, but after all those years, quality shows through. System Built homes are precision built at the factory and they’re built to last. Your home will require less maintenance and better withstand the effects of age and weather. When you’re ready to sell your home, you’ll be glad it’s been System Built.
Structurally Sound in Dangerous Weather
System Built construction technology employs methods of construction that include glue-nailed sheathing and decking with redundant framing members. These methods make your home a safer place to hang your flip flops due to our hurricane prone coast line. System Built homes are built to survive nature’s onslaught.
