How Modular Home Additions Affects the Whole Floor Plan

Posted by Legendary Homes on October 31, 2014 in Modular Homes with No Comments Yet

What do you mean by modular home additions? Do they affect the modular home floor plan? A modular home addition is an elongated box or “module” that is transported to the building site, set into place and assembled to create an “instant” finished addition to the existing home.

Every material and design feature that can be found in a conventionally built home addition is used in a modular homes construction.

So what makes modular home additions different from a conventionally built home addition? It’s not how it’s made or how it’s assembled, but rather where it’s assembled inside a state of the art modern factory.

Quality of Modular Home Additions

A factory built home is not a new idea in Michigan. In fact, modular home additions have been manufactured since the early 1800’s. Even Henry Ford and Thomas Edison had modular homes shipped from Sears for their summer homes in Florida. With a state of the art factory, production methods are fine tuned. Efficient material storage methods create very high standards for quality control, ensuring that only the best of the best materials make it to the production line. The overall efficiency of the modular home additions decreases costs while raising building standards making a factory built modular home addition one of the best built homes in the world.

Even conventional stick-built home additions are using a large number of factory-built components and building methods to build modular home additions. Manufactured trusses, factory produced floor joists and prehung doors are all shipped to the site prebuilt and ready to install. Modular home contractors and other subcontractors are increasingly employing factory production materials and techniques to all facets of modular home additions. Thus, quality standards are high with inspections at various milestones along the production timeline of modular home additions.

Advantages of Modular Home Additions

Many people assume the main attraction to building modular home additions is the price. It’s true they are cheaper to build than a conventionally built home addition, but that is just one of the many reasons why a modular home can be better than a custom built home.

Since modular home additions are constructed in a factory, there is no danger of building materials becoming mildewed from rain or infested by larvae. This controlled environment also means no delays due to weather conditions.

Another benefit of modular home additions is its faster construction. You can move into a modular addition much sooner than a stick-built home, with fewer delays due to weather, crew shortages, material delays, etc.

In case you still have question about modular homes, you may contact Legendary Homes Inc in Jackson, Michigan. A representative will be happy to assist you. Meanwhile you can check our modular home price sheets by signing up to our blog

Topic: Modular Home Additions

Looking at the Modular Home as a Whole System

Posted by Legendary Homes on October 30, 2014 in Modular Homes with No Comments Yet

In modular home construction, you will not be restricted in size or space with regards to your floor plan. Modular homes offer flexible and affordable options in customizing and constructing homes to meet your needs. And, Legendary Homes Inc. never fails to amaze people by embracing and promoting modular home as a system.

Modular Home Building System

A building system is a highly engineered method of producing buildings or building components in an efficient and cost effective manner. The use of building systems is common in many different types of residential, multifamily, and commercial construction. A modular home is the culmination of one type of building system.

A modular home is constructed in segments (called “modules”) in a climate-controlled factory by skilled craftsmen using precise machinery and methods. When these modules come together on your building site and the final finishing touches are completed by your local builder, those modules become a home for you and your family.

Modular Home Construction Process

Today’s modular homes are models of efficiency and quality. The modular home building process begins at the design phase using state of the art Computer Aided Design (CAD) systems to create your floor plan. In-house engineering departments eliminate the need for costly outside engineering firms. Once you have approved your modular home floor plans, third party approved plans are supplied for a building permit application. Once designed, the building process begins. Quality assurance is a constant process from every area of the factory ensuring the finest construction of a modular home.

Quality materials, care for details and the same building codes and standards of modular homes are observed. Efficiency begins with modern factory assembly line techniques. Work is normally not delayed by weather, subcontractor no-shows, or missing materials. Once the modules of a modular home have been constructed at the factory they are ready to be delivered and set. Trucks deliver modules to the site where they are lifted by a crane and placed onto the permanent foundation. A team of experienced laborers will put the modules together on the foundation. Your modular home builder will do final finish work so you can move in.

In case you still have question about modular homes, you may contact Legendary Homes Inc in Jackson, Michigan. A representative will be happy to assist you. Meanwhile you can check our modular home price sheets by signing up to our blog

Topic: Modular Home

Modular Home Additions Offer A Wide Variety of Benefits

Posted by Legendary Homes on October 29, 2014 in Jackson, Modular Homes with No Comments Yet

Modular home additions are fabricated and constructed to meet your exact, unique needs. Whether you are a minimalist or not, there is always a modular floor plan that can be customized according to your preferences. With many options to maximize space and materialize style, it is certainly hard to refute how modular homes have turned out to be exceptional and innovative. For these reasons, modular home additions have become increasingly popular in Jackson.

Modular Home Additions are Custom- Designed

In Jackson, Michigan modular home additions are custom-designed based on the homeowners wants and needs. These homes are systematically built to match your family’s lifestyle, considering your daily activities and habits. The result is a modular home that meets the functional and aesthetic criteria, making the most out of your living space.

A closer look at modular home additions delightful architectural detailing that is a result of thorough outlining of their floor plans. Each plan is customizable with components like accessories, cabinets, decks, detailed doors, and decorative windows. Indeed, the emergence of modular homes has made customization and convenience more accessible and adaptable in terms of design options.

Modular Home Additions are Flexible

Modular home additions are flexible. Choose a formal dining room separate from the kitchen or perhaps a living room, family room, porch, office, weight room, great room and more. Every family uses a home differently. Modular home designs are created specifically for you and your family. Choose to have your modular home entirely custom designed, choose one of our hundreds of standard modular floor plans or modify an existing floor plan to meet your needs. This means that with modular construction, homeowners will be able to maximize their potential live space. Also, in addition to customizable floor plans, your design options are customizable too.

Modular Home Additions are Forever

Modular homes in Jackson, MI are built to last a lifetime and as the modular home additions. Constructed to meet or exceed local and state building codes, modular homes from Avalon Building Systems stand up longer to both weather and time than traditionally built homes.

Modular Home Additions are Energy Efficient

Modular home additions beautifully combines form and function, showcasing some features that may not be available in some site-built homes. The innovative designs are carried throughout the entire modular home from floor to ceiling, inside and out. These homes are also constructed with energy efficiency and green living in mind. That is why air flow and natural lighting are of top priority.

In case you still have question about modular homes, you may contact Legendary Homes Inc in Jackson, Michigan. A representative will be happy to assist you. Meanwhile you can check our modular home price sheets by signing up to our blog

Topic: Modular Home Additions

How Do Modular Home Additions Are Realize

Posted by Legendary Homes on October 28, 2014 in Modular Homes with No Comments Yet

What are the steps to make modular home additions possible?

By combining new technologies in the fields of modular and traditional building techniques, we can let you have modular home additions much quicker than you thought possible, and without the mess and fuss you would normally expect.

By fabricating the modules in our yard, we can achieve better quality control and shorten the traditional process considerably. In effect, we do the entire modular home additions offsite, then after a little preparation at the customer’s home, we then crane the modules into place. All that remains then is just for us to install the staircase and a few finishing touches.

Modular Home Additions Process

After an initial inspection of your modular home by our team, we develop the plans to your requirements for the modular home additions, and once you’re happy we carry out all the building and fitting-out. There’s no mess and no inconvenience in your own modular home additions.

We take care of everything, from initial design to council approvals for the realization of modular home additions. Legendary Homes Inc. also works with final engineer’s drawings and of course, building the modules, fixing them into place and – finally – completing the structure.

When the modules are nearly complete, we will visit your modular home to prepare the roof and a few days later our team will arrive and the completed modules are lowered into place by crane.

After that, there’s just a little bit of finishing work to do inside the house – things like installing the staircase. Your modular home will only be disrupted for a few weeks, not months like you would have previously expected.

In case you still have question about modular homes, you may contact Legendary Homes Inc in Jackson, Michigan. A representative will be happy to assist you. Meanwhile you can check our modular home price sheets by signing up to our blog

Topic: Modular Home Additions

Truth and Myths of Modular Home Additions in Jackson, Michigan

Posted by Legendary Homes on October 27, 2014 in Modular Home Builder with No Comments Yet

Many have been thwarted by how modular home additions affect the structure of a modular house. They say that it could ruin the integrity of the home and decrease its selling value. But that are not the case.

To lighten you about modular home additions, here are the facts and hearsays about it.

Floor Plan Limitations of Modular Home Additions

Contrary to the belief, renovating your modular home will place you in unlimited options. There are no limitations of any sort in modular home additions. Legendary Homes Inc. offer many choices to home owners when they wanted to add something to their modular home floor plan.

Low Resale Value of Modular Home Additions

There are number of modular homes in sold in recent years in Jackson, Michigan. We never have seen a low resale value of well built modular addition to be lower than stick-built. In reality there is no way to see that this is a modular addition without some precise measuring.

Modular Home Additions Are Not Strong and High Quality

Modular units are sturdier then stick built houses. Modular home additions are built by experienced professionals. Modular additions are also built to be above all local codes, so it allow manufacturer to save by following one standard for entire region. Don’t mistake our high-end modular additions with trailer-park prefabs. Only difference from stick build it’s much higher quality and build in controlled environment.

Modular Additions Are Not For Everything

Modular home additions are great for 2nd story above Cape Code and Ranch. There are also beautiful 1-level side additions and 2-story side/back additions are possible, but floor level of the 2nd floor of the addition will be few inches higher then original house – can be easily solved with couple steps. Due to some cost factors, modular additions are cost effective on 500+ sq ft projects.

Modular Home Additions Cost Lesser

Going rate of sq ft of addition is about $150 at this time, but this price usually would not include architectural materials, many “extras” and will basically provide you with basic house. For the same ~$150/sq ft you will get above average modular addition with moldings, doorknobs, top brand fixtures and cabinets. In nutshell you can buy full size Lexus for price of full size Toyota, but this will not make you happy you if you are budgeted to buy Scion. No matter how you slice it modular addition will not cost you more then traditional stick building especially in areas with as expensive labor.

In case you still have question about modular homes, you may contact Legendary Homes Inc in Jackson, Michigan. A representative will be happy to assist you. Meanwhile you can check our modular home price sheets by signing up to our blog

Topic: Modular Home Additions

Transforming your Current Home into Your Dream Home Through Modular Home Customization

Posted by Legendary Homes on October 26, 2014 in Modular Homes with No Comments Yet

When you need a larger modular home, you don’t have to move out of your neighborhood. Legendary Homes Inc. provides modular home customization quickly, efficiently and cost effectively without displacing your family for months on end.

In as little as one month, your existing ranch modular home can be expanded to a spacious colonial with a second-story addition. Whether you need the space to provide bedrooms for a growing family or simply expand the living areas, we can design the modular home to suit your family’s needs. And all this is possible without the hassle of packing, purchasing a new home, or uprooting your children from the neighborhood and schools they’ve grown to love. Why buy when you can simply customize the place you’ve called home for years? With modular home customization, you can.

Easily Customize Your Dream Modular Home

The best part is, Legendary Homes Inc. custom design the modular home, in addition to securing permits and removal of the existing structure and roof. So there won’t be the hassle – and added cost – of a traditional building project where you could be dealing with multiple architects, carpenters, painters, plumbers, electricians, and interior designers. Modular customization truly are a turnkey solution for your second-story or other home customization.

As the homeowner, you’ll be involved in the entire process. Using Computer Aided Design and a unique password-protected online design center, you can see what your modular home will look like long before the addition is added and can customize it from top to bottom. From flooring to vanity fixtures, the options to personalize your modular home are endless – and all at your fingertips.

In case you still have question about modular homes, you may contact Legendary Homes Inc in Jackson, Michigan. A representative will be happy to assist you. Meanwhile you can check our modular home price sheets by signing up to our blog

Topic: Modular Home

Features of Modular Home in Michigan Incorporated with Universal Design

Posted by Legendary Homes on October 25, 2014 in Modular Homes with No Comments Yet

When a homeowner wants to place the Universal Design on his modular home, he can find contractors in Michigan. Most of the contractors install the modules that follow the features and accommodations of building codes. The modular home includes state-of-the-art materials, fixtures, appliances, and technology, much of which was contributed by vendors interested in being part of the project.

Entrance of the Modular Home

The entrances of the modular home have step-free thresholds, gradual level grades instead of ramps, and doors that are wide enough for mobility devices. Glass panels at the entrance are added to let all residents easily see visitors at the door. A wide porte-cochere is also installed to provide weather protection from car to door.

Kitchen of the Modular Home

A modular home, especially for older persons and handicapped, should have kitchen counters that have multiple heights to accommodate seated and standing use, and feature easy to reach electrical plugs for small appliances. The wall cabinets are built slightly deeper and mounted at 51″ from the floor, while pull-out storage is provided in many drawers and cabinets. A pull-out cart provides flexibility between under cabinet storage and knee clearance at the wet bar.

Bathrooms of the Universal Designed Modular Home

Spacious bathrooms include, decorative grab bars and comfort height toilets. The curb less roll-in shower includes a trench drain, seat and handheld shower head. Large mirrors over bathroom vanities accommodate both seated and standing users. The glass block mosaic installed above the tub provides light and privacy, while the large ledge around the tub facilitates transferring in and out.

Green Features of the Universal Designed Modular Home

Recycled and/or renewable resources were used in roofing, countertops, flooring and insulation. Energy efficient windows, appliances, lighting, heating and cooling systems were used throughout. The recycled aluminum shingle roof features solar panels as well as six foot overhangs that surround the home to provide shade and reduce solar heat gain in summer. Rain water runs of the roof into a water harvesting system that that is used for landscape irrigation. Low VOC emitting products including matte finish wall paint.

Lighting and Acoustics of the Universal Designed Modular Home

Large windows, skylights and glass block are used to provide natural light. LED lights will be installed in nearly 98% of the fixtures. LED light strips were installed over and under the kitchen cabinetry and are positioned to provide glare-free task lighting to both seated and standing cooks. Dimmer switches and motion detectors make it easy to move through the home after dark. Electrical outlets raised 25″ above the floor throughout the house. Upholstered furniture, a floor to ceiling padded headboard and acoustical gypsum drywall minimize sound in the master bedroom.

In case you still have question about modular homes, you may contact Legendary Homes Inc in Jackson, Michigan. A representative will be happy to assist you. Meanwhile you can check our modular home price sheets by signing up to our blog

Topic: Modular Home

Reasons Why Building an Accessible Modular Home Is Often Better Than Remodeling

Posted by Legendary Homes on October 24, 2014 in Modular Homes with No Comments Yet

Many find it more efficient to build an accessible modular home than to remodel an existing home. The amount of demolition and remodeling, in some houses, will make it financially difficult for you and your family to get the modifications you need. Building with modular technology will help cut those costs.

Greater Resale Value

Accessible modular home will almost always have greater resale value than what you paid for it.

Because the value of your modular home will not increase as much as it will cost to remodel it, you often will lose much of the money you spent remodeling when you sell your home.

Accessible Modular Home has Full Accessibility

Since every room in your modular home can be designed to be accessible and located where you want it, you will need to make fewer compromises to get the features and functions that you want.

When remodeling your home, you will often be unable to get all the features and functions that you need or want. Because the remodeler will have to work with your existing structure, he might not be able change the home sufficiently to give you enough of what you need. For example, the remodeler might not be able to locate the accessible bathroom where it would most benefit you.

Efficient Use of Space

Your new modular home will provide you all the rooms you need and without wasted space.

When remodeling your home, you will often have to give up some existing rooms so that the needed features and functional space can be added. For example, one of your existing bedrooms might have to be donated to the remodeling cause so that your hallways, doors, and bathrooms can be widened. When the work is done, you may feel that you have lost space where you need it most and gained it where you need it least.

Lower Architect Fees, Modular Home Custom Design

Whether you wish to customize one of our standard plans or design a completely new custom plan, our fees are substantially less than those required for a sizable remodeling project.

When remodeling your home for accessibility, you will often need to hire an experienced architect to determine a remodeling plan.

Modular Home and Lot Matched in Size

You can match a building lot of appropriate size with a new home that is as big or small as you need and your budget allows.

When remodeling your modular home, your design choices will be limited by the size of your home and your lot. If your modular home is too small, and your lot does not allow for easy expansion, which can happen in city lots, your design options will be limited.

In case you still have question about modular homes, you may contact Legendary Homes Inc in Jackson, Michigan. A representative will be happy to assist you. Meanwhile you can check our modular home price sheets by signing up to our blog

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Tips on Changing to Modular Home Floor Plan Accommodate the Handicapped

Posted by Legendary Homes on October 23, 2014 in Modular Homes with No Comments Yet

At this time, there are only a couple of modular home manufacturers that will actually build a really accessible home for the truly handicapped. However, the modular homes that are built are done so in such a manner as to provide minimal coverage of the laws for handicapped access.

The following are the tips on how to have an effective and accommodating accessible modular home for the handicapped;

Incorporate Universal Design for an Accessible Modular Home

Generally speaking, most manufacturers will not make extensive changes in order to accommodate handicapped persons but will do some changes such as putting in wider doors, placing handicapped faucets, toilets, assist bars for tubs etc. Some will even lower counters and cook top surfaces so they are more accessible. Most manufacturers have pull out shelving available.

Almost anything that a manufacturer does when changing anything in a modular home is an extra charge if for nothing more than labor costs. Any structural changes have to be authorized by H.U.D. and design and engineering fees paid for those changes.

Design with the Person

If you are building a home to allow independence and function for someone with a disability, be sure the modular home is designed for the person who will be using the home not designed for the average person with average needs, get an occupational therapist involved many times health insurance will pay for services.

Check the Modular Home Dealers

If you are really interested in a handicapped access home, the best thing to do, as always, is to check with modular home dealers and see what they have to offer and what the home would cost as you would want it. We strongly advise people to do this anyway instead of purchasing a “lot” model that has been sitting around a long time with all kinds of people walking through it. This would also give you the chance to pick a floor plan that best suits your needs. Choosing the right floor plan is a crucial step toward accessibility.

In case you still have question about modular homes, you may contact Legendary Homes Inc in Jackson, Michigan. A representative will be happy to assist you. Meanwhile you can check our modular home price sheets by signing up to our blog

Topic: Modular Home

How to Build a Modular Home on Schedule

Posted by Legendary Homes on October 22, 2014 in Modular Home Builder with No Comments Yet

Building your modular home on schedule takes eats sweat like building it on budget. In fact, if you put a lot of effort into planning both, you are likely to find that keeping on schedule is considerably harder than staying on budget. That is because you can determine what you will get and how much you will spend before construction begins, and almost all of the required decisions for building a modular home are reasonably predictable and within your control. This is not true for scheduling, since there are so many other players involved who will not always bend to your will, including the surveyor, engineer, utility company, building inspector, dealer, manufacturer, and general contractor. You may even find that your own personal and family obligations become an obstacle to maintaining your schedule.

Benefits of Starting on Time

Most people building a new modular home are prepared for the modular home construction to take longer than planned. They have heard that subcontractors, inclement weather, utility companies, and inspection officials all contribute to delays. Few people, however, anticipate how long it takes to complete those tasks that must be done before they begin construction. Consequently, they budget too little time for these tasks and then try to compensate by skipping some tasks and rushing through others. When this strategy fails, they miss their desired move-in date and pay for it with stress with their family, conflict with their dealer and general contractor, and cost overruns with their budget.

It can take you as little as five weeks or as much as a year or more to complete all of the tasks that must be done before your modular home is delivered. Your responsibilities can take as little as one day, if you order a standard modular plan with no changes, select only standard features, agree all decisions are final, have cash to pay for everything, have a modular home general contractor lined up and ready to go, and have a building permit in hand or don’t need one. If this is true for you, you will be an exception.

Financing and Permit Tasks for Modular Home Construction

Learning the financing and permit permit tasks help you in understanding the sequence of steps in modular home construction. You must complete from the time you order a modular home until it is built and ready for occupancy. It organizes the following dealer, financing, and permit tasks steps into fifteen phases and spells out your responsibilities for each phase in detail.

The General Contractor’s Construction Schedule

Your general contractor is responsible for meeting two modular home construction schedules. The first, the pre-set schedule, includes those tasks he must complete to have your site and foundation ready for the delivery and set of your modular home. The second, the post-set schedule, involves those tasks he must do to complete the excavation on your property, button-up your home, and build your site-built structures.

In case you still have question about modular homes, you may contact Legendary Homes Inc in Jackson, Michigan. A representative will be happy to assist you. Meanwhile you can check our modular home price sheets by signing up to our blog

Topic: Modular Home

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