Types of Modular Home Additions
Modular home additions come in two types. The most popular type is attached to the side of a modular home to create either a separate living unit, such as an in-law apartment, or additional rooms, such as a new kitchen, dining room, and great room. Some customers build an in-law apartment at the same time that they build a new modular home. The second type of modular home additions are set on top of a one-story home to make it into a two-story.
Building an Attached Modular Home Additions
Attached modular home additions are sometimes built to create a separate, additional living unit and sometimes to create more living space. Most zoning boards consider any addition with a separate kitchen to constitute a separate living unit, which requires that the wall between the two units serve as a “fire stop.” The full chapter of the book will explain how this can be done. It also discusses the following issues relating to building an attached modular addition.
Building a Second Story Modular Home Additions
If you are building second-story modular home additions, you are most likely doing it to create more living space rather than a separate living unit. The general contractor will turn your one-story into a two-story by removing the roof from your home and immediately setting the new second story with its own built-in roof on top.
The speed of constructing modular home additions is a tremendous benefit when building a second-story addition, since the addition can be set in place within hours after the roof is removed from your existing home. Once the modular home additions are in place, the inside of your modular home is protected from a sudden storm. A modular home builder cannot realistically protect your home as quickly. Another advantage is that the second story can be finished faster. This means your family can use the upstairs more quickly, even if it must wait to enjoy the downstairs until the remodeling is completed.
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