Modular Homes The Standard in 2025

•About Modular Homes
Aren’t modular homes the same as mobile homes? Not by a long shot! Modular homes are a revolutionary new product for the new home construction industry. Have you seen videos or television depictions of a state-of-the-art automobile manufacturing plant? If you have, imagine a brand new home being built the same way. But instead of the final home product being of a lesser quality, the home is built better and in less than half the time compared to standard new home construction. If you can...

•Modular Home Guaranteed
So you’ve heard that modular homes are better built and are superior to site-built homes, but can modular homes back it up? Absolutely. Warranties are routinely available for modular homes. At ZN Custom Homes, we utilize the knowledge and experience of Bonded Builders Warranty Group. In general, your warranty for your new modular home covers defects in materials, workmanship, electrical systems, plumbing systems, and mechanical systems that are within standard performance standards for the...

•Why Build Modular
It seems like a question that is becoming more popular as more people hear success stories from choosing this form of new home construction. There are several reasons why modular homes are becoming more popular and increasingly taking over a larger segment of the new housing market. Here are the key reasons. Higher quality - Modular homes are not manufactured homes or mobile homes. Modular homes are constructed with the exact same materials as site-built homes and by the same building code...

•The Modular Industry Adapts
The subprime mortgage crisis has affected just about every form of housing within the country. Lending is more restrictive, current home inventories are still tremendous, and a large percentage is unable to make their current mortgage payments. And while the modular home industry has felt the effects, the impact has been much less than on the site-built housing industry. Recent trends at the end of 2008 and thus far in 2009 has seen new customers considering modular homes in greater numbers....

•Are All Modular Homes The Same
One of the misconceptions about modular homes is that they have design limitations. Some of this misperception come from the assumption that modular homes are the same as manufactured (mobile) homes. Also in the decades past, designs have been more limited. But today, hundreds, if not thousands, of modular home designs exist, and most manufacturers have architects who work with them to create a tremendous portfolio for their customers. The truth is that any home style can be made modular. If...

•Myths And Facts About Modular Homes
A home is one of the largest purchases that someone will make in their lifetime so it’s important to know the facts – all the facts – before buying. Most people will buy a stick-built home just because it’s all they are aware of. But what they don’t know is that they could save money and time by spending a few minutes looking at another option. Custom modular homes. There are misconceptions around custom modular homes and this article aims to correct that. Myth: “Custom” means it is...

•Modular Homes The Future is so Bright
Modular home construction has been around for a few decades now, but the technologies and designs continue to improve. Particularly in the last decade, the explosion of designs and the increase in availability of modular homes have rapidly increased the modular home as a wise choice of new home construction. But what is on the horizon? Anything is possible as global markets increase, national recession looms, and streamlining within the factory advances. Here are just a few possibilities to...

•You Were Ripped Off
Once upon a time there were two friends – Jack and Jim – who went to a car dealership. They each sat down with a salesperson and made a deal for the same kind of car. Jack settled on a price and the salesperson told him to come back in a week to pick up the car. However, later that week, the salesperson called Jack and said “I’m sorry, there’s been a delay, your car will take another two days”. Jack was disappointed but acknowledged that these things happen. As he hangs up the phone, he hears...

•The Economic Situation And The Modular Home Solution
There’s no denying it, we’re in a serious economic crisis. Financial organizations are collapsing under the weight of bad debt that they have taken on and consumers are experiencing uncertainty and a lack of confidence in the market. As a result, lending companies are lending less money and the average person is watching their expenses very, very closely. In spite of the crisis, life goes on. People still need to buy homes to live in. And to do that, they need to get a mortgage. Rather than...

•10 Things You Won t Hear At The Building Site Of A Custom Modular Home
Forget your preconceived notions of what you think modular homes are – these look just like regular homes but they are built offsite in units and transported to the built site and put together in just a couple of days. Modular homes are the less expensive, more efficient, eco-friendly alternative to a conventionally built house. Oh, and they can be fully customized at less than the cost of a non-customized stick-built. Here are 10 things you won’t hear on a custom modular home building...