modular home update

[Sandcastle]

There used to be a dome type house similar to a yurt on Cape San Blas. Looked like it had been around for quite a long time. By now it probably washed into the Gulf with the 60 percent of the Cape that has eroded but it seemed to last through at least a few hurricanes with zero damage.

Be interesting to see the reaction of the architectural control board of say... Rosemary react to a submission for such a structure.

I watched that home being built and I was in it while it was under construction. It certainly didn?t give us a very ?homey? feeling. The neighbors didn?t care for it either. I haven?t been back to see if it?s still on dry land.

 

[Sandcastle]

A "modular home" - built in the factory - and assembled on site was just picked in Country Living's House of the year. It is really quite cute w/ porches, a tin (metal) roof, working shutters,and the company (Genesis Homes) designed it to fit in the the historic architecture of the area (it was built in Florida). It looked more like what you see in some of the new subdivisions down here at the beach.

I have read before that these usually exceed local building code/standards. so my thought was why not have them up the windows, doors to hurricane standards and ship it in to your lot.

They could probably get very close to some existing designs.

The one in the mag, probably ended up being a bit costly because of so many on-site /custom changes.

You don't have to have a geodome, for it to be modular. There was a company in Georgia that was doing many that looked like period houses/ or Southern living plans.

A lot of these homes are very attractive and they're getting better every year. Many of the joints are glued as well as nailed and they're stronger than "stick" houses. I might buy one for a lot that we have in NC.

 

[Cil]

I watched that home being built and I was in it while it was under construction. It certainly didn?t give us a very ?homey? feeling. The neighbors didn?t care for it either. I haven?t been back to see if it?s still on dry land.

heh
It's still there. I agree it's kinda funny looking, but I haven't been inside.

 

[csamps]

the florida one is online... go to countryliving.com website and look at 2006 home of the year.

 

[ShallowsNole]

A lot of these homes are very attractive and they're getting better every year. Many of the joints are glued as well as nailed and they're stronger than "stick" houses. I might buy one for a lot that we have in NC.

My brother's home on Walton Road in DeFuniak Springs is 3000 sq ft +, and modular. Unless you asked him to show you, you'd never know it. Very little waste, especially since materials don't mysteriously walk off your job site.

 

[Sandcastle]

We seriously considered a modular home for our beach house in SoWal seven years ago. The contractor who built our stick house in Tallahassee highly recommended it, and he had nothing to gain from telling us about it. The model that we saw was very well constructed and really attractive. We went with conventional construction at the beach, though, because we wanted a lot of height and a tower room.

I?m very interested in the small modular homes that have been built for some of the hurricane victims. I?d really like to get inside of one. I think that Lowes will begin selling the kits soon.

 

[Diane4145]

Sandcastle;145475]We seriously considered a modular home for our beach house in SoWal seven years ago. The contractor who built our stick house in Tallahassee highly recommended it, and he had nothing to gain from telling us about it. The model that we saw was very well constructed and really attractive. We went with conventional construction at the beach, though, because we wanted a lot of height and a tower room.

I?m very interested in the small modular homes that have been built for some of the hurricane victims. I?d really like to get inside of one. I think that Lowes will begin selling the kits soon

Maybe I'm just gullible, but I'm trying to figure out if you're really serious. Is Lowes going to start selling kits, for those homes? I haven't heard of them, personally. What sizes, are they making? If they are, sounds very interesting!:clap_1: :clap_1: :clap_1:

 

[Sandcastle]

Maybe I'm just gullible, but I'm trying to figure out if you're really serious. Is Lowes going to start selling kits, for those homes? I haven't heard of them, personally. What sizes, are they making? If they are, sounds very interesting!:clap_1: :clap_1: :clap_1:

I?m serious. I saw a small portion of a news clip about modular homes being built in Mississippi (or LA). They were very small, but architecturally attractive. They looked like tiny Seaside cottages ? white picket fences and all! They could be expanded into larger homes at a later date, or used as a guest house.

Yes, it was mentioned that Lowes will eventually sell the plans, kits, etc. Also, the cost of the home shown was $45,000 ? versus $65,000 for a FEMA trailer. They?re supposed to withstand a wind force of 135MPH.

Prior to the news clip, there was an article in the Seaside Times about Robert Davis? involvement in a similar project for the hurricane victims. After reading the Seaside Times article I thought that the concept sounded great. I would really like to see the homes.

When I?m at the beach next week, I might walk over and talk to someone in the Seaside Community Development Corporation?s office and see if I can get some more info.

I like your TAR. We just brought home a Yorkiepoo that's 10 weeks old.

 

[Lisa Ruby]

Take a look at cusatocottages.com....they are really nice, and much cheaper than the government issue FEMA trailer.

 

[Sandcastle]

These are the cottages that I saw in the news clip.;-)