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So, does anyone else offer catalog homes? If not, why not? Have building permits gotten too complex?

• newnewpdro 8y ago
  Cabelas does log homes
  • busterarm 8y ago
    Not anymore (at least not referenced on their site anymore). They're also at a huge markup compared to other kit log cabins.
• AmVess 8y ago
  The choice for a prefab dwelling is speed of construction and short time to inhabitance, and not really cost savings. Land is not plentiful and cheap like it once was. Then there are utility install and hookup costs which are quite large. Also, bare lots are not easy to find.
• barry-cotter 8y ago
  Yes, it’s building permits. It’s not that they’re too complex, it’s that they vary not just by state but municipally within states. The modern incarnation of a low end manufactured home is a mobile home. They’re regulated like motor vehicles on a federal level. That’s why mobile home parks are zoned out of existence, to keep the poor out, same as maximum number of unrelated occupants or minimum lot sizes with maximum square footage making building anything but a luxurious single family home illegal.
• bluGill 8y ago
  Sort of. With modern software design and modern manufacturing it doesn't cost anything extra to allow you to change to a different floor plan. So you can get a kit that is easier to put together than the sears home of the past (despite having to meet stronger codes), but it will be a custom home. With standard lumber sizes kit homes don't gain much though. Home Depot sells precut studs (92 5/8) that allow the standard size drywall/plywood to fit.
• benzofuran 8y ago
  There are a number of outfits offering various takes - these Q-Cabins are popular in some areas of CO and CA, and come in similar kit fashion without being log homes. Link: http://theqcabin.com/ http://theqcabin.com/