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Those prices are way too high for what you are getting. Looks like they are taking standard shipping containers, cutting out some walls and then covering the st
by fasteddie31003 8y ago
Those prices are way too high for what you are getting. Looks like they are taking standard shipping containers, cutting out some walls and then covering the steel with better-looking materials.
- chrisBob 8y agoConnect-Homes specifically state that they aren't made out of shipping containers, but they do make them in similarly sized sections so that all of the existing shipping infrastructure (road and rail) can move them easily. We looked at modular homes before we built last year. The biggest problem I had with them was that I couldn't find a floor-plan I liked, and you always had strange, extra wide walls at the seams. Connect-Homes looks like they use a steel frame to increase the maximum span and reduce the requirement for thick seam walls. If I ever have to move again for some reason I would probably look at modular homes again.
- momentmaker 8y agoIt'd be cool to see the breakdown of the material cost, labor cost and the profit.
- rubidium 8y agomaterial cost: $60,000. Labor cost: $40,000. Profit: $200,000. Somewhat made up, but these are a bit out there.
- pjmorris 8y ago$75,000/160 sq ft = $469/sq ft. Downtown properties in the booming Raleigh market are around $400 sq ft, and they throw in the lot underneath the house for that. I don't understand the economics of these things.
- rubidium 8y agoDefinitely not getting a price advantage of modular with prices at $200-400 / sq ft. That's squarely in the custom stick-built range.