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In my short experience, there is a very practical difference between "manufactured" and "modular" which is explained at the Ideabox site link below. We have se
by JALTU 5y ago
In my short experience, there is a very practical difference between "manufactured" and "modular" which is explained at the Ideabox site link below.
We have seen/stayed in one of these Ideabox homes and they seem a good balance for a house when you're not a "I want to build my dream castle" kind of person (that's me).
https://www.ideabox.us/ https://www.ideabox.us/
- JALTU 5y agoTo clarify a little: Where I am interested in building, there are county-wide laws or code regarding mfg vs mod homes, effectively taking one of those options off the table for me. And, just to be clear, I am not a build my castle person, but I do want something more modern than the usual cabin in the woods. Hence, Ideabox...
- mleonhard 5y agoIdeabox's cheapest home is a 780 sq ft 1BR for $230K. According to their cost estimate, the total cost would be $420k. This seems over-priced. Pre-fab homes should be cheaper than custom-built homes. A new home of that size will not cost $400k in Wyoming or Kansas.
- moralestapia 5y ago>Pre-fab homes should be cheaper than custom-built homes. Yeah that's my main pick with all pre-fab proposals that eventually pop-up here and there, some of them even winning awards for "affordable" housing. Every. single. time. the total cost of the project is on the 6-7 figures range ...