It is unclear to me that it’s more expensive to assemble the kit on site than in a factory. Yes, weather is an issue. However, the “factory floor” is effectiv

It is unclear to me that it’s more expensive to assemble the kit on site than in a factory. Yes, weather is an issue. However, the “factory floor” is effectively infinite size. If robots were assembling the houses and doing the finish work then they’d have a better argument. With the Sears approach, you can still have robots do most of the cutting and part of the fabrication.