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by alexisrivas 7y ago
Article and photos of recently delivered Cover the size of a two car garage with kitchen and bathroom: https://www.curbed.com/2019/4/16/18311952/prefab-home-cover-...
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by alexisrivas 8y ago
Yes, the 6 months includes all that for flat lots in Los Angeles City. Hillside lots are a totally different ball game because of the regulatory and additional engineering complexity associated with them.
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by alexisrivas 8y ago
Harmmonica, Because we build in a factory, we do almost all the inspections and building safety checks with the State, which is a custom process we've developed with the state specific to our building system. This means that our proces
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by alexisrivas 8y ago
While $117/sq.ft. is the average cost nationwide, the average in Los Angeles City – where Cover operates – is a lot higher. In addition to that, Cover offers backyard homes, which means they're smaller than a full size home. They&
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by alexisrivas 8y ago
URL to blog post which outlines our mission and approach: https://www.cover.build/post/what-why-how
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by alexisrivas 8y ago
Thing with prefab is it's been tried many times before, and hasn't succeeded. Why? Most companies take traditional construction methods, and simply move them into a factory where there's cheaper labor. But then the assembly p
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by alexisrivas 8y ago
4 days of box stacking. 8 years of permitting. Multi-unit projects like this which require discretionary permits and approvals are too slow of a response for the housing crisis. California state senators enacted laws in 2017 (SB 1069 and AB