SYSTEMS BUILT HOMES HAVE SUPERIOR QUALITY.
With Systems Built homes, the in-plant construction quality is invariably superior to what can be done on a job site. Parts cut with a hand saw or a hand-held power circular saw at a job site cannot possibly be as precise as those cut with a $10,000 radial arm saw or a $100,000 component cutter in a factory. Systems Built fastening methods are also demonstrably superior because they use pneumatic tools, which drive fasteners to precise depths – no under-driving and no shiners. What’s more, factory inspections cover every construction detail from floor framing to final paint, and trained factory inspectors or independent third party inspectors perform more than one-dozen unannounced inspections per house. These days, with so much construction going on, local inspectors don’t always have time to get there.
SYSTEMS BUILT MATERIALS ARE THE BEST.
The quality Systems Built home builder does not us green lumber and protects all building materials from the weather; otherwise, materials would be too warped or bent to fit into their precise jigs for wall panels or trusses. In many on-site building locations either green lumber is still used or building materials are not protected from the weather; as a result, for decades the ultimate homeowner inherits problems after the building is finished.
SYSTEMS BUILT HOMES ARE STRONGER THAN STICK BUILT HOMES.
The Systems Built unit uses the strongest of all construction methods based on the 2x6 platform framing system. Traditionally, Systems Built units are over-built so they can be hauled on wheels over roads to get to the site and so that a crane can lift them off the wheels and place them on a foundation. Only Systems Built construction is sturdy enough to withstand such forces which are equivalent to that of a healthy earthquake.
SYSTEMS BUILT HOMES ARE EASIER TO FINANCE.
Systems Built homes are very easy to finance because they have a positive track record. When the homeowner wants, for instance, the Acme Plan 3A from a Systems Builder with some variations, chances are the local banker has seen it before and knows the value. Bankers also like the idea that Systems Built homes are well insulated which means the ultimate buyer won’t go broke paying utility bills. Bankers also like the simplicity of the construction process compared to on-site construction.
SYSTEMS BUILT HOMES ARE QUICKER TO BUILD.
From the time you place your order, even when the Systems Builder is hopping busy, you can get a home delivered to your site in eight weeks or less and you can move into it within few more weeks. From the time you place your order, the average site built home takes six to nine months to complete.
SYSTEMS BUILT HOMES APPRECIATE IN VALUE THE SAME AS STICK BUILT HOMES.
Other things being equal (primarily location), Systems Built homes appreciate in value in lock step with site-built homes.
SYSTEMS BUILT HOMES ARE SAFER THAN SITE-BUILT HOMES.
Systems Built construction technology of glue-nailed sheathing and decking with redundant framing members makes a Systems Built home a safe place to hang your hat if you live in earthquake or tornado country. Systems Built homes are built to survive nature’s onslaught. The frameworks of today’s System Built homes are engineered for safe use in each of the specific geographic region where they are sold. Systems Built homes may be the safest on the market because of the federal laws requiring smoke detectors, escape windows and incombustible materials. Many site-built homes are constructed in areas where not even smoke detectors are required by law.
SYSTEMS BUILT HOMES LAST AS LONG AS ANY OTHER TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION.
There are endless examples of Systems Built homes that have been in continuous service for 50, 60, and 70 years. One example: the homes built by National Homes through the Midwest 50 years ago which originally sold for $7,000, $8,000, and $9,000 complete. These homes today are still in use; the major change has been that they have increased ten-fold in value.
SYSTEMS BUILT HOMES LOOK GREAT.
Over 90% of all Systems Built homes today are customized to meet the buyer’s needs. They look as good, and in many cases, better than anything that can be built on-site. Some System Builders are producing spectacular mansions of over 10,000 sq. ft. Systems Built homes are routinely assembled to resemble any type of architecture the buyer may want from a New England Salt Box to an Ante Belle mansion. Systems Built units can be finished with stucco walls, tile roofs, and exterior design features so that they become indistinguishable from on-site designs.
SYSTEMS BUILT HOMES ARE THE WAVE OF THE FUTURE.
America is the nation that invented factory fabrication. When we buy a washing machine, a microwave oven, a VCR, or a car, we don’t expect it to be dumped in parts in our backyard for us to assemble. We expect these products to come factory-made, factory inspected and ready for instant use. It is unlikely that the home building industry will cling to the idea of costly, error prone piece-by-piece fabrication of homes at job sites. For both economic and quality reasons, on-site home building can’t last; factory home building can’t miss.
