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They look nice but I find contemporary homes to be cold and uninviting. Who wants to live in a doctor's office? Whether these are good or not depends on the quality of construction. Too often prefab and/or modular homes are cheaply constructed. Like with stick built construction, you need to be aware of quality. Jay
They look nice but I find contemporary homes to be cold and uninviting. Who wants to live in a doctor's office? Whether these are good or not depends on the quality of construction. Too often prefab and/or modular homes are cheaply constructed. Like with stick built construction, you need to be aware of quality. Jay
Agreed.
Modular homes have to conform to local building codes just like stick built construction, so in an ideal world the quality should be the same. For this reason, banks will treat modular homes just like site built homes. However, we all live in the real world, where quality varies according to the builder and sub-contractors they use, so buyer beware.
While I like the look of these homes and would eagerly live in one , I'd wonder what neighborhood they would fit into? It is one thing if these homes are built somewhere out in the woods, but if they were to be built in any suburban neighborhood in most communities, they would stick out like a sore thumb.
In that instance I wouldn't want to live next to any of them.
They look nice but I find contemporary homes to be cold and uninviting. Who wants to live in a doctor's office? Whether these are good or not depends on the quality of construction. Too often prefab and/or modular homes are cheaply constructed. Like with stick built construction, you need to be aware of quality. Jay
Prefabs can be built in any style. In the homes above, if they were painted differently, or had some softening touches added to the design, they wouldn't look as cold or industrial. But some folks like a dramatic looking home.
I like those contemporary homes, and modern windows that use low-E glass in double panes don't lose much heat or cooling.
All the prefabs have to build to conform to federal and state building codes for safety and fire prevention, but as you say, they differ in build quality.
I've always wondered where mostly glass homes exist. California? Seems like most of the local climates in the US in particular would be too hot or too cold for them. Unless the owner was so rich utilities didn't matter, I guess.
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