Advantages for Builders
Builders are speeding up their construction times with pre-built wall panels.
Faster construction time leads to even more savings:
Faster construction time leads to even more savings:
- Faster sales turnovers.
- Lower interest costs (because building loans are paid off sooner).
- Less labor needed overall.
- Less skilled labor needed.
- Fewer days of liability, theft and weather damage during construction.
The higher accuracy of wall panels means fewer callbacks. Less waste means that less clean-up is needed. Wall panels are often designed on 3D computer software, so architects and structural engineers can maximize them for greater aesthetics and structural integrity.
Side-by-side home building comparison: Prefab vs. Stick-frame
Testimonial
Matt Belcher owns Belcher Homes in Wildwood, Mo., which builds only green homes.
He says using panelized construction reduced their waste considerably.
He says using panelized construction reduced their waste considerably.
“The quality control is better and it cuts at least
half the time out of the construction schedule.”
half the time out of the construction schedule.”
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