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1. What is a modular building?
In today's economy, modular buildings make more sense than ever before. Modular buildings offer substantial cost savings over commercial site-built construction - often more than 50% savings! We are proud to offer QuickQuote pricing information for a wide selection of floorplans. See our extensive floorplan gallery for pricing information on specific buildings. If a CustomQuote is needed, pricing will be provided on an individual basis.
In most cases all of the plumbing and lighting fixtures are installed by the factory before it arrives at your site. If you have a t-grid ceiling some of the lighting might be installed onsite. The electrical outlets are prewired in the walls and connected to a panel box in each module by the factory. The air conditioning systems are attached to the exterior of the units and the ductwork is run through the attic cavity. The plumbing fixtures are stubbed out under the bottom of the building and must be connected to the sewer or septic system on site. We include empty J-boxes throughout the building for telephone, cable or other data port wiring to be pulled and connected onsite by a licensed utility contractor. After the building is setup on your site you will need to hire licensed electricians, plumbers, and telephone installers to connect the outside utilities to the building. Specialty items such as alarm or sprinkler systems are not provided and must be installed by the customer onsite if needed.
Gone are the days of the cheap "trailer" look. Today's modular buildings can easily rival conventional construction in both quality and visual appeal. Adding minor details such as concrete board siding in either wood look or stucco patterns, 5" crown molding, excellent flooring, and options such as 9 foot ceilings make offices and classrooms very bright and spacious. The finishes of each building depend on the pricing level that you choose for your building. In order to suit almost any preference, we offer most of our floorplans in a wide variety of quality levels. To see photographs of finishes and specifications of each building quality level click on the links below: Click here for our Custom Series Specifications Click here for our Commercial Series Specifications Click here for our Standard Specifications
Yes, we can customize your modular building to suit your interior design preferences and office space needs. We offer buildings ranging from under 900 square feet to over 10,000 square feet. We have a design team on staff that can work to accommodate virtually any type of commercial application. Please be aware that varying from any of the QuickQuote floorplans will automatically become a CustomQuote and will take approximately 5-7 working days to get pricing returned to you. Also, when your CustomQuote modular building becomes an order we will only be able to offer you a standard 12 month Manufacturer’s Warranty.
No, we do not offer turn key service with our buildings. Your responsibilities as the customer include, but are not limited to:
Poured concrete footers are small slabs of concrete that are poured below every pier under the building. Sometimes we utilize a foundation pad instead of poured concrete. These are usually placed every 6 feet or so along the matelines and perimeter of the building. Your local building inspector will determine if you are required to have concrete footers. If your local code requires that your building have poured concrete footers, additional charges will be applied to your quote for the price of labor and materials. On a level site pad a standard modular building will be approximately 36” to 40” off the ground. There will be a ventilated crawlspace that is enclosed around the perimeter with site installed skirting material that will match the exterior siding material of your building. You will be responsible for building any steps, decks or handicapper ramps to allow entry into the building. Some of our customers prefer a ground level entry which is possible to create with site preparation. No, you do not have to hire a contractor, although some of our customers prefer to have a local contractor oversee the installation of their building. We are happy to work parallel with your contractor to make the transition into your building as smooth as possible. If you choose not to hire a contractor, please be prepared to handle all of the items listed above. Since our modules are constructed on an assembly line at the factory and setup on your site nearly completed, our lead times are extremely fast. From the time the order is placed our buildings can be on your site within 6 to 12 weeks, depending on the season. Please note that there may be some exceptions to this such as natural disasters driving up the demand for our product. This fast lead time is just another benefit of modular construction. As you may know, typical site built construction can take from 6 months to a year to complete. At this time our buildings are only available with a square mansard roofline. Because our buildings must travel down the road we are limited by height restrictions such as bridges, etc. The standard height of our modular buildings are 14’ 8” or higher in some cases. Since we utilize good quality materials for our buildings, you should expect our Standard and Commercial Series buildings to last at least 25 to 30 years or even longer in a permanent application with proper care and maintenance. With products such as James Hardie siding materials and Armstrong brand flooring, our buildings are built to last with high quality name brands products that you can trust. We offer three options for our buildings.
Yes, all of our coded buildings are built to meet handicap accessibility requirements. This include 36” wide doorways throughout the building and large restrooms with a 5 foot radius. All of our buildings are required to meet the code requirements before they can be delivered to your site. Our buildings meet International Building code as well as the occupancy code for the individual customer’s usage (i.e. Business, Educational, etc) having the state seals. The seals are located in the panel box in the building. No. At this time we only build single story modulars. Windloading is the miles per hour of wind the building is required to withstand based on a three second wind gust. The wind load requirements of a building are based on their location and distance from the coastline. The closer to the water a building is the higher the windload must be and the further inland the lower the windload. On the coast the windload requirements are between 130-140 mph, but typical inland windload requirements is between 100-120 mph. If you choose to purchase a Platinum building from our QuickQuote pricing plan, you will have a 24 month factory warranty. All other buildings, including custom buildings, will have a standard 12 month factory warranty. |
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