Homeownership: An American Tradition

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Part of the American identity is the notion of owning a home. The idea of having a space that is yours is a key part of that dream.

As the American experiment has progressed, so have the complications involved in finding that perfect domicile. Anyone can locate a house, but finding a home is a completely different matter. Urban areas are full of apartment buildings and admittedly beautiful, but still generic brownstones and row houses. Suburban areas are increasingly dominated by planned communities with a few floor plans that are only differentiated by square footage and a coat of paint.

Having a custom designed modular home and built to your specifications is prohibitively costly for the vast majority of Americans.

Thankfully, advances in modern modular homes splits the difference between cost and personalized options.

For many, the notion of a prefabricated home conjures images of a double-wide trailer in a dirt lot. But it is 2016. Prefabrication has advanced in scope and technology. Modular homes built before being placed on a lot are in a renaissance of sorts, and no longer look like they came off an assembly line.

Modern prefab homes have left the trailer park and entered the lap of luxury. Some have an ultra-modern industrial steel and glass look, and others look more like a classic log cabin. Floor plans range from Ranch style to Cape Cod style and everything in between.

The difference nowadays is that they are constructed modularly, which keeps costs low. Many manufacturers allow a high level of customization to truly make it your own.

There are other advantages to this approach to home design. The manufacturing process ensures consistent construction out of a variety of high quality materials. It also allows the homebuyer to choose from a wide array of styles and floor plans. Because this process is separated from the rest of the project, details such as landscaping, terraces, decks, and garages retain a flexibility that is often limited by a traditional method of construction.

Many modular home manufacturers also combine the wonder of modern materials and recent technological advances to ensure an environmentally friendly home. Even if you do not spend your free time hugging trees, this is an important development. Integration of solar panels, rainwater collection, and the properties of the materials used can take a large chunk out of monthly utility bills. Older homes and even houses built today in a traditional manner do not have those advantages.

The modern prefab home fuses style, elegance, and green concepts to truly revolutionize the American dream!

About the Company:

Milam Anderson is the founder of Rochester Homes, Inc., a company based in Rochester specializes only in modular homes. In April of 1972, Milam Anderson turned the first shovel of dirt to create Rochester Homes. Since that time Rochester Homes, Inc. has been building quality homes with innovative designs.