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Modular Home Construction Basics
The crew from Superior Walls is preparing for the pre-cast foundation walls, which will provide the base for the modular home.
To learn about the manufacturing process for the pre-cast panels, Bob travels back to the Simplex plant in Scranton PA, where he sees how each module is framed and prepped for delivery.
Back in the Berkshires, once the panels have been lowered into place by crane, Mel Zimmerman from Superior Walls explains the foundation assembly process.
To learn about the manufacturing process for the pre-cast panels, Bob travels back to the Simplex plant in Scranton PA, where he sees how each module is framed and prepped for delivery.
Back in the Berkshires, once the panels have been lowered into place by crane, Mel Zimmerman from Superior Walls explains the foundation assembly process.
- Part 1: Pre-cast Concrete Foundation Installation
- Part 2: Modular Home Construction Basics
- Bob visits the Simplex Industries modular home plant in Scranton, PA. Dave Boniello, the Vice President of Marketing for Simplex, gives Bob a full tour of the plant.
Building the majority of a home in a factory, then delivering it to the site for assembly, presents unique challenges. Simplex Industries, a privately owned company that ships over 400 homes a year, utilizes a mix of traditional framing techniques and leading-edge modular home construction.
Specific practices are in place to ensure that the transportation is accomplished without structural or cosmetic damage to the house. In service of protecting the home in transit, the eaves are able to fold up, metal shielding can go in to protect rough electrical work, and drywall that's glued, not screwed, is used. - Part 3: Advantages of a Pre-cast Foundation System
Beautifully sited on wooded acreage with breathtaking views of some of the most beautiful countryside in New England, this Arts and Crafts style bungalow certainly doesn't look factory-built. You'd never know it was a modular home unless Bob took you to the Pennsylvania factory where it was built, almost from start to finish.
The house goes down the assembly line from framing, through wiring and plumbing, all the way to the installation of flooring and priming for paint.
The house is trucked to its pre-fabricated foundations on the lot, and start all the finishing touches that will prove that a modular house doesn't have to be a cookie-cutter affair.
The house goes down the assembly line from framing, through wiring and plumbing, all the way to the installation of flooring and priming for paint.
The house is trucked to its pre-fabricated foundations on the lot, and start all the finishing touches that will prove that a modular house doesn't have to be a cookie-cutter affair.
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Episode 1 - Modular Home Construction and Site Preparation
Description:
Bob and his crew travel to western Massachusetts to feature the construction and on-site assembly of a modular home in the Berkshires Hills.<br> <br> Simplex Industries is building the home in Scranton, PA. Bob visits the Simplex factory to witness the the prefab process. Pat Fricchione, Jr., owner of Simplex, tells Bob the history of the company, remarking on how the image of modular construction has changed over the years.<br> <br> While touring the building site, Bob gives an overview of the rustic Berkshires area before joining general contractor Michael Shiels to discuss the foundation prep work that is underway. -
Episode 3 - Modular Construction, Wiring, and Drywall
Description:
All of the work in progress is going on indoors, safe from the elements that can slow traditional home construction. The work underway includes roof assembly, subfloor installation, wall framing, and drywall application for the house's main living areas.<br> <br> Tasks that are also ongoing include spackling and sanding, installing insulation, applying wall and roof sheathing, plus house wrapping and interior trim work.<br> <br> Leviton structured wire boxes, which will form the backbone of the home's voice and data system, are also being installed, while, at the Simplex stair shop, the staircase for the project houses is being carefully assembled. -
Episode 4 - Interior and Exterior Finishes on a Modular Home
Description:
Work continues at the Simplex Industries plant in Scranton, PA. The interior finishes are being installed-- the modules will soon be ready for transport to the home site in the Berkshires.<br> <br> Prefinished hardwood floors from Bellawood are being installed throughout the house. In the kitchen, cabinets and countertops are being laid down.<br> <br> Bill Dongas from Pella windows is on location to explains the installation of the Pella's Architect series windows, while plant workers put up the engineered wood exterior siding. -
Episode 5 - Assembling a Modular Home
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Episode 6 - Shake Roof and Stone Façade for Modular Home
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Episode 7 - Panelized Cedar Shingles, a Metal Roof, and The Mount
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Episode 8 - Direct Vent Heat and Composite Deck Materials
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Episode 9 - Energy Efficient Heat, Column Deck Supports, and The Mount
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Episode 10 - Berkshires Architecture, Shakespeare & Co., and Structured Wiring
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Episode 11 - Introducing Elm Court
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Episode 12 - Sound Insulation and Restored Rooms at Elm Court
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Episode 13 - Elm Court Decor and Ongoing Restoration
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