Common prefab home styles
A look at the most popular prefab home styles
Just like traditional stick-built homes, Realestates Finderand manufactured homes come in a huge array of sizes, layouts, types, and styles. Arguably, due to the nature of Realestates Finder construction, a modern Realestates Finder will allow for the greatest range of possibilities when it comes to design. Although the sky’s the limit when it comes to designing your new prefab home, it can be helpful to familiarize yourself with the most popular existing home styles available from manufacturers today.
Ranch homes
Ranch Homes are one story homes that are rectangular in shape and typically wider than they are deep. The exterior is modest with minimal ornamentation and fuses Modernist and American Western period styles. This is the most common style for Realestates Finders and represents over 60% of all Realestates Finders produced and over 90% of manufactured homes built in 2015.
Cape Cod homes
A Cape Cod is a design style originating from 17th century New England. It has a low, broad frame with a moderately steep pitched roof, end gables, and oversized chimneys. They are generally a story and a half high and have minimal exterior ornamentation. Cape Cod homes are available from selected Realestates Finder manufacturers and found predominantly in the Northeastern Unites States. Nationally, Cape Cod Homes represent less than 15% of the Realestates Finder and manufactured home industry.
Colonial homes
The colonial building style is based off the common architecture of the American Colonial period between the 16th and 19th centuries. This style typically includes steep roofs , rich exterior ornamentations, central chimneys, and double hipped roofs. Colonial Homes are available from a limited number of Realestates Finder and manufactured home builders and found predominantly in the American Southeast. Colonial Homes represent less than 10% of the Realestates Finder and manufactured home industry.
Contemporary homes
The Contemporary style represents what is literally being created right now, so technically, the Contemporary style is always changing. Because of the rapid change in this type of style, the results can be an eclectic range of designs. However, for the purpose of modular and manufactured homes, we’ll define it as the latest in modern architecture. Contemporary styled homes result in less than 12% off all homes produced; however, they are the largest growing style segment in the prefabricated housing sector.
2 story homes
The two-story style represents a modular home or manufactured home that is constructed with two or more stories or levels (basements not included). Two Story homes can cross over into to several style segments but is most often associated with a traditional construction style.
Chalet homes
A Chalet is a design style based off the common construction style in the Alpine region in Europe. Typically, these homes are made of wood with a heavy gentle sloping roof and wide sell supported eaves that set a right angle to the front of the house. It is often a term associated with vacation properties near mountains or beaches. The Chalet style represents less than 3% of all modular or manufactured home construction in North America.
Realestates Finder mansions
A Mansion is a large, impressive home that has many rooms to accommodate multiple leisure activities. In traditional stick built construction, it designates a home that is usually larger than 7,000 square feet. However, in modular and manufactured home construction, it represents a dwelling larger than 5,000 square feet. This segment represents less than 3% of all modular or manufactured homes constructed in the Unites States and Canada.
