The Ford house has been delivered and set! On Friday, the Ford house left the Palm-Harbor Discovery Plant on two flat-bed trucks and arrived at its home on Ford St in SW Austin. According to ma modular’s general contractor, Jerry Fryer, “It was a game of inches.” To clear the power lines, the crane was [...]
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SOL Austin is a vibrant, sustainable community of modern, 5 Star Green, and Net-Zero capable homes located in East Austin. If you’re in the market for a new home, check out this one-of-a-kind development by KRDB Architects (www.solaustin.com). If you like the SOL homes but already own a lot or acreage, most of the home [...]
Thank you to everyone who attended the plant tour to view the Ford House being built. One tour participant had this to say (via email) afterward: “Absolutely amazing to see someone’s home being built in that fashion. So much more effective/efficient. Not only for the clients, and the sake of the home, but for the [...]
As I mentioned in a recent post, the Ford House goes into production this week. You may be thinking, wait a minute! That’s Step 6. What happened to Steps 2-5? You’re absolutely right. Here’s a summary of what has transpired since Site Orientation: Step 2 – Site Reconnaissance. Three surveys are required at the beginning [...]
Chris Krager, founder of Ma Modular, is one of 5 sustainable business owners featured in Tribeza magazine this month: http://tribeza.com/component/content/article/213.html An excerpt from the article: “KRDB’s primary mission is to make design more accessible, both financially and intellectually. Most people have a limited amount they can allocate to their monthly housing costs. First, find a [...]
In addition to the Ford House (post 2 of 10 coming soon!), Ma Modular has several other projects in the works: Right around the corner from the Ford House, near Zilker Park, a spacious corner lot on Bluebonnet is under contract and site surveys are on order (boundary, geotechnical, topo and tree) for a new [...]
Ma Modular’s Florida/Georgia manufacturer, Palm Harbor-Nationwide Homes, joined “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” to build the television show’s first modular home. Click here to preview the episode, which is is scheduled to air this Sunday, May 16 at 8/7 Central on ABC: http://abc.go.com/shows/extreme-makeover-home-edition Will Ty and the folks at ABC’s “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” learn from [...]
Ma Modular has recently partnered with a national mortgage lender to offer one-time close construction loans to clients in all 50 states. One-time close loans are rare nowadays, but they’re beneficial because you only have to work with 1 bank and there’s 1 closing versus 2, which can save you time and money. Contact Amy [...]
SOL Austin (www.solaustin.com) has been featured on PBS NewsHour in an interview by two Austin High School students. The 2 minute piece is mid-way through the interview just after Enviromedia: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/video/module.html?s=news01s3e6eqe81 SOL is a vibrant, sustainable community of modern, 5 Star Green, and Net-Zero capable homes. For MA Modular fans, most of the home plans [...]
The Ford House Project is underway in SW Austin near Zilker Park! Over the next several months, we’ll be documenting the 10 steps to building a Ma Modular home. Our clients already own the property and have sold their existing house, so Step 1 is Site Orientation. Friday morning, the client, Jerry Fryer (ma’s General [...]
