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 [...]
Work on the Ford House foundation and house continue in tandem this week. While the house is being built at Palm Harbor-Discovery, a pier and beam foundation consisting of 24 cement piers is being built on site. Do to the nature of the soil (expansive clay), each pier will extend 15′ into the ground for [...]
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 [...]
The four projects we introduced at the beginning of the summer have made great strides! Ford (a single-family home in SW Austin) – Construction begins next week at our partner manufacturing plant, Palm Harbor-Discovery, here in Austin. Ruth (a secondary home on a single lot in NW Austin) – Design Phase 1 of 2 is [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Designers/builders of pre-fab housing often talk about the cost benefits of modular homes versus site built homes, but there are also some pretty great (and eco-friendly) non-monetary benefits to consider: Shorter turn time: 2-3 months versus 5-7 months to completion and move-in. Modular homes are assembled in protected environments versus on site where they are [...]
In October 2008, Chris had the privilege of spending the day with Julius Shulman, world-renowned architectural photographer featured in the documentary ”Visual Acoustics: The Modernism of Julius Shulman” (www.juliusshulmanfilm.com). It was an honor for Chris to tour one of the most influential photographers of modern architecture through the ma model home, Luna, and several other [...]
