Mangum Custom Builders starts company specializing in modular homes in Texas

AUSTIN, TX – May 12, 2010 – (RealEstateRama) — Austin-based Mangum Custom Builders has launched a sister company, Mangum Modular Homes Inc., which will help Texans easily and quickly establish their homesteads without sacrificing quality or style.

“Our modular homes are built in a factory and assembled on your property, so you spend more time living your dream and less time building it,” said Greg Mangum, owner of Mangum Modular Homes.

Mangum Modular Homes offers two- and three-bedroom floor plans, with prices starting at $119,000.

Amenities include pinewood floors, granite countertops, stainless-steel kitchen appliances, walk-in showers, oversize vanities and expansive windows. Eco-friendly options include solar panels, rainwater collection systems and recycled construction materials.

“There are many landowners who want to use their property and don’t want to wait the traditional 18 months to have a home designed and built,” Mangum said. “A Mangum modular home is built and transported to an owner’s property within 90 days of contract. The completion takes a couple of weeks, including connections to water, electric and sewer.”

According to the Manufacturing Housing Institute, the need for quality, affordable housing in Texas and around the country has never been greater.

“Today’s manufactured homes can deliver outstanding quality and performance at prices ranging from 10 to 35 percent less per square foot than conventional site-built homes,” the Manufactured Housing Institute says.

Here are a few facts about modular homes:

• Both modular homes and mobile homes are built in factories and are transported to sites for installation. However, a key difference is that modular homes must be placed on permanent foundations; mobile homes do not. Homes from Mangum Modular Homes are attached to concrete pier and beam foundations.

• Modular homes must adhere to the same state or local building codes as on-site builders must follow.

• Modular homes offer the same interior and exterior design options as site-built homes do—often with greater customization.

For more information about Mangum Modular Homes, visit www.mangummodularhomes.com.