Are factory built homes cheaper than site-built because they use less material or inferior quality building materials?
No, and definitely not at Magnolia. It is estimated that some areas of Magnolia’s construction have over 20% more material than site built. We do this to insure the quality of the home during shipment and setup. The quality of our building material rivals any site built home with #2 and better western white woods, copper plumbing lines, and tongue and groove plywood floor decking just to mention a few areas. Our customers’ cost savings come from Magnolia’s volume buying discounts, our controlled labor costs, and our factory efficiencies. Magnolia Homes buys in truck load quantities, direct from distributors like Boise Cascade and Universal Forest Products, insuring Magnolia the best prices available. Our workers are skilled and reliable. With dependable labor we are not subject to spiked labor costs because of labor shortages or excessive traveling in areas with high housing demands. Our factory offers us efficiencies that site builders can’t match. Our mill controls all scrap lumber a
