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mopinko

(72,883 posts)
13. it wd absolutely b cheaper.
Sat Aug 2, 2025, 03:23 PM
Aug 2

when u do it that way, u do away w a lot of waste. u dont cut 2x4’s to 8 or 10 ft, u cut them to the exact size at the mill. u dont pack tiles into random size boxes, u pack them to the exact number u need. etc, etc.
u dont need an engineer to draw blueprints for each home.

these houses were engineered so that anyone cd put them together. community groups cd put them together. habitat for humanity cd bang them out in a day or 2.
fema cd use them, instead of putting ppl in stinky trailers that outgas formaldehyde.

they werent all tiny homes. but most of them used the same components, just in different arrangements. the hood i live in was built by 1 group of developers. they’re all built on a basic design. the 2 & 3 flats r pretty much all the same, but the single families have a lot of variation. it doesnt look like levittown, at all.

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