Timberstone Construction primary method of building is Modular or Prefabricated construction. This utilizes an offsite factory to construct the majority of the home, to our specifications, in a controlled factory environment. Once completed to a specific stage the home is shipped on an air ride truck trailer and then set on homes permanent foundation with a crane. From this point Timberstone will proceed to put all the finishing touches on the home that could not be completed in the factory.

This method of construction can reduce the time to build your home by 50% and sometimes more. This also allows a higher quality of construction due to the controlled factory environment. Please read through our FAQ for more information on this process and its benefits.

Factory built housing (FBH) is an automated construction version of a site built residential structure.  Other than using automated construction, there is little or no difference between factory built housing and site built residential structures.

It is not uncommon for FBH to be called “modular”or “Prefab” housing as the home needs to be transported great distances which creates a size restriction as to width than can be transported from state to state.  Consequently the factory will build the house so that it can be efficiently transported to the site.  Thus the home’s unique design is made up of modules which are “stitched” together upon arrival.

Some ignorance of facts regarding this building process has prompted some Realtors to wonder if disclosure of how the home was built is necessary.  For this reason many involved in this field sought the advice and counsel of the California Association of Realtors regarding this matter.  Many of the following facts support that disclosure is not a required nor necessary.

All product design and construction is subject to the most current edition of the California Building Standards Code (CBSC), or International Building Code (IBC), the same as all site-built residential occupancies in California.

The foregoing information is comprised of outtakes from a package issued by  “Housing and Community Development “ – State of California and endorsed by the Business Transportation & Housing Agency – State of California.

From California Association of Realtors legal advisors;

“The general feeling is that if our lawyers were in the field as Realtors, they would not disclose.   Disclosures are normally the result of a “material” fact, one that could also negatively affect the value of the property.   We do not disclose ”positive” facts and if we do, it is not because they were required but used as a sales point.”