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To: average joe who wrote (492058)	6/21/2012 9:02:23 PM
From: goldworldnet	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793914

Moving some of the onsite work to factory assembly is definitely a construction trend. How do they do the wiring and plumbing with SIP walls? * * *

To: average joe who wrote (492058)	6/22/2012 9:19:28 AM
From: D. Long	1 Recommendation Respond to of 793914

Panelized wall construction has its efficiencies, but you have to make sure you have a good builder. Shabby contractors won't make sure the gaps in the panels are waterproofed. I've seen some really bad ones where they put the building wrap on the panels before putting up the panels, so there's no wrap over the joints in the panels and you have a nice open joint for water to go into. Another neat trend in high end construction is prefab stacking. Essentially multiple prefab houses ("trailers") stacked side by side and on top of each other like kid's building blocks. There are a few multi-million dollar houses in Castle Rock that I know were built that way. It's always funny to think they are a bunch of stacked trailers with nice finishes inside and high end stone vaneer on the outside. :)