Blending Efficiency and Aesthetics with SmartPads
Did you know it is less expensive and more efficient to build a 2-story home than a ranch-style home with the same SQ/FT? Building homes with verticality vs. a wide low profile and larger, more elongated footprints, minimize the need for extensive excavation, foundation work, and more on-site construction, which translates to cost and time savings!
Custom Prefab Design Case Studies
Let’s take a look at two examples of the custom prefab designs by SmartPads. Take our Skyview design, as compared to the Winter Park design. The Skyview is a true custom prefab design with 5 modules + garage. As you can see in the image below, this site-built garage is tucked under the 5th module, allowing SmartPads to complete this home approximately 90% before delivering to the site. The extra garage footprint is minimal and is mostly roofed by the caretaker module, therefore, limiting the time and costs to build a separate foundation, roof system, etc. This home was completed from a shovel in the ground (and snow) in February and the home was sold in early July (5 months later) and could have been even faster if it was a summer build. The home was built at the SmartPads facility while all the foundation and excavation work was being done – essential completing two parts of the project at the same time.
The Winter Park design is a 4-module custom prefab design that requires significantly more site-work. As indicated in the image below, the garage, deck, and breezeway, and lower floor were built on-site, increasing the footprint of the home, in addition to the cost and timeline of the project. This build took 10 months as is not nearly as efficient compared to the Skyview and only approx. 40% of the home was fixed cost with SmartPads. The Winter Park model still includes many SmartPads advantages of a pre-built home with 4 modules that are 95% complete (including, kitchen, bathroom, all flooring, paint, cabinetry, lighting, and more) and stacked on top of the lower level all in one day, however, because it needs substantial on-site-work, it costs more to build due to local mountain town pricing of materials, labor, therefore opening up to more risk of cost overages.
Lower Your Environmental Impact with SmartPads
Another benefit of building a multi-story home is the minimal footprint and more energy-efficient space – the simple fact is verticality requires fewer materials, insulation and reduces the heating cost per square foot. Here at SmartPads, we pride ourselves on providing “green” solutions while building homes, and verticality is one aspect of a less wasteful and more environmentally friendly building approach.
Custom Prefab vs. Existing Designs
At the heart of the business, SmartPads is a custom prefab home builder. Every design we offer began as a custom home for a client, just like the two used in the above case study. Having already built these homes, we are able to offer them at a cost and time savings to you. Whether you opt for our Design-Build services or choose an existing design, we will help make your vision a reality.
About SmartPads
SmartPads offers high-quality, efficient, and sustainable custom prefab homes. Our homes are built in a controlled environment, ensuring consistent quality and reduced waste. With a focus on thoughtful design and experience building homes engineered to tolerate the rigors of mountain climates, SmartPads delivers homes that are cost-effective and environmentally responsible.If you are looking for a custom prefab builder in Colorado, Arizona, Utah, Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming, look no farther than SmartPads! Learn more about our building process and contact us to get our brochure with pricing and details.
