I found this hard to believe but I’ve checked several sources and if Toyota Housing, one of Japan’s largest modular home builders, decides to come to America as rumored, they will probably build their first factories in CA and the Pacific Northwest where affordable housing is hard to find.
These will be single family dwellings, built to current IRC code, usually two stories built with a steel frame. The modules are 8’ wide and shipped on flatbed trucks cutting freight costs by a much as 75% over traditional US delivery of up to 16’ wide modules.
The Toyota homes in Japan are set within 24 hours with a smaller crane and a factory crew, again cutting costs. It then takes 2-3 days to finish all the electrical and plumbing connections. The unit’s interior also needS to be painted after setting. Balconies and porches are shipped complete and snap onto the homes.
Average cost in the US will be about $90,000 and could carry a 60 year warranty. They will also be New Zero ready with solar panels and High Performance engineering.
Limited customization is also possible. Using steel allows them to bunch smaller segments together to form larger rooms.
I can’t wait to see the first Toyota factory open in the US. It will be a major disruption to our housing industry.
