Modular
THE ULTIMATE FOUNDATION FOR MODULAR HOMES™
SEE WHY THE REVOLUTIONARY SUPER BUTTRESS SYSTEM (patent pending) MAKES MODULAR HOME INSTALLATIONS SO EASY.
SUPER BUTTRESS™ (patent pending) MODULAR FOUNDATION METHOD
This superior method of installing a modular home starts with a series prelevel coplanar supports known as TempBlocks. The TempBlocks are assembled and leveled at the exact height the home is to be placed. Once the temporary support is established, the house is craned (or off loaded) onto the TempBlocks and completely installed. Due to its triangle top, each TempBlocks makes at least two separate abutments completely supporting the overlying perimeter rim joist and mate line joist which reduces total labor and crane time.
Once the modular home is installed on the TempBlocks, the Super Buttress™ structural columns are then lag bolted to the rim joists. Each Super Buttress™ column is a tubular stanchion having an upper and lower end, an anchor base moment plate with uplift arms welded to the lower end of the stanchion with transverse wing tabs.
A geo-textile flexible form sleeve rests with a continuous rebar placed inside with inlet holes cut to receive concrete slurry. When filled, the sleeve forms into an 24″x10″ footing with the enveloped portion of the buttress assembly embedded, forming a direct support from the Super Buttress™ assembly to the rebar reinforced concrete footing.
An 18 gage channel backfill plate is then connected to the wing tabs with self tapping screws. A ½ inch cement board is then attached to the backfill plate. Stucco or other finish can be installed over the cement board.
A ventilation screen covers a ventilation gap between the cement board and the rim joist. A belly band or siding is then installed over the vent forming a clearance between the stucco and the rim joist providing a circumferential and continuous ventilation. The cross ventilation allows airflow under the house and prevents black mold infestation.
After the backfill is complete, the house is indistinguishable from a site built home while providing a strong foundation with improved sidewall configuration, rigidity, labor efficiency and time savings.
