Construction

What Is a Shear Wall in a Basement? | Buffalo Modular Design-Build Insights 🧱

When building a new modular home in Western New York, especially one with a full basement, it’s important to understand your foundation structure. One key element is the shear wall—a major part of what keeps your home strong, safe, and stable. At Buffalo Modular, our design-build process ensures every home—from a custom chalet in the Adirondacks to a modern farmhouse in Amherst—meets the highest...

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The Benefits of Building Modular Construction vs. Site-Built Homes

Building a new home is an exciting journey, but one of the first and most important decisions is choosing between modular construction and traditional site-built methods. While site-built homes have been the norm for generations, modular homes are quickly becoming the preferred choice due to their efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and superior quality. At Buffalo Modular, we specialize in high-quality...

Felled trees

High winds and lighting can do a number on trees. This was from the wind yesterday. Thankfully modular homes are built like a tank 💨🌲🏡😀 #modular #ellicottville #wny #newhome #highwinds #modern #moderndesign...

Roof erected on site

Roofs on modular homes are shipped flat on top of the house and erected on site. This means if you do a cape or chalet the future upstairs space is unfinished, but ready for future use. #modular #cape #chalet #construction #buffalomodularhomes...

Tight street?

When looking for the right building lot, accessibility of the lot is an important piece to pay attention to. We will need to assess this with you and verify that we can get the trucks and carriers into the lot. It doesn’t always work, like it wouldn’t here! #modular #newhomeconstruction #buildinglot...