Hello everyone, My name is Andrew and I am new here. I have been looking at an LVL home for a house site in Southwest Michigan, but I am a little confused. For...
Ahhh, you've discovered problem #1. You need to plunk down $10k to get the plans. You cuold refer them to the site (especially testimonials, which show stages...
So you need to put down $10,000 before you can really do anything, huh? What was your experience, Gregg? Did you just put the $10,000 down, or could you find a...
My costs are detailed line by line in these posts (I'm the only one who has done that though the original LV (Luminhaus) has also posted costs here and in...
This touches on some of my posts a few months back. The "promise" of prefab doesn't come through it appears....at least not at this stage. One can argue that...
Hi, I just joined the list and found this Yahoo Group. I live in Chicago and was considering the LVM home. Here are some city of Chicago issues: - the most...
It appears to me the LV homes are far from "pre-fab". You get a building design and the components for 4 outer walls. No windows, no interior, no floor, no...
From what I see on the website, Jerry sums it up very well. I love the LV series designs, but "pre fab" is not as far along as other pre fab possibilities. ...
I don't think that the LV product line is represented as 'pre-fab'. What you are buying is a clean design and framing kit that can build a house that seems to...
You're right. I stand corrected. Trust me, I absolutely LOVE the LV line - I guess it comes across as pre-fab since I found it originally on the Dwell website...
... fab'. ... May I quote from the home page of the LVHome website? "We design, manufacture, build, ship, and sell our kit homes. By marrying all these...
There have been several good comments on the prefab/not aspects of the LV home. In the end, it's immaterial I'd say. It appears to be that the designer...
Good points. For me, one of the most perplexing challenges is: If the LV is a packaged panelized framing kit of standard 'stick build' construction design,...
Rik, I think you've hit on some of the important points. Building a single home will never be able achieve the economy of scale that a large builder will...
... All of this leaves me wondering exactly what Rocio is trying to accomplish with the way she is selling the LV. Plans and the exterior kit aside, there seem...
It seems to me - in other parts of the country the only way to make the LV truely cost effective is to put it on a basement structure and have it be 2 floors....
Hi, I live in TN and have been looking at the LV home for quite a while. I have been reading the posts about quotes and costs and it is scaring me a little. I...
Several folks have built one - look at Rocio's website - you can even check out the construction during the process. One LV owner even detailed their...
There are actually quite a few people who have built one. You can see the "testimonials" page on Rocio's site. All those people have built one. There are also...
Donna Rosanswank, Sales Manager for Rocio Romero, asked that I post the following regarding windows. SHe is available at 573.547.9078 and encourages anyone...
There is a guy in California that has done just that- he has sort of a Prefab consultancy- provides the research, costs, vendors, and a tour of his LVL and...
I think it is great the Rocio is willing to give so much information. I do think they are missing the real issue here. The hassle factor in the window bidding,...
I think we're "getting there" in this discussion.... Right now, I sort'a have a choice.... 1) I can buy a set of plans and materials list......real cheap...
... I wouldn't mind so much if the "DIY" part of building an LV was painting or tapping in moldings or such. But what bothers me particularly is that the DIY...
Hi everyone, The "hassle factor" that someone recently mentioned is exactly why we're having a difficult time deciding between a kit home and a prefab modular...
... we're having a difficult ... midwest averages around ... posted that their ... reasonable if you ... beautiful homes, we're also ... concept through ... ...
Thanks for the response. I think you did a very good job of putting into perspective what a lot of us were yammering on about without much clarity. dicks ... ...
Thank you for your great response! It definitely helps in our decision. If we decide to go with the LVL home, I'll definitely post about our experience. -Leah...
