Minneapolis Build Update!

The build by Icon Homes is moving along quickly!  The Roof is on, and the windows installed; the home is now water-tight! All of the rough-ins are now complete: plumbing, electrical, and HVAC. The 2 lb closed-cell spray is next on the list; the insulation company will install it within the next week.

This has been the fastest build we have been involved with so far. All of our other builds have been custom builds, which, because they are custom builds, tend to take much longer to build.  A semi-custom home is how 90 percent or more of all homes are constructed across the US every year. Start to finish, it takes 6-12 months from the foundation going in.

The EcoSmart Studs didn’t slow this build down, even with the fact that the framing crew had to work with a new type of stud. Not slowing down the building process is a big deal when it comes to building homes. This first home, any lost time due to training the framing crew, was made up for during the prewire by the electrician not needing to drill holes in the exterior walls.