Approximately two of every ten new home starts in the U . S . are manufactured homes , and nearly 75 percent of those factorybuilt homes are multi-sectioned . These designs are providing more square footage , porches , vaulted ceilings , and other details once reserved for traditional site-built homes .
Quality and design are continuously improving , making manufactured homes more structurally comparable to sitebuilt construction . However , the affordability of manufactured homes is still superior because of the ability of U . S . manufacturers to use imported hardwood plywood and other imported wood products . These homes are many times first-homes to a demographic segment that would otherwise continue renting . In many areas of the country , exorbitant home prices and rising interest rates are beckoning even broader segments of the population to seek more affordable housing alternatives .
Stinebert summarizes the connection between the imported wood industry and manufactured housing , “ With more and more focus within the manufactured housing
The trend towards merging design styles of modular and traditional residential construction is expanding the use of imported woods throughout these manufactured homes . From underlayment in flooring or in solid components such as mouldings , imports are cost effective yet compromise no standards in terms of specifications .
Argo Fine Imports
3045 Ridgelake Drive , Suite 316 Metairie , LA 70002 Phone : 504-828-0943 Fax : 504-828-0946 E-mail : argo @ argofineimports . com
Tom Lucas – Seaside World Trading 10100 West Sample Road , Suite 320 Coral Springs , FL 33065 Phone : 954-346-5399 Fax : 954-346-5334 E-mail to : plyguyy @ aol . com
Don MacMaster , founder of AFI , and past president of IHPA has been supplying fine imported plywoods to distributors and laminators since 1979 . Our selection of plywood products comes from the finest mills around the world , many of which have had a 20-year working relationship with us . We specialize in importing Luan / Meranti , Hardboard , Virola , Sande , Teco certified Elliottis Pine and also offer American Red Oak and Birch . We handle thicknesses from 2.7mm up to 28mm . Our product line offers speciality lengths of 70 ", 80 ", 81 ", 90 ", 99 ", 100 ", 102 " as well as the standard lengths of 7 ', 8 ', 9 ', and 10 '. With our Meranti plywood truckload orders , we are able to mix different sizes and lengths .
Our mission is to provide the finest plywood from around the world at a competitive price , to offer personalized customer-oriented value-added services from sale to delivery , and to make the process of plywood acquisition a turnkey operation . We will provide easy access to information on orders from placement to delivery . We will maintain the highest integrity standards in the industry . sa les contac t s : Don MacMaster , President Dick Olano Buz Clanton Kenny MacMaster
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