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Ownership offers Over 40 years experience
HACKLEBURG -
River Birch Homes, Inc., in Hackleburg completed its first
full year of production at the end of 1998. The Manufacturing Homes
plant opened in October 1997 under the leadership of Delmo Payne
and Gerald Terrell. Payne and Terrell have over 50 combined years
in manufactured housing.
The Facility is
based in Hackleburg and utilizes a 133,738 square foot building.
River Birch is opened from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday.
The phone number to the plant is (205) 935-1997 and the fax number
is (205) 935-3578.
River Birch offers
a variety of Homes to meet different needs of individuals. Both
single and multi-section manufactured homes are available. Single
section homes range in size from 1,088 to 1,216 square feet. Various
plans have two to three bedrooms per home. Multi-section homes range
from 1,040 to 2,280 square feet. These plans come in 3 to 5 bedrooms
per home. Currently River Birch is producing 8 to 12 floors per
day. The number of homes is related to the various sizes of the
homes.
Payne said River Birch tries to produce a certain dollar volume
per day. "The success of River Birch is directly related to
the capable management and production members. The family atmosphere
always prevails at River Birch. Approximately 100 dealers and 120
sales centers in nine South Eastern United States are supplied by
River Birch. River Birch has strong relationships with these dealers
and believes these relationships are tremendously important. River
Birch also has strong relationships with their people.
Many team members
have been with Payne and Terrell for many years. The three basic
"C"s of River Birch's success are communication, cooperation
and commitment. They believe if a company has the right people in
the right positions with the right systems, while maintaining a
positive attitude, success will follow. River Birch places a lot
of emphasis on keeping things simple. They believe a company must
build a quality home, price it competitively and give good customer
service. Payne said, although they have many years of experience,
they try to improve everyday. The trick is to develop good habits.
Ones based on proper technique. The only way we can systematically
acquire good habits is by being organized. We start off each day
knowing there is a purpose in everything we do. There is no such
thing as being over prepared, especially in today's highly competitve
market place.
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What exactly is a manufactured
home?
A manufactured home is a single-family house constructed entirely
in a controlled factory environment, built to the federal Manufactured
Home Construction and Safety Standards (better known as the HUD
Code).
Factory-Built Homes
Many types of structures are
built in the factory and designed for long-term residential use.
In the case of manufactured and modular homes, units are built in
a factory, transported to the site and installed. In panelized and
pre-cut homes, essentially flat subassemblies (factory-built panels
or factory-cut building materials) are transported to the site and
assembled. The different types of factory-built housing can be summarized
as follows:
Manufactured Homes: These
are homes built entirely in the factory under a federal building
code administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
(HUD). The Federal Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards
(commonly known as the HUD Code) went into effect June 15, 1976.
Manufactured homes may be single- or multi-section and are transported
to the site and installed. The federal standards regulate manufactured
housing design and construction, strength and durability, transportability,
fire resistance, energy efficiency and quality. The HUD Code also
sets performance standards for the heating, plumbing, air conditioning,
thermal and electrical systems. It is the only federally-regulated
national building code. On-site additions, such as garages, decks
and porches, often add to the attractiveness of manufactured homes
and must be built to local, state or regional building codes.
Modular Homes: These
factory-built homes are built to the state, local or regional code
where the home will be located. Modules are transported to the site
and installed.
Panelized Homes: These
are factory-built homes in which panels - a whole wall with windows,
doors, wiring and outside siding - are transported to the site and
assembled. The homes must meet state or local building codes where
they are sited.
Pre-Cut Homes: This is
the name for factory-built housing in which building materials are
factory-cut to design specifications, transported to the site and
assembled. Pre-cut homes include kit, log and dome homes. These
homes must meet local, state or regional building codes.
Mobile Homes: This is
the term used for factory-built homes produced prior to June 15,
1976, when the HUD Code went into effect. By 1970, these homes were
built to voluntary industry standards that were eventually enforced
by 45 of the 48 contiguous states.
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Housing Institute. All rights reserved.
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