Friday, July 22, 2011

Quality assurance at Future Home Technology involves everyone.


All employees from production to management are empowered to make suggestions and decisions for improving our distinction of quality and raising our awareness levels.
Future Home Technology's Quality Assurance Department inspects structural code requirements as well as aesthetic detail. "Treat each home we build as if it were our own."
Beginning with the concept stages of development, FHT's Sales and Engineering Departments design your home based on specific code requirements for the state of destination. Working closely with the builder, the process is outlined in accordance with FHT's approved design systems. A "Third Party" inspection agency retained by FHT reviews the design plans as well as the actual modules while in production for code conformance. FHT's QA personnel also inspect all phases of construction including testing of raw materials used in the construction of your home. Any material not conforming to our strict guidelines is removed from production and tagged as unusable. Unlike site built homes that are subject to inclement weather conditions and seasonal changes all construction is done indoors at FHT.

FHT's Production Supervisors and Group Leaders are responsible for a final inspection of work completed, and components installed by their respective departments. These inspections are documented as approved and then reviewed by QA inspectors who must concur before the next stage of the construction process begins.
All homes are cleaned and a final aesthetic inspection is completed before leaving the factory to ensure a defect-free home will be delivered to the builder. At this point, the QA personnel review the inspection documents and complete a final review to assure any discrepancies noted have been rectified.
Upon conclusion of all work, approval seals assigned by the third party agency as well as the code enforcement divisions of the state of destination are affixed to the homes. These seals provide local code enforcement officials, as well as the builder and homeowner with assurance that a home built by FHT meets or exceeds prevailing code requirements.

ABOUT FUTURE HOME TECHNOLOGY - LEADING NORTHEAST MODULAR HOME MANUFACTURER

Future Home Technology's first home rolled off the line in August 1989. Since then over 6000+ quality homes have been manufactured at our Port Jervis, NY factory.
Our factory was the culmination of years of reasearch and design. It was built specifically to construct modular homes, not retro-fitted from some other use as other modular factories are. This means that our construction team has access to modern, state-of-the-art equipment to properly manufacture your home.
Our original sales, construction and management team came to Future Home Technology with years of expeirience in the modular industry. They brought with them the knowledge to run our factory properly and effeciently, permitting us to produce homes in a cost efficient manor. Their knowledge was passed on to the construction staff enabling our company to grow very quickly.
Many of our core team members have been with us from the very beginning creating a company history unparalleled in the industry. This knowledge and experience prevents "recreating the wheel" enabling our construction staff to work more quickly & efficiently.
Future Home Technology has become known as simply the best manufacturer in the industry. Our reputation has grown greatly since 1989 through the word of mouth by our builders and hundreds of satisfied homeowners. This reputation was earned through years of hard work and continues to grow with every home we produce.
We invite you to take a virtual tour of our factory. See our homes as they progress from the raw lumber stage to a completed home ready to ship to your site.
We also invite you to contact us. We will be happy to connect you with someone in our network of independent builders who will help you realize your dream home.

Future Home Technology, Inc. (FHT) is Energy Star Compliant and going Green.


  • R-21 insulation in the walls; R-38 insulation in the ceilings; standards in FHT building specifications for high end energy savings relating to heating and cooling.
  • Bath fan with auto timer; 100 CFM Fan/Light combination for constant air flow. Standard with our building specifications.
  • Energy star lighting fixtures can be obtained as an option; Fixtures with special energy efficient bulbs (pin type).
  • FHT caulking at plates and panel intersections for air leakage makes the home energy star air-tight. Currently, FHT caulks around receptacles, switches, windows, doors, and light fixture boxes.
  • Ultimately, our modular homes are energy star compliant providing the builder adheres to local energy star requirements at the job site. Also, when ordering a home that is expected to obtain federal and state energy credits, energy compliance must be indicated to FHT upfront so your inspector can review our energy building processes in our plant.
Using FHT Green products and Leed certification:
  • FHT use of R-21 and R-38 insulation in our walls and ceilings are formaldehyde free Green products.
  • FHT use of Andersen windows and sliding glass doors are Green products.
  • FHT uses of Merillat kitchen and bathroom cabinetry are Green products.
  • FHT use of Shaw carpets are Green products.
  • FHT is currently reviewing changing our paint to a Green product with Low VOC.
  • Certain wood components can be purchased as options that are Green products such as Fingerjoint or MDF mouldings.  In addition, FHT offers “FSC” lumber for Green use. 
We are attaching a New York Times article which featured our home (picture) that was built where our builder obtained a Platinum Leeds rating. (See New York Times September 13, 2009 Designed, Delivered and Sealed; this was our home featured in the article. Needless to say, going very Green is quite expensive as it relates to the purchase of certain wood products. That said, FHT is committed to using Green products that meet your customer requirements. For more information about Energy Star and using Green Products, please contact us.
 

Future Home Technology Modular Construction Process


Future Home Technology, Inc (FHT) construction process begins with customized design and engineering of your dream home; inclusive of final plan approval and stamp plans by independent engineering firm.  Since 1986, FHT has built more than 6,000 homes using our high building specifications and brand name products. FHT is the premier builder in the Northeast and all of our homes have been customized to meet customer demands.
Our 100,000 SF state of the art construction facility provide us with equipment, jigs, engineering, quality controls, purchasing, and material storage all located in house; with the constant monitoring of the construction process by our engineering and third party. Our factory was constructed specifically to build homes using our high quality modular construction techniques in a controlled environment implemented with state of the art building equipment and experienced craftsmen that have 15 year tenures with our Company and who have been responsible for successful completion of thousands of new homes.
FHT is a leader in modular construction of very unique types of homes from larger mansion type homes to smaller quaint ranches with amenities built in consistent with your engineering design. Oversize boxes, bump outs, different types of roof pitches including hip and shed roofs, extraordinary drop in dormers, 9' ceilings and trays, extra space in attics, longer spans for room size and basements, high end finishing such as crown and different types of arch ways, state of the art electrical plan layouts, warm board applications, mechanical and sprinkler applications so that on site work is limited, energy compliant and green materials used are just a few of the construction applications that will enhance your new home and provide high end value. Also see our high quality buildings specs and name products; that said our homes are competitively priced for you to own!
We invite you to take a virtual tour of our facility and see our homes as they progress to a completion and are delivered and set at your building site..

Contact us today, we will put you in touch with one of our network of qualified Future Home Builders in your area.

Future Home Technology - Design and Engineering of Your Custom Modular Home


Future Home Technology, Inc (FHT) will design your custom modular home specific to your new home requirements. We turn around your home design within 3 business days once you have met with us.
Your home plans will consist initially of detailed floor plans and home elevations and we will work with you (revisions) until your dream home design is completed. Once the final engineering is approved, our plans are then stamp by a third party that provides an independent review of the design, structural calculations and state codes that have already been incorporated in your home plans.
The stamp plans have many different types of design and engineering information such as detailed floor layouts, electric, heat calculations, structural and other required information for you to pull permits and ultimately receive final certificate of occupancy.
Since FHT has designed and built over 6,000 custom modular homes, we are extremely confident in our design capabilities.  Our engineers have been involved in thousands of homes built by our Company. For complex homes, FHT engineers will work with your architect to achieve the required design of your dream home.
Our web site provides hundreds of engineering designs for different types of custom modular homes; that said these designs are only ideas that you may incorporate in your new home or we can start with your fresh home design ideas and begin your engineering process.
FHT has design and built many different types of homes; all homes design and built by our company receive the same type of detail review necessary for successful completion of your home. Our engineering design including shop drawings enable us to build many different types of homes in our in-house facility using our modular or panelized construction. FHT is the leading builder of homes built in the Northeast; and we have engineered extraordinary complex homes with different types of roof systems, vaults, electrical for state of the art sound systems and alarms, high option special types of wood and molding applications, turrets, increased spans for room sizes, bump outs, garages and porches, drop in dormers; etc, while assuring our customers the building specifications and products offered (green) meet the current demand of new home owners. Also, FHT standard building specs are energy compliant and our homes are designed and insulated to substantially reduce heating costs.
FHT has engineering and system approvals to build in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Hampshire; and our third party engineering firm assures all our homes meets or exceeds codes in the respective states. FHT also can provide detail structural calculations for complex homes; we are approved to build in high wind areas and many of our homes are located along the coast of Long Island, Connecticut and New Jersey.
FHT also understands that our high end building specifications and name products provide the home owner with a quality home that compliments the custom design of your home.
Please feel free to bring us your home ideas and together we will successfully design your dream home.

Future Home Technology modular homes standard specifications

FLOORS
2 x10 Floor Joists – 16” O.C.
¾” T&G OSB Flooring (glued & nailed)
Solid Block Deck Bridging
Double Perimeter Band
LVL Band at Mate Wall (each box)
:
WALLS
2 x 6 Exterior Walls – 16” O.C.
R21 Insulation – Exterior Walls
(green) product
7/16” OSB Sheathing (Ext. & Mate Wall)
2 x 4 Interior Walls – 16” O.C.
½” Drywall – Taped, bedded & Primer Coat
Painted
Exterior House Wrap
Curtain Blocking at All Windows
:formaldehyde free
ROOF & CEILING
5/12 Roof Pitch – Trusses 16” O.C.
Cape Roof Pitch – 12/12 16” O.C.
8’ Ceiling Height
R38 Insulation – Batt Type
(green) product
5/8” CDX Plywood Sheathing
“Shingle Over” Ridge Vent
Owens Corning 30 Year Architectural Shingles
10” Front & Rear Overhangs
Gable End Overhangs (not on Cape models)
½” Drywall Ceilings – 16” O.C. – Taped, Bedded
& Primer Coat Painted
Ice & Water Shield
:formaldehyde free
EXTERIOR
Andersen Series 200 Narroline Low E Windows
With Screens (green product)
CertainTeed Double 4 Bevel or Dutchlap Vinyl Siding
Vented Soffit & Aluminum Fascia
Fiberglass Entry Door with Glass
Schlage Entry Lock – Brass or Satin Nickel
Exterior Light at Each Door
Door Chime at Front Door
Andersen Permashield Vinyl Clad Sliding Glass
Door (per print) (green product)
:
INTERIOR:
Shaw Cut Pile Carpet (green product)
& FHA
Livingroom, Dining Room, Hall & Bedrooms
Vinyl Floor Covering in Kitchen & Baths with
Underlayment
Six
Bi
Schlage Hardware – Brass or Satin Nickel
Prefinished White Colonial 3
Solid wood interior 2
Trim & Finish Drywall Inside All Closets
approved ½” Pad inPanel Colonial HollowCore Passage andfold Doors Painted White.1/4” Baseboard &1/2” Casing.
KITCHEN:
Merillat Raised Panel Oak Cabinets (green product)
Laminate Countertops with Wood Edge
8” Double Bowl Stainless Steel Sink
Delta Single Lever Faucet w/ Spray
Range Hood – vented / non
24” Kitchen Soffits or Galley or Crown
vented
BATHROOM
Merillat Raised Panel Oak Cabinets (green product)
Cultured Marble Vanity Tops
Delta Single Lever Faucet – Chrome
Side Mounted Medicine Cabinet
Full Mirror w/ Vanity Light
Fiberglass One
American Standard Elongated 1.6gl Water Closet
Bath Fan / Light Combination
Decorator Accessories
1 energy star fan / light combo per home
:Piece Tub/Shower Unit
PLUMBING
All Plumbing Stubbed Through Floor for
On
PEX Fresh Water Supply Line
PVC Drain, Waste & Vent
Shut
Delta Anti
Tub/Showers
:site ConnectionOffs at All Sinks & Water ClosetsScald Devices on Showers and/or
ELECTRIC
200 Amp Full
Circuit & Receptacle for Electric Range
AC/DC Smoke Detectors (as required)
Carbon Monoxide Detector (1 per floor)
Exterior Weatherproof G.F.I. Receptacle
Seagull Lighting Fixture Package – Brass or
Satin Nickel
:Size Entrance Panel Box
HEAT
Choice of Hot Water Baseboard (stubbed
Through floor) or Electric Baseboard Heat with
Individual Wall
:Mounted Thermostats
All FHT Homes Are Built Energy Star Compliant.
Refer to model information for specific applications. These
specifications do not include all available options or all available
color choices. FHT reserves the right to change or alter these
specifications without prior notice.

Future Home Technology modular homes use top quality products from top suppliers

Future Home Technology Testimonials

We have been purchasing homes from you since you have opened over 20 years and could not be happier. Because of your competitive pricing and superior quality relating to your building and product specifications our field concerns are almost non existent. We certainly look forward to another 20 years of building with your Company.
Steve Gargano, Home Builder

During my many years as a modular builder, I have had relationships with several manufacturers. However, in the past 10 years, I have only been buying custom modular homes from Future Home Technology, Inc. who is always responsive to my retail customer and my building requirements. Thank you for your continued interest in my business and for your willingness to meet my customers’ needs.
Lance Thol, Home Builder

We have just built our dream home from Future Home Technology and they really cared about building my home and making sure every small detail including product selection and colors were smartly built into our home. My kitchen layout and cabinetry, spacious living quarters, cape/shed dormer design is absolutely beautiful.
Amanda Mall, Home Owner

Future Home Technology, Inc. simply the finest builder of new homes using modular construction. Within 2 months, our high end ranch was designed exactly to our specifications, delivered, set and finished for our occupancy. Your company technical building feedback relating to our space requirements and design layout in our home was most helpful.
Edward Hayes, Home Owner

Fast turnaround, feedback and communications relating to design, product selection we may consider, and then building our beautiful cape went incredibly easy. Our custom Future home is the center of our family; it is our most important asset.
Kevin Smith, Home Owner

Working with our builder and Future Home provided our family with the opportunity to build our new home within our budgetary requirements. We love our new custom colonial home; from start to occupancy the design and building process went flawless. Future Home Technology product offerings and trim package really elevates our home. Also, our home is energy efficient and has many of the green products we desire. A tremendous effort by Future Home!
David Rebisz, Home Owner

Thanks Future Home Technology; our custom modular home is by far the nicest home in our area!
Elizabeth Buirkle, Home Owner

Our home is energy compliant and includes many green products we desired! Future Home engineering work closely with us to build a vaulted cape home with extensive living space, many Anderson windows and sliders so that every room can readily view the Catskill Mountains. Within 45 days of setting our home, our family was living and most important sking from our beautiful home!
Candy Boylan, Retail Customer

THE FUTURE BUILDERS PROGRAM

Increase your sales while reducing your overhead costs.
That may sound too good to be true. Nevertheless, we have helped hundreds of builders do just that.
How? By performing most of the work for you in our state-of-the-art modular home factory.

The benefits to you are highly competitive pricing, steadier cash flow, more homes built, lower labor costs and fewer subs--all-adding up to greater profits for your business.

We work closely with you and your architect to design, engineer, and construct a high-quality home--as large as 4000 square feet or more--to your specifications. We offer a wide selection of styles that you and your clients can modify in a nearly unlimited number of ways.

Moreover, about 25% of the homes we produce are completely custom, starting from the plans builders provide. If shipping limitations mean that we cannot produce the entire home in our factory, we can work with you on a combination of modular and site-built construction.


We are also a regional leader in providing modular units for sizable multifamily attached housing communities. You handle permits, site and finish work. We do the rest.
When Future Home Technology modular units are assembled at your site, about 80% of the construction work is done. Use an experienced subcontractor, or your own crew to set the modules and close in the structure, which usually requires less than one day.
Our controlled factory environment, our use of superior materials and advanced construction techniques, and our proven team of experienced craftsmen combine to produce a high-quality home that you will be proud of.


Benefits
  • Our year-round production keeps your project volume and cashflow more even.
  • Improve your competitive advantage by providing greater customer value through our economies of scale on materials and fast construction time.
  • Guaranteed delivery dates. We provide buyer lead referrals.
  • Factory construction and output not affected by weather.
  • Practically eliminates on-site waste and theft.
  • Provides you, and your client a wide choice and flexibility of designs.
  • Assists you in meeting tight construction schedules.
  • Future Home Technology Inc. produces a superior product because we utilize premium quality materials and build in a state-of-the-art factory using well-trained craftsmen.
  • Third-party and in-house inspectors assure that all buildings meet or exceed.
  • Overhead reduction from smaller crew size and lower insurance costs.
  • Extensive technical support.
  • The latest CADD design and pricing software technology enable us to give you competitive and guaranteed pricing, accurate estimates, and maximum design flexibility.

Future Home Technology, Inc. Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked Questions about our Company and Modular Construction
Q) How long has Future Home Technology, Inc (FHT) been building homes.
A) FHT has been designing, engineering and building custom modular homes in our state of the art construction facility since 1986; we are the premier builder in the Northeast having built over 6,000 single and multifamily units.
Q) How do I purchase a home from FHT?
A) Contact us; see how it works in the contact us banner.  FHT desires to conference with you; we are in the housing industry and our business model is to build your new home.
Q) Does FHT have model homes? Does FHT offer plant tours?
A) FHT has two high end models that can be viewed; one is a large colonial of approximately 2,800 square feet and the other is a ranch model of approximately 1,800 square feet. These models are finished and offer many options and unique home design. See our model banner for more information. Also, FHT can provide a tour of our 100,000 square foot construction facility. Our normal hours are 8:00 to 5:00 pm Monday -Friday; we certainly welcome you to visit our facility in Port Jervis, N.Y. 
Q) How long does it take to build a FHT home?
A) Typically, the design and engineering process will take from 2-4 weeks including stamp plans from a third party and permits issued to build your home.  Once the home is order, FHT will normally source your custom home materials within 2-3 weeks and then your home begins to be constructed in our production facility where this building process will be completed in 2 weeks including delivery and set at your site. Thereafter, in 4-6 weeks the home owner should be able to occupy their dream home.  Based on this typical time frame, 10 -15 weeks and your dream home should be available for your dwelling occupancy.
Q) What is FHT service and sales area?
A) FHT builds in Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Rhode Island.
Q) May I design my own home instead of using standard floor plans?
A) FHT builds most homes that are customized to the home owner building requirements. Please see the hundred of designs on our web site and remember that these are only ideas and we will readily  work with you to customize your dream home.
Q) Do FHT homes meet standard building codes?
A) FHT meets or exceeds all standard building codes in the state the home will be delivered to the site. As an additional quality check, an independent party inspects all of the homes built by us in our construction facility. In addition, FHT has state systems approvals in a construction industry (modular or panelized system built) that is highly regulated compared to homes built on site (stick built).
Q) Are modular homes built different from site built (stick) homes?
A) FHT use of high building specifications and name products are just one advantage to our homes; design and engineering capabilities is another major advantage.  Obviously, we have built over 6,000 homes successfully and building in our in house environmentally controlled construction facility with proved construction, engineering and craftsmen will provide a high quality home.  In addition, our homes are built with many construction techniques that cannot be duplicated out in the field; structurally our homes are well built and we are able to focus on the fine construction details with quality assurance built into your home. Lastly, our craftsmen clearly make the difference; they have multiple years of FHT construction experiences having personally constructed thousands of homes built in our facility.

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Why Buy A Custom Modular Home ?

Future Home Technologies Inc. has built over 6,000 single and multi family custom modular homes since 1986 and is recognized as the premier builder in the Northeast. 
We build custom modular homes to meet the home owners design and  building and product specifications consistent with their budgets.
Our engineering design capabilities are extraordinary and our design technicians have substantial years of experience; they have personally experience designing and engineering thousands of homes built by Future Homes using our high end modular construction. 
For complex homes, we will also work directly with your architect.
Our building specifications and brand products that are built into your home are high quality construction and name recognized suppliers and we offer many options to meet your customization. 
Please refer to our link relating to our building specifications and name products to be built in your home.
FHT offers many different types of product options from these trusted building suppliers; accordingly building specifications can be readily customized to meet your expectations.
  • We build energy compliant homes and use many green products.
  • We build in high wind areas.
Typically, a home built by Future Homes and set on your building site can be completed in 30-45 days; a fast turnaround for immediate occupancy by you the home owner.
Future Homes staff of salesmen, engineers, purchasing, and craftsmen are experienced people who have personally been involved in building as many as 6,000 homes. We understand that your Future Home will be the center of your family life as well as a significant investment to the homeowner.
We use the latest construction technology and we believe all homes can readily be adapted to use our in-house modular construction techniques. Home customization is our specialty such as over sized modular boxes and bump outs, 9' foot ceilings and tray type ceilings, vaults, archways, longer spans for room utilization, large drop in dormers, hip roofs, shed roofs for added space on capes, panelization such as garages and other unique construction looks such as turrets; electric (speaker, cat 5, low voltage cabinet lighting, alarm) and radiant floor heat to meet higher end option requirements are just some of the examples of the customization done at Future Homes.
We will work with your contractor to achieve a time table and overall budget that will meet your financing requirements; once modular pricing of your home is approved our costs will always remain consistent with our sale order.  Where needed, FHT communicates modular pricing and depository requirements to your bank for assurance of what needs to be completed for your home purchase.

Contact us today, we will put you in touch with one of our network of qualified Future Home Builders in your area.

HOW THE BUILDING PROCESS WORKS FOR YOUR NEW CUSTOM MODULAR HOME

Custom Modular Homes built using Future Home Technology (FHT) Modular Construction

New Custom Modular Homes built to meet your design. Our desire is to build your home and meet  budgetary requirements using our FHT quality modular construction and brand name products.
Custom Modular Homes in New York NY, New Jersey NJ, Pennsylvania PA, Connecticut CT, Vermont VT, Rhode Island RI, New Hampshire NH, Massachusettes MA.

Since 1986, we have been reinventing the future of home building using our custom modular home construction techniques in our state of the art construction facility. We are proud of the over 6,000 families who are enjoying their homes built by our company.
Each home that we construct is custom made to your design and building specifications.
We use only the finest brand name materials from top of the line building suppliers and construct your custom modular home in an environmentally controlled construction facility using our high end design, engineering and modular construction techniques.
We built homes that are energy compliant and use many green materials.
Please review our portfolio of custom modular home designs and elevations. They provide you with 400 different variations of our custom modular homes inclusive of Colonials, Capes and Chalets, Ranch, Bi-levels and  multi family style homes.  Remember, all our designs will be readily customized to meet your specific home needs or we can start from almost any type of picture or drawing so you will ultimately live in your dream home.
We also invite you to Contact Us our desire is to build your new home. Obviously, this is why our Company is excited to be recognized as the premier builder of new custom modular homes using our high quality custom modular home construction.

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Future Home Technology, Inc. Standard Building Specifications

STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS & PRODUCTS
FLOORS
2 x10 Floor Joists – 16” O.C.
¾” T&G OSB Flooring (glued & nailed)
Solid Block Deck Bridging
Double Perimeter Band
LVL Band at Mate Wall (each box)
:
WALLS
2 x 6 Exterior Walls – 16” O.C.
R21 Insulation – Exterior Walls
(green) product
7/16” OSB Sheathing (Ext. & Mate Wall)
2 x 4 Interior Walls – 16” O.C.
½” Drywall – Taped, bedded & Primer Coat
Painted
Exterior House Wrap
Curtain Blocking at All Windows
:formaldehyde free
ROOF & CEILING
5/12 Roof Pitch – Trusses 16” O.C.
Cape Roof Pitch – 12/12 16” O.C.
8’ Ceiling Height
R38 Insulation – Batt Type
(green) product
5/8” CDX Plywood Sheathing
“Shingle Over” Ridge Vent
Owens Corning 30 Year Architectural Shingles
10” Front & Rear Overhangs
Gable End Overhangs (not on Cape models)
½” Drywall Ceilings – 16” O.C. – Taped, Bedded
& Primer Coat Painted
Ice & Water Shield
:formaldehyde free
EXTERIOR
Andersen Series 200 Narroline Low E Windows
With Screens (green product)
CertainTeed Double 4 Bevel or Dutchlap Vinyl Siding
Vented Soffit & Aluminum Fascia
Fiberglass Entry Door with Glass
Schlage Entry Lock – Brass or Satin Nickel
Exterior Light at Each Door
Door Chime at Front Door
Andersen Permashield Vinyl Clad Sliding Glass
Door (per print) (green product)
:
INTERIOR:
Shaw Cut Pile Carpet (green product)
& FHA
Livingroom, Dining Room, Hall & Bedrooms
Vinyl Floor Covering in Kitchen & Baths with
Underlayment
Six
Bi
Schlage Hardware – Brass or Satin Nickel
Prefinished White Colonial 3
Solid wood interior 2
Trim & Finish Drywall Inside All Closets
approved ½” Pad inPanel Colonial HollowCore Passage andfold Doors Painted White.1/4” Baseboard &1/2” Casing.
KITCHEN:
Merillat Raised Panel Oak Cabinets (green product)
Laminate Countertops with Wood Edge
8” Double Bowl Stainless Steel Sink
Delta Single Lever Faucet w/ Spray
Range Hood – vented / non
24” Kitchen Soffits or Galley or Crown
vented
BATHROOM
Merillat Raised Panel Oak Cabinets (green product)
Cultured Marble Vanity Tops
Delta Single Lever Faucet – Chrome
Side Mounted Medicine Cabinet
Full Mirror w/ Vanity Light
Fiberglass One
American Standard Elongated 1.6gl Water Closet
Bath Fan / Light Combination
Decorator Accessories
1 energy star fan / light combo per home
:Piece Tub/Shower Unit
PLUMBING
All Plumbing Stubbed Through Floor for
On
PEX Fresh Water Supply Line
PVC Drain, Waste & Vent
Shut
Delta Anti
Tub/Showers
:site ConnectionOffs at All Sinks & Water ClosetsScald Devices on Showers and/or
ELECTRIC
200 Amp Full
Circuit & Receptacle for Electric Range
AC/DC Smoke Detectors (as required)
Carbon Monoxide Detector (1 per floor)
Exterior Weatherproof G.F.I. Receptacle
Seagull Lighting Fixture Package – Brass or
Satin Nickel
:Size Entrance Panel Box
HEAT
Choice of Hot Water Baseboard (stubbed
Through floor) or Electric Baseboard Heat with
Individual Wall
:Mounted Thermostats
All FHT Homes Are Built Energy Star Compliant.
Refer to model information for specific applications. These
specifications do not include all available options or all available
color choices. FHT reserves the right to change or alter these
specifications without prior notice.

Future Home Technology, Inc - Product Links

Testimonials from Homeowners of a Future Home Technology Modular Home

TESTIMONIALS -
We sold over 10,000 homes and counting ... here's what several of our satisfied clients has to say ...
We have been purchasing homes from you since you have opened over 20 years and could not be happier. Because of your competitive pricing and superior quality relating to your building and product specifications our field concerns are almost non existent. We certainly look forward to another 20 years of building with your Company.
Steve Gargano, Home Builder

During my many years as a modular builder, I have had relationships with several manufacturers. However, in the past 10 years, I have only been buying custom modular homes from Future Home Technology, Inc. who is always responsive to my retail customer and my building requirements. Thank you for your continued interest in my business and for your willingness to meet my customers’ needs.
Lance Thol, Home Builder

We have just built our dream home from Future Home Technology and they really cared about building my home and making sure every small detail including product selection and colors were smartly built into our home. My kitchen layout and cabinetry, spacious living quarters, cape/shed dormer design is absolutely beautiful.
Amanda Mall, Home Owner

Future Home Technology, Inc. simply the finest builder of new homes using modular construction. Within 2 months, our high end ranch was designed exactly to our specifications, delivered, set and finished for our occupancy. Your company technical building feedback relating to our space requirements and design layout in our home was most helpful.
Edward Hayes, Home Owner

Fast turnaround, feedback and communications relating to design, product selection we may consider, and then building our beautiful cape went incredibly easy. Our custom Future home is the center of our family; it is our most important asset.
Kevin Smith, Home Owner

Working with our builder and Future Home provided our family with the opportunity to build our new home within our budgetary requirements. We love our new custom colonial home; from start to occupancy the design and building process went flawless. Future Home Technology product offerings and trim package really elevates our home. Also, our home is energy efficient and has many of the green products we desire. A tremendous effort by Future Home!
David Rebisz, Home Owner

Thanks Future Home Technology; our custom modular home is by far the nicest home in our area!
Elizabeth Buirkle, Home Owner

Our home is energy compliant and includes many green products we desired! Future Home engineering work closely with us to build a vaulted cape home with extensive living space, many Anderson windows and sliders so that every room can readily view the Catskill Mountains. Within 45 days of setting our home, our family was living and most important sking from our beautiful home!
Candy Boylan, Retail Customer

http://www.futurehometechnology.com/

Future Home Technology, Inc. - Builders Program

THE FUTURE BUILDERS PROGRAM

Increase your sales while reducing your overhead costs.
That may sound too good to be true. Nevertheless, we have helped hundreds of builders do just that.
How? By performing most of the work for you in our state-of-the-art modular home factory.

The benefits to you are highly competitive pricing, steadier cash flow, more homes built, lower labor costs and fewer subs--all-adding up to greater profits for your business.

We work closely with you and your architect to design, engineer, and construct a high-quality home--as large as 4000 square feet or more--to your specifications. We offer a wide selection of styles that you and your clients can modify in a nearly unlimited number of ways.

Moreover, about 25% of the homes we produce are completely custom, starting from the plans builders provide. If shipping limitations mean that we cannot produce the entire home in our factory, we can work with you on a combination of modular and site-built construction.


We are also a regional leader in providing modular units for sizable multifamily attached housing communities. You handle permits, site and finish work. We do the rest.
When Future Home Technology modular units are assembled at your site, about 80% of the construction work is done. Use an experienced subcontractor, or your own crew to set the modules and close in the structure, which usually requires less than one day.
Our controlled factory environment, our use of superior materials and advanced construction techniques, and our proven team of experienced craftsmen combine to produce a high-quality home that you will be proud of.


Benefits
  • Our year-round production keeps your project volume and cashflow more even.
  • Improve your competitive advantage by providing greater customer value through our economies of scale on materials and fast construction time.
  • Guaranteed delivery dates. We provide buyer lead referrals.
  • Factory construction and output not affected by weather.
  • Practically eliminates on-site waste and theft.
  • Provides you, and your client a wide choice and flexibility of designs.
  • Assists you in meeting tight construction schedules.
  • Future Home Technology Inc. produces a superior product because we utilize premium quality materials and build in a state-of-the-art factory using well-trained craftsmen.
  • Third-party and in-house inspectors assure that all buildings meet or exceed.
  • Overhead reduction from smaller crew size and lower insurance costs.
  • Extensive technical support.
  • The latest CADD design and pricing software technology enable us to give you competitive and guaranteed pricing, accurate estimates, and maximum design flexibility.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Building with Future Home Technology, Inc.

Future Home Technology, Inc.
“Building Future Homes Today”

Frequently asked Questions about our Company and Modular Construction
Q) How long has Future Home Technology, Inc (FHT) been building homes.
A) FHT has been designing, engineering and building custom modular homes in our state of the art construction facility since 1986; we are the premier builder in the Northeast having built over 6,000 single and multifamily units.
Q) How do I purchase a home from FHT?
A) Contact us; see how it works in the contact us banner.  FHT desires to conference with you; we are in the housing industry and our business model is to build your new home.
Q) Does FHT have model homes? Does FHT offer plant tours?
A) FHT has two high end models that can be viewed; one is a large colonial of approximately 2,800 square feet and the other is a ranch model of approximately 1,800 square feet. These models are finished and offer many options and unique home design. See our model banner for more information. Also, FHT can provide a tour of our 100,000 square foot construction facility. Our normal hours are 8:00 to 5:00 pm Monday -Friday; we certainly welcome you to visit our facility in Port Jervis, N.Y. 
Q) How long does it take to build a FHT home?
A) Typically, the design and engineering process will take from 2-4 weeks including stamp plans from a third party and permits issued to build your home.  Once the home is order, FHT will normally source your custom home materials within 2-3 weeks and then your home begins to be constructed in our production facility where this building process will be completed in 2 weeks including delivery and set at your site. Thereafter, in 4-6 weeks the home owner should be able to occupy their dream home.  Based on this typical time frame, 10 -15 weeks and your dream home should be available for your dwelling occupancy.
Q) What is FHT service and sales area?
A) FHT builds in Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Rhode Island.
Q) May I design my own home instead of using standard floor plans?
A) FHT builds most homes that are customized to the home owner building requirements. Please see the hundred of designs on our web site and remember that these are only ideas and we will readily  work with you to customize your dream home.
Q) Do FHT homes meet standard building codes?
A) FHT meets or exceeds all standard building codes in the state the home will be delivered to the site. As an additional quality check, an independent party inspects all of the homes built by us in our construction facility. In addition, FHT has state systems approvals in a construction industry (modular or panelized system built) that is highly regulated compared to homes built on site (stick built).
Q) Are modular homes built different from site built (stick) homes?
A) FHT use of high building specifications and name products are just one advantage to our homes; design and engineering capabilities is another major advantage.  Obviously, we have built over 6,000 homes successfully and building in our in house environmentally controlled construction facility with proved construction, engineering and craftsmen will provide a high quality home.  In addition, our homes are built with many construction techniques that cannot be duplicated out in the field; structurally our homes are well built and we are able to focus on the fine construction details with quality assurance built into your home. Lastly, our craftsmen clearly make the difference; they have multiple years of FHT construction experiences having personally constructed thousands of homes built in our facility.

Is there a Future Home in Your Future?
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Why Buy A Custom Modular Home from Future Home Technology?

Why Buy A Custom Modular Home ?

Future Home Technologies Inc. has built over 6,000 single and multi family custom modular homes since 1986 and is recognized as the premier builder in the Northeast. 

We build custom modular homes to meet the home owners design and  building and product specifications consistent with their budgets.
Our engineering design capabilities are extraordinary and our design technicians have substantial years of experience; they have personally experience designing and engineering thousands of homes built by Future Homes using our high end modular construction. 
For complex homes, we will also work directly with your architect.
Our building specifications and brand products that are built into your home are high quality construction and name recognized suppliers and we offer many options to meet your customization. 
Please refer to our link relating to our building specifications and name products to be built in your home.
FHT offers many different types of product options from these trusted building suppliers; accordingly building specifications can be readily customized to meet your expectations.
  • We build energy compliant homes and use many green products.
  • We build in high wind areas.
Typically, a home built by Future Homes and set on your building site can be completed in 30-45 days; a fast turnaround for immediate occupancy by you the home owner.
Future Homes staff of salesmen, engineers, purchasing, and craftsmen are experienced people who have personally been involved in building as many as 6,000 homes. We understand that your Future Home will be the center of your family life as well as a significant investment to the homeowner.
We use the latest construction technology and we believe all homes can readily be adapted to use our in-house modular construction techniques. Home customization is our specialty such as over sized modular boxes and bump outs, 9' foot ceilings and tray type ceilings, vaults, archways, longer spans for room utilization, large drop in dormers, hip roofs, shed roofs for added space on capes, panelization such as garages and other unique construction looks such as turrets; electric (speaker, cat 5, low voltage cabinet lighting, alarm) and radiant floor heat to meet higher end option requirements are just some of the examples of the customization done at Future Homes.
We will work with your contractor to achieve a time table and overall budget that will meet your financing requirements; once modular pricing of your home is approved our costs will always remain consistent with our sale order.  Where needed, FHT communicates modular pricing and depository requirements to your bank for assurance of what needs to be completed for your home purchase.

Contact us today, we will put you in touch with one of our network of qualified Future Home Builders in your area.  http://www.futurehometechnology.com/

Friday, July 1, 2011

Future Home Technology, Inc. Custom Modular Homes

Custom Modular Homes built using Future Home Technology (FHT) Modular Construction
New Custom Modular Homes built to meet your design. Our desire is to build your home and meet  budgetary requirements using our FHT quality modular construction and brand name products.
Custom Modular Homes in New York NY, New Jersey NJ, Pennsylvania PA, Connecticut CT, Vermont VT, Rhode Island RI, New Hampshire NH, Massachusettes MA.

Since 1986, we have been reinventing the future of home building using our custom modular home construction techniques in our state of the art construction facility. We are proud of the over 6,000 families who are enjoying their homes built by our company.
Each home that we construct is custom made to your design and building specifications.
We use only the finest brand name materials from top of the line building suppliers and construct your custom modular home in an environmentally controlled construction facility using our high end design, engineering and modular construction techniques.
We built homes that are energy compliant and use many green materials.
Please review our portfolio of custom modular home designs and elevations. They provide you with 400 different variations of our custom modular homes inclusive of Colonials, Capes and Chalets, Ranch, Bi-levels and  multi family style homes.  Remember, all our designs will be readily customized to meet your specific home needs or we can start from almost any type of picture or drawing so you will ultimately live in your dream home.
We also invite you to Contact Us our desire is to build your new home. Obviously, this is why our Company is excited to be recognized as the premier builder of new custom modular homes using our high quality custom modular home construction.

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Future Home Technology, Inc. How the Process works

Energy Star and Green Building Products

Energy Star Future Home Technology, Inc. (FHT) is
Energy Star Compliant and going Green.
Energy Star; helpful memory joggers as it relates to buying FHT modular homes:


  • R-21 insulation in the walls; R-38 insulation in the ceilings; standards in FHT building specifications for high end energy savings relating to heating and cooling.
  • Bath fan with auto timer; 100 CFM Fan/Light combination for constant air flow. Standard with our building specifications.
  • Energy star lighting fixtures can be obtained as an option; Fixtures with special energy efficient bulbs (pin type).
  • FHT caulking at plates and panel intersections for air leakage makes the home energy star air-tight. Currently, FHT caulks around receptacles, switches, windows, doors, and light fixture boxes.
  • Ultimately, our modular homes are energy star compliant providing the builder adheres to local energy star requirements at the job site. Also, when ordering a home that is expected to obtain federal and state energy credits, energy compliance must be indicated to FHT upfront so your inspector can review our energy building processes in our plant.
Using FHT Green products and Leed certification:
  • FHT use of R-21 and R-38 insulation in our walls and ceilings are formaldehyde free Green products.
  • FHT use of Andersen windows and sliding glass doors are Green products.
  • FHT uses of Merillat kitchen and bathroom cabinetry are Green products.
  • FHT use of Shaw carpets are Green products.
  • FHT is currently reviewing changing our paint to a Green product with Low VOC.
  • Certain wood components can be purchased as options that are Green products such as Fingerjoint or MDF mouldings.  In addition, FHT offers “FSC” lumber for Green use. 
We are attaching a New York Times article which featured our home (picture) that was built where our builder obtained a Platinum Leeds rating. (See New York Times September 13, 2009 Designed, Delivered and Sealed; this was our home featured in the article. Needless to say, going very Green is quite expensive as it relates to the purchase of certain wood products. That said, FHT is committed to using Green products that meet your customer requirements. For more information about Energy Star and using Green Products, please contact us.

Future Home Technology, Inc. Construction Process

Construction Process

Future Home Technology, Inc (FHT) construction process begins with customized design and engineering of your dream home; inclusive of final plan approval and stamp plans by independent engineering firm.  Since 1986, FHT has built more than 6,000 homes using our high building specifications and brand name products. FHT is the premier builder in the Northeast and all of our homes have been customized to meet customer demands.
Our 100,000 SF state of the art construction facility provide us with equipment, jigs, engineering, quality controls, purchasing, and material storage all located in house; with the constant monitoring of the construction process by our engineering and third party. Our factory was constructed specifically to build homes using our high quality modular construction techniques in a controlled environment implemented with state of the art building equipment and experienced craftsmen that have 15 year tenures with our Company and who have been responsible for successful completion of thousands of new homes.
FHT is a leader in modular construction of very unique types of homes from larger mansion type homes to smaller quaint ranches with amenities built in consistent with your engineering design. Oversize boxes, bump outs, different types of roof pitches including hip and shed roofs, extraordinary drop in dormers, 9' ceilings and trays, extra space in attics, longer spans for room size and basements, high end finishing such as crown and different types of arch ways, state of the art electrical plan layouts, warm board applications, mechanical and sprinkler applications so that on site work is limited, energy compliant and green materials used are just a few of the construction applications that will enhance your new home and provide high end value. Also see our high quality buildings specs and name products; that said our homes are competitively priced for you to own!
We invite you to take a virtual tour of our facility and see our homes as they progress to a completion and are delivered and set at your building site..
Design and Engineering of Your Custom Modular Home
Future Home Technology, Inc (FHT) will design your custom modular home specific to your new home requirements. We turn around your home design within 3 business days once you have met with us.
Your home plans will consist initially of detailed floor plans and home elevations and we will work with you (revisions) until your dream home design is completed. Once the final engineering is approved, our plans are then stamp by a third party that provides an independent review of the design, structural calculations and state codes that have already been incorporated in your home plans.
The stamp plans have many different types of design and engineering information such as detailed floor layouts, electric, heat calculations, structural and other required information for you to pull permits and ultimately receive final certificate of occupancy.
Since FHT has designed and built over 6,000 custom modular homes, we are extremely confident in our design capabilities.  Our engineers have been involved in thousands of homes built by our Company. For complex homes, FHT engineers will work with your architect to achieve the required design of your dream home.
Our web site provides hundreds of engineering designs for different types of custom modular homes; that said these designs are only ideas that you may incorporate in your new home or we can start with your fresh home design ideas and begin your engineering process.
FHT has design and built many different types of homes; all homes design and built by our company receive the same type of detail review necessary for successful completion of your home. Our engineering design including shop drawings enable us to build many different types of homes in our in-house facility using our modular or panelized construction. FHT is the leading builder of homes built in the Northeast; and we have engineered extraordinary complex homes with different types of roof systems, vaults, electrical for state of the art sound systems and alarms, high option special types of wood and molding applications, turrets, increased spans for room sizes, bump outs, garages and porches, drop in dormers; etc, while assuring our customers the building specifications and products offered (green) meet the current demand of new home owners. Also, FHT standard building specs are energy compliant and our homes are designed and insulated to substantially reduce heating costs.
FHT has engineering and system approvals to build in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and New Hampshire; and our third party engineering firm assures all our homes meets or exceeds codes in the respective states. FHT also can provide detail structural calculations for complex homes; we are approved to build in high wind areas and many of our homes are located along the coast of Long Island, Connecticut and New Jersey.
FHT also understands that our high end building specifications and name products provide the home owner with a quality home that compliments the custom design of your home.
Please feel free to bring us your home ideas and together we will successfully design your dream home.

Future Home Technology - Standard Building Specifications

FLOORS
2 x10 Floor Joists – 16” O.C.
¾” T&G OSB Flooring (glued & nailed)
Solid Block Deck Bridging
Double Perimeter Band
LVL Band at Mate Wall (each box)
:
WALLS
2 x 6 Exterior Walls – 16” O.C.
R21 Insulation – Exterior Walls
(green) product
7/16” OSB Sheathing (Ext. & Mate Wall)
2 x 4 Interior Walls – 16” O.C.
½” Drywall – Taped, bedded & Primer Coat
Painted
Exterior House Wrap
Curtain Blocking at All Windows
:formaldehyde free
ROOF & CEILING
5/12 Roof Pitch – Trusses 16” O.C.
Cape Roof Pitch – 12/12 16” O.C.
8’ Ceiling Height
R38 Insulation – Batt Type
(green) product
5/8” CDX Plywood Sheathing
“Shingle Over” Ridge Vent
Owens Corning 30 Year Architectural Shingles
10” Front & Rear Overhangs
Gable End Overhangs (not on Cape models)
½” Drywall Ceilings – 16” O.C. – Taped, Bedded
& Primer Coat Painted
Ice & Water Shield
:formaldehyde free
EXTERIOR
Andersen Series 200 Narroline Low E Windows
With Screens (green product)
CertainTeed Double 4 Bevel or Dutchlap Vinyl Siding
Vented Soffit & Aluminum Fascia
Fiberglass Entry Door with Glass
Schlage Entry Lock – Brass or Satin Nickel
Exterior Light at Each Door
Door Chime at Front Door
Andersen Permashield Vinyl Clad Sliding Glass
Door (per print) (green product)
:
INTERIOR:
Shaw Cut Pile Carpet (green product)
& FHA
Livingroom, Dining Room, Hall & Bedrooms
Vinyl Floor Covering in Kitchen & Baths with
Underlayment
Six
Bi
Schlage Hardware – Brass or Satin Nickel
Prefinished White Colonial 3
Solid wood interior 2
Trim & Finish Drywall Inside All Closets
approved ½” Pad inPanel Colonial HollowCore Passage andfold Doors Painted White.1/4” Baseboard &1/2” Casing.
KITCHEN:
Merillat Raised Panel Oak Cabinets (green product)
Laminate Countertops with Wood Edge
8” Double Bowl Stainless Steel Sink
Delta Single Lever Faucet w/ Spray
Range Hood – vented / non
24” Kitchen Soffits or Galley or Crown
vented
BATHROOM
Merillat Raised Panel Oak Cabinets (green product)
Cultured Marble Vanity Tops
Delta Single Lever Faucet – Chrome
Side Mounted Medicine Cabinet
Full Mirror w/ Vanity Light
Fiberglass One
American Standard Elongated 1.6gl Water Closet
Bath Fan / Light Combination
Decorator Accessories
1 energy star fan / light combo per home
:Piece Tub/Shower Unit
PLUMBING
All Plumbing Stubbed Through Floor for
On
PEX Fresh Water Supply Line
PVC Drain, Waste & Vent
Shut
Delta Anti
Tub/Showers
:site ConnectionOffs at All Sinks & Water ClosetsScald Devices on Showers and/or
ELECTRIC
200 Amp Full
Circuit & Receptacle for Electric Range
AC/DC Smoke Detectors (as required)
Carbon Monoxide Detector (1 per floor)
Exterior Weatherproof G.F.I. Receptacle
Seagull Lighting Fixture Package – Brass or
Satin Nickel
:Size Entrance Panel Box
HEAT
Choice of Hot Water Baseboard (stubbed
Through floor) or Electric Baseboard Heat with
Individual Wall
:Mounted Thermostats
All FHT Homes Are Built Energy Star Compliant.
Refer to model information for specific applications. These
specifications do not include all available options or all available
color choices. FHT reserves the right to change or alter these
specifications without prior notice.

STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS & PRODUCTS

Future Home Technology - Sampling of Capes we have built over the years