MBS moves the framing and enclosure work from the lot to our St. Louis plant. Panels are built while your foundation goes in, then set and closed in days, not weeks. The result is a 50% quicker construction schedule.
Panelized construction guide
Panelized construction is conventional wood framing built in a factory. Wall panels and floor cassettes are cut on CNC equipment, closed with insulation, windows, doors, cladding and MEP rough-in, shipped flat on standard trucks and set on a foundation in days. The result is a stick-built building, not a modular box or a manufactured home.
Panelized (MBS)
Modular
The process
Your drawings or ours
Send permit-ready plans, or let our in-house architectural designer start from a survey and lot dimensions. Every project is modeled in BIM.
Fixed price, valid 30 days
We price your plans and return a fixed factory price. Freight within the 1,000-mile service area is in the number.
While your foundation goes in
After permit approval, panels are CNC-cut, framed, insulated and closed with windows, doors, cladding and MEP rough-in to the agreed scope.
Standard trucks
Panels ship vertically or flat-packed on standard flatbed and step-deck trucks. No wide loads, no escorts.
Weather-tight in days, not weeks
Our crew or your GC sets the panels on your foundation. Interior trades start in a dry, enclosed building.
Your production slot, delivery date and install sequence are confirmed at contract.
Inside the plant
Your building lives in one BIM model. Assembly drawings and CNC shop drawings come straight from it. More than $2 million in automated CNC equipment cuts within 1/16 in., so what we cut is what you approved.
Build packages
From subcomponents for your framer to a single turnkey contract. MBS can tailor materials, finishes and the level of completion to your specification.
Just the factory framing. CNC-cut subcomponents and open framed wall panels, built to your drawings. Your crew sheathes, closes and finishes on site.
CNC-cut, framed and sheathed wall panels, roof panels and floor cassettes. Your team insulates, closes and finishes on site.
Sheathing, WRB, insulation, air barrier, windows, doors, cladding and MEP rough-in are factory-installed. MBS or your GC sets the panels, and interior-finish trades follow.
MBS contracts and subcontracts the build from start to finish. One contract, one schedule, one point of contact.
By agreement, foundations, site work, utilities and interior finishes are excluded unless included in a turnkey scope. Request the written warranty with your estimate.
For GCs and framers
Choose individual assemblies or combine a wall, floor and roof package. Your crew sets, connects and completes the building.
Preassembled door legs, headers, stud packs, channels, Els and repeat assemblies.
Open wall frames with coordinated openings and agreed backing.
Wall framing plus specified structural sheathing. Added enclosure layers are scoped separately.
Coordinated floor framing with the selected joist system and decking where specified.
Roof framing with decking where specified. Remaining roof layers are scoped separately.
Agreed insulation, enclosure layers, windows, doors, cladding and MEP rough-in.
Approved drawings and the written quote govern inclusions, factory layers and field interfaces.
The MBS Standard Wall
Our standard closed-panel package combines 2×6 exterior framing, mineral wool insulation, and Rothoblaas tapes and membranes. An MBS home achieved HERS 42, a project result, not a rating for every design.
Mineral wool is non-combustible, moisture resistant and made with up to 70% recycled content. The Rothoblaas membranes and tapes are Passive House Institute certified and applied in the factory.
We build to your spec
| # | Layer | Specification |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Exterior cladding | Fiber cement lap siding (James Hardie), LP SmartSide or your specified finish |
| 2 | Weather-resistive barrier | Fluid-applied WRB, ZIP System or house wrap, per design |
| 3 | Structural sheathing | 7/16 in. OSB or 19/32 in. plywood |
| 4 | Exterior framing | 2×6 kiln-dried SPF, 16 in. on center, CNC-cut |
| 5 | Cavity insulation | Mineral wool, full cavity, installed in the factory |
| 6 | Air and vapor control | Rothoblaas membranes and tapes |
| 7 | Interior gypsum | 5/8 in. Type X, hung in the factory |
Published targets from the MBS Builder Kit. Assembly specifics change with climate zone, code and design, so treat them as typical. Your drawings and written quote govern.
Built to your specifications
We build to client specifications. Tell us what the project needs and we engineer, price and build it on the same CNC line.
Send us your specsFinal materials and assemblies are set in your written quote and approved drawings.
Delivery and install
Start a project
Permit-ready drawings and a site address are all we need. Your estimate is valid for 30 days and includes freight within 1,000 miles.
