Framing only
Just the factory framing. CNC-cut subcomponents and open framed wall panels, built to your drawings. Your crew sheathes, closes and finishes on site.
General contractors, builders and framersKeep your crew. Hand them a faster frame
Buy the factory framing your job needs, from door legs and headers to closed panels with windows and cladding. Your crew sets them on your foundation, and interior trades start in a dry building.
What changes for you
Your crew, our factory framing
Your crew sets the panels on your foundation, or MBS installs by agreement. An installer program for GCs is in development.
Fewer trades waiting on weather. Interior work starts in a dry building.
Buy subcomponents, framed or sheathed walls, floor and roof panels, or closed panels.
Freight priced in your estimate. Standard trucks, no wide-load permits.
Packages
Pick the scope. We hold the price.
From subcomponents for your framer to closed panels for your GC, built to your drawings at one fixed factory price.
Sheathed panels
CNC-cut, framed and sheathed wall panels, roof panels and floor cassettes. Your team insulates, closes and finishes on site.
Closed panels
Sheathing, WRB, insulation, air barrier, windows, doors, cladding and MEP rough-in are factory-installed to the agreed scope. Your GC leads panel setting and coordinates the follow-on trades.
Single assemblies
Buy only the pieces your crew needs
Choose individual assemblies or combine a wall, floor and roof package. Your crew sets, connects and completes the building.
01Subcomponents
Preassembled door legs, headers, stud packs, channels, Els and repeat assemblies.
02Framed wall panels
Open wall frames with coordinated openings and agreed backing.
03Sheathed wall panels
Wall framing plus specified structural sheathing. Added enclosure layers are scoped separately.
04Floor panels
Coordinated floor framing with the selected joist system and decking where specified.
05Roof panels
Roof framing with decking where specified. Remaining roof layers are scoped separately.
06Closed panels
Agreed insulation, enclosure layers, windows, doors, cladding and MEP rough-in.
Approved drawings and the written quote govern inclusions, factory layers and field interfaces.
Who does what
Put every handoff in the written scope
MBS supplies the factory package and coordinates delivery and technical support. Your GC leads panel setting and building completion, and MBS installation is available by agreement.
| Work | MBS | Your GC |
|---|---|---|
| Drawings and approvals | Reviews the selected supply and the shop drawings | Names the design, permit and field-coordination leads |
| Factory assemblies | Manufactures the quoted products and layers | Confirms the retained materials and interfaces |
| Foundation and site | Provides the project interface information | Arranges site work and foundations unless included |
| Delivery and unloading | Agrees freight, load sequence and handoff | Assigns access, receiving, unloading and racks |
| Lifting and installation | Installs by agreement, or supplies only | Assigns the crane, set crew and installation lead |
| MEP and enclosure joints | Identifies the factory rough-in and closure scope | Assigns field connections, tests and inspections |
| Finishes and closeout | Provides the agreed product and package records | Coordinates finishes and building closeout |
Delivery day
Before the panels arrive
Delivery day goes smoothly when the site is ready. Your GC checks these before the first truck.
- Check the foundation layout, elevations, bearing surfaces, anchors and penetrations against the project documents.
- Arrange required inspections, access, crane setup, drainage and the next work area.
- Review the truck route, turning space, overhead limits, unloading position and staging space.
- Name the set crew, crane and installation lead, and confirm the lift plan, bracing and pick points.
- Match the delivery list and assembly marks to the set plan, and record any damage or missing items with photos.
I already have a framer. Can I keep them?
Yes. Keep your crew and have them set our panels. MBS can coordinate installation with your GC, and an installer training program is in development.
What does MBS provide and what do I provide?
You choose framing only (subcomponents and open framed walls for your framer), sheathed panels or standard closed panels. MBS supplies the factory package and coordinates delivery and technical support. Your GC leads panel setting and building completion, and MBS installation is available by agreement. Unless your agreement includes them, the owner or GC provides foundations, site work, utilities, follow-on trades and interior finishes.
What foundation do MBS panels need?
Any conventional foundation your engineer specifies: slab on grade, crawl space or full basement. Your GC pours it while the panels are in production. We size the panels from the survey and the permit set, and the foundation is finished and inspected before the delivery date is locked.
What does shipping cost?
Freight is priced into your estimate based on the truck count and distance. Our standard delivery range is 1,000 miles from St. Louis, and we ship anywhere in America based on project size and project pro forma. Send the site address with your plans.
How far do you deliver?
Our standard delivery range is 1,000 miles from St. Louis, across the Midwest, Mid-South and Plains, on standard flatbed and step-deck trucks. We ship anywhere in America based on project size and project pro forma, with freight priced into your estimate.
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Start a project
Two ways to start
Have drawings?
Send your plans. Get a fixed factory price.
Permit-ready drawings and a site address are all we need. Your estimate is valid for 30 days, with freight priced in.
Starting from a lot or an idea?
Talk to our team first.
Our in-house design team can start from a survey and lot dimensions, or from one of our catalog designs.
Or call 314-377-3335 or 1-844-GOPANELS, Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Want to see the line first? Book a factory tour.