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Author: Jeff Williams

Photograph of gingerbread house.

Let’s raise a cup of cheer to the original panelized homes

Written by Jeff Williams on . Posted in Panelized Construction, blog, Build Process.

This holiday season, millions of families around the world will be participating in that time-honored ritual of panelized-home construction known as making gingerbread houses.

The tradition as we know it started in the 1600s in present-day Germany, and got a boost two centuries later with the Grimm brothers’ publication of “Hansel and Gretel.” 

These days, the activity is as popular as ever, with millions of gingerbread-house kits being sold every year. 

What’s remarkable is how much of the panelized build process those early 17th century bakers got right.

Consider …

  1. Gingerbread houses are manufactured offsite, where their components are created by experts at a dedicated facility.
  2. Home components are precision-crafted. Each is made from high-quality ingredients and shaped to exact specifications.
  3. The houses take advantage of flat-pack shipping. Panels, joinery, accessories, fasteners, and the like are fitted securely into shipping containers for easy, efficient distribution.
  4. Homes are delivered directly to the build location for onsite assembly.
  5. Builds can be completed quickly with small teams of nonspecialist workers. 
  6. The homes are designed to be both functional and beautiful.
  7. Each home kit includes everything you need to build the house.
  8. Gingerbread houses are sustainably built.

Of course, gingerbread houses have issues that limit their practical application. They have no foundations. They dissolve in the first substantial rain. And the fairy-tale-witch market is quite limited.

Fortunately, we’ve solved those problems — with steel footings, durable frames and cladding, below-market pricing, etc. — while keeping everything that makes gingerbread houses so amazing. 

Full disclosure. While Momo homes look good enough to eat, only gingerbread houses actually are. 

We wish you and yours a delicious holiday this year.

Cheers! 

— Your friends at Momo Homes 

Photo: Isabela Kronemberger

Renering of Momo Umbra ADU XL.

When you buy a Momo, everything’s included and everything is awesome

Written by Jeff Williams on . Posted in Shipping.

Just when the current housing market might have you ready to settle for anything, we’re here to give you everything.

Whether you buy a Coastal, a Montana, an Umbra ADU, or any of our other designs, you get a complete kit — everything you need to build the house. And everything is delivered directly to your lot six months from permit approval.

Maybe you’re thinking, “Wait, everything everything? That can’t be true.”

Technically, you’re right. We don’t include some common items that make a house a home.

Like puppies. You’re on your own there.

So, for the sake of clarity, we include everything you need to build your house, Like …

The foundation, the frame, and the roof. High-end windows and doors. Insulation, drywall, and cladding. Heated bathroom floors. Designer lighting through the house. Bosch appliances, including a panel-ready fridge, panel-ready dishwasher, and induction cooktop. A SPAN smart electric panel. Plumbing. HVAC line sets, condensate drains and refrigerant. Electrical wiring, outlets, and switches. Heat pumps and hot water tanks. Screws and bolts. Tape, mud, adhesives, and tile grout. And paint. And more. 

Plus, we give you endless customization options, so you can pick the appliances, fixtures, finishes, and energy packages that suit your needs and taste.

So why settle for something when you can have everything?

Momo Alpenumbra 30 Exterior Back View.

The Earth spins at 1,000 mph — your home should grip it tight

Written by Jeff Williams on . Posted in Uncategorized.

To be clear, a thousand miles per hour is how fast the Earth spins near the equator. In most of the United States, it’s around 700 mph, give or take. 

Still, that’s pretty fast.* So it doesn’t make sense that your home rides a flat slab of concrete. Especially given the way concrete slabs can sink, buckle, crack, break, and slide. It doesn’t make sense to us, anyway. We think homes ought to have a firm grip on the surface of the planet. 

That’s why ours do. 

Momo’s 100-percent-steel Surefoot system works like a tree’s deep root network, securely connecting our foundation to the earth while resisting gravity, uplift, shear, and moment load (a rotational force).

The Surefoot system (AKA the “metal tree stump”) spreads its footing over a greater

surface area than the standard foundations used in stick-and-brick homes, achieving larger load capacities faster and more cost-effectively.

Even better, Surefoot footings provide a stable base in any penetrable soil: sands, silts, clays, small gravels, and even solid rock.

Best of all, a builder can install a Surefoot in about half the time of a conventional

foundation. Which saves them time and you money. 

And nobody goes whirling into space. 

*FYI: It’s about the speed of the fastest-ever land vehicle, the Thrust SSC, which broke the sound barrier.

Reindeer peering out from behind tree trunk.

Reindeer-ready rooftops come standard

Written by Jeff Williams on . Posted in Roof.

The largest reindeer can weigh more than 550 pounds, so it’s important — especially this time of year — that your home have an extra-sturdy roof. 

Like the kind that comes standard on every Momo home. 

All Momos come with a seam metal roof, which we chose for its strength, longevity, easy integration with solar, and reindeer-bearing capabilities. 

Unlike traditional roofing materials, steel doesn’t warp, sag, or rust. So it’s unlikely to be damaged by the hooves of flying ruminants. While our steel roofs are lightweight, they’re also highly durable — lasting more than twice as long as composite-shingle roofs.

Our metal roofs are also solar-ready by design. (No drilling or cutting into your roof to install panels.) And because they’re chemical-free, recyclable, and virtually maintenance-free, they’re a sustainable choice.

And by the way — If you’d like to celebrate the holidays next year in a more reindeer-friendly home, take a look at our Home for the Holidays offer, going on through Dec. 15. We can lock in your price for as long as three years AND have your home finished next summer.

All in all, steel is a perfect choice for your roof. It’s good for the home. It’s good for the reindeer. And it’s good for you. 

Every homeowner deserves a hoof-proof roof.

Photo by Shepherd.