Construction
In the United States, modern house-construction techniques include
light-frame construction (in areas with access to supplies of wood)
and adobe or sometimes rammed-earth construction (in arid regions with
scarce wood-resources). Some areas use brick almost exclusively, and
quarried stone has long provided walling. To some extent, aluminum and steel
have displaced some traditional building materials. Increasingly popular
alternative construction materials include insulating concrete
forms (foam forms filled with concrete), structural insulated
panels (foam panels faced with oriented strand board or fiber cement),
and light-gauge steel framing and heavy-gauge steel framing.
In the 1900s, some house designers started using prefabrication. Sears, Roebuck & Co. first marketed their Sears Catalog Homes to the general public in 1908. Prefab techniques became popular after World War II. First small inside rooms framing, then later, whole walls were prefabricated and carried to the construction site. The original impetus was to use the labor force inside a shelter during inclement weather. More recently builders have begun to collaborate with structural engineers who use computers and finite element analysis to design prefabricated steel-framed homes with known resistance to high wind-loads and seismic forces.
As a licensed Roofing and Construction Contractor in NJ, Construction wants to do everything possible to make your home building experience as pleasant as possible. It is an exciting and rewarding process to see a house become a home. Hawkins Construction realizes that financially a home is a sizeable investment and emotionally, a home provides comfort, security and enjoyment.
Quality doesn't cost it pays.
— Stacy Hawkins
Licenses
- 13YH701570200
Directions
- Exit 26 from I-80
- Take exit heading North
- Hawkins Construction is on your immediate right