The question is, how much time will you spend looking at it. What you should spend some time on is deciding on your wants and needs, then having a landscape architect design a plan and specs. Then have all the contractors bid on that plan. They use CAD design, build the frame in the factory, and ship it to the site, ready to be put together. Yes, you're talking about one of the many types of prefabricated construction techniques.
Factory built walls have several advantages over site built construction.
In a factory there's better quality control. The house will come out exactly as planned. In addition, factories often have better buying power and can get better quality lumber. Wickes is a good company that's promoting an effective technique to construct a home in as short a time as possible. We live in the north Denver area and have about 2,000 sq.