Why Austin Mohawk Factory Built Structures
Commitment to excellence. Unmatched expertise.
With more than 80 years of experience, we’re the industry leader in quality, prefabricated structures. Convenient and functional, durable and safe, our products are shipped for easy on-site installation. But don’t just take our word for it. Read what our customers have to say about us.
How We Work
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On Spec
There is product and there is the right product. We may ask a lot of questions up front but getting the product "right" up front gets you the product you need right once.
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On Code
We strive to work to high standards and to really be knowledgeable of the codes and to execute our products to these higher standards.
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On Time
We have a proven history of maintaining our lead times and having consistently shorter lead times during the busy times. If an order has a delivery date on it, Austin Mohawk can make you look good.
Our Advantages
Factory Built
Built On-Site
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State-Certified Plans Included In Cost
Specific site-by-site building plans are no longer needed. Austin Mohawk supplies state certified building plans as part of the building cost.
Architectural Design Fees
Additional Costs Incurred
It can be costly in both time and money to have unique building plans drawn up for each site and then have them certified.
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Shipped Complete For Accurate Scheduling
Austin Mohawk Buildings are shipped complete with wiring, plumbing, HVAC; ready to be off-loaded by crane and installed in less than 1 day. The building construction can proceed in our plant while the site work is being completed, saving at least 30 days and often 60 days for onsite construction and electrical tie ins. Factory built schedules are very accurate and are not affected by the weather.
Project Construction Schedule
Many Variables That Could Affect Schedule
On-site construction cannot begin until the site work is complete. This can add substantial time to your project. And, with factors like weather and subcontractor scheduling delays, it could set you back even further.
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Instant C of O
No waiting for a certificate of occupancy—structures are inspected in our plant by a third-party inspection agency, so the C of O is assured before delivery.
Permitting
Additional Wait Time
Time is lost waiting on inspection and certification.
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53-Step Manufacturing Process
Each building is subjected to a 53-step manufacturing quality management process with outside Third Party oversight. Third Party oversight assures that your building will meet the International Building Code and appropriate state requirements for energy, wind load, snow load, and seismic calculations.
Proven Quality
Unreliable Quality
With varying skill levels and schedules of subcontractors, craftsmanship is not guaranteed.
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Detailed Drawings
Manufacturing detailed fabrication drawings for your building are infinitely more precise than a contractor’s manual material take off from an architect’s drawings. Building after building, built in the factory, will be virtually identical, will have no material substitutions, and all image brandings will be identical as well.
Repeatable Quality
Variables Affect Consistency
Many variables are involved in working with different subcontractors. There are no universal standards and no guarantee that buildings will be constructed in uniform quality.
Factory Built
Built On-Site
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Pre-Wired & Ready for Installation
Our factory built buildings can come completely wired for all services. This simplifies site supervision. The biggest site bottleneck can be the wiring and testing of the sensitive electrical circuit demands for the fueling dispenser, submersible pump, tank gauging equipment, point of sale equipment, communication lines and electrical service to the building itself. Factory pre-wiring back to the electrical panel makes it much easier for competing trades to do their work quickly and on time.
Site Supervision
Wiring and Testing Takes Time & Supervision
Much coordinated supervision is needed to wire and test sensitive electrical circuit demands. Project can easily get bottlenecked and take a lot more time than necessary.
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Shorter Project Completion Times
Shorter project completion times reduce construction supervision cost of the building by 33% - 50% and allow existing construction management staff to execute more projects.
Supervision Costs
Doubled Site Supervisory Costs
Extended construction completion times means more supervisory hours required per project. Plus, when management staff is tied up and unable to work on other projects, it could slow down alternative construction.
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Less On-Site Work
Reduced work on-site means less exposure to union, prevailing wage, and OSHA regulations, which could slow down construction.
Union, Prevailing Wage, & OSHA Exposure
More Time Working On-Site
With on-site construction you’re more at risk of violating a regulation and facing huge fines, not to mention complicating the construction schedule.
Factory Built
Built On-Site
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Easily Picked Up & Moved
Factory built buildings are highly portable and can be easily picked up and relocated from one site to another, for your convenience.
Relocation
Less Flexibility
Buildings constructed on-site are not built to be easily transported from site to site, so you don’t have the flexibility that you would with a factory-built option.
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Eligible for 7-Year Depreciation
Moveable factory-built buildings are eligible for accelerated 7-year depreciation. During the 1st 7 years, a buyer of a factory built building will save $16,400 in taxes.
Depreciation
39-Year Depreciation
Standard built on-site constructed buildings typically have a 39-year depreciation and don’t give you the tax savings you could get from factory built.
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Reduced Risk
Factory-built buildings reduce risk of theft and vandalism on the site. Without an ongoing and lengthy construction project, there is less opportunity for vandalism and less risk of equipment theft.
Material Theft & Vandalism
Increased Risk
Construction sites are prime targets of vandalism and theft—a problem that can affect productivity and significantly drain profits.
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Faster Turnaround
Factory built has a quicker turnaround time for faster completion—producing revenue, profit and improved ROI.
Project Completion Times
Delayed Revenue
Slower construction process means money lost. On-site construction can be costly when it comes to delayed revenue and decreased return on investment.