Business View Magazine | Volume 8, Issue 9

60 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 8, ISSUE 9 impressed by their work,” says Kill, who has been to their factory to witness their operation and meet their staff. “This year I’m completing five modulars plus my other work. “ Modular homes are faster to erect than the usual stick-built homes and create less wasted materials during construction. The entire process uses virtually every piece of lumber supplied – utilizing CNC machines for production, which plot exactly where all the materials will be utilized. Another positive factor in PBS’s method of construction is that it is done within a factory. No lumber is exposed to the elements and damaged. And because the homes are built on an assembly line, the time management is stream lined, which cuts costs and mistakes. Kill Mountain Building’s biggest drawing card for clients is Larry Kill’s reputation. Over the years, he has built a solid client base and is frank about the fact that his name is one most don’t forget. fall/winter on the lake. And while in the office early mornings and evenings, Larry is working on a number of projects for 2022. Normally Kill wouldn’t take a stick build (complete house build) in Bath, as it would be too hard to project manage all the elements, combined with an hour commute each way. But he’s taken on this project because it is a Professional Building Systems (PBS) Modular build. Over the past few decades modular homes have come a long way. For the past three years, Kill Mountain Building has worked with PBS, a company based in Middleburg, Pennsylvania that presently operates along the eastern seaboard. The relationship started with a project for a prestigious private high school, Holderness School, in 2018 and has carried on since. “That one project from them has allowed me to now offer a great product at a lower price point so it really has worked out well for me, and I was very your vision is our passion For more than 55 years we have been serving the New England area with building materials one satisfied customer at a time. www.lavalleys.com | 1 (800) LAVALLEYS W I T H L O C A T I O N S A C R O S S N E W E N G L A N D Bristol, NH Claremont, NH Dover, NH Hampton, NH Ludlow, VT Meredith, NH Middleton, NH Newport, NH Rutland, VT Walpole, NH West Lebanon, NH