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    Comment #20090296

    Article and photos of recently delivered Cover the size of a two car garage with kitchen and bathroom: https://www.curbed.com/2019/4/16/18311952/prefab-home-cover-...

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    Comment #18574896

    Yes, the 6 months includes all that for flat lots in Los Angeles City. Hillside lots are a totally different ball game because of the regulatory and additional engineering complexi…

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    Comment #18574884

    Harmmonica, Because we build in a factory, we do almost all the inspections and building safety checks with the State, which is a custom process we've developed with the state spec…

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    Comment #18574263

    While $117/sq.ft. is the average cost nationwide, the average in Los Angeles City – where Cover operates – is a lot higher. In addition to that, Cover offers backyard homes, which …

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    Comment #17740553

    URL to blog post which outlines our mission and approach: https://www.cover.build/post/what-why-how

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    Comment #17740546

    Thing with prefab is it's been tried many times before, and hasn't succeeded. Why? Most companies take traditional construction methods, and simply move them into a factory where t…

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    Comment #17740340

    4 days of box stacking. 8 years of permitting. Multi-unit projects like this which require discretionary permits and approvals are too slow of a response for the housing crisis. Ca…