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236115 New Single-Family Housing Construction (except For-Sale Builders)

Overview

This U.S. industry comprises general contractor establishments primarily responsible for the entire construction of new single-family housing, such as single-family detached houses and town houses or row houses where each housing unit (1) is separated from its neighbors by a ground-to-roof wall and (2) has no housing units constructed above or below. This industry includes general contractors responsible for the on-site assembly of modular and prefabricated houses. Single-family housing design-build firms and single-family construction management firms acting as general contractors are included in this industry.

Cross-References

  • Building single-family houses on their own account for sale as speculative builders or merchant builders--are classified in U.S. Industry 236117, New Housing For-Sale Builders;
  • Remodeling or repairing existing houses and other residential buildings--are classified in U.S. Industry 236118, Residential Remodelers;
  • Performing manufactured (mobile) home set up and tie-down work--are classified in Industry 238990, All Other Specialty Trade Contractors;
  • Performing specialized construction work on houses and other residential buildings, generally on a subcontract basis--are classified in Subsector 238, Specialty Trade Contractors;
  • Manufacturing prefabricated residential buildings and assembling/erecting them at the customers' site--are classified in Sector 31-33, Manufacturing, based on the primary material (wood, plastic, or metal); and
  • Constructing and leasing residential buildings on their own account--are classified in Industry 531110, Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings.

Index Entries

Cabin construction general contractors
Condominium, single-family, construction general contractors
Construction management, single-family building
Cottage construction general contractors
Custom builders (except for-sale), single-family home
Duplex (i.e., side-by-side) construction general contractors
Home builders (except for-sale), single-family
Housing, single-family, construction general contractors
Log home construction general contractors
Low income housing, single-family, construction general contractors
Modular single-family housing assembled on site by general contractors
Panelized single-family housing assembled on site by general contractors
Precut single-family housing assembled on site by general contractors
Prefabricated residential building erection, single-family
Premanufactured single-family housing assembled on site by general contractors
Residential construction, single-family, general contractors
Row house (i.e., single-family type) construction general contractors
Single-family attached housing construction general contractors
Single-family detached housing construction general contractors
Single-family homes built on land owned by others, general contractors of
Single-family house construction by general contractors
Time-share condominium construction general contractors
Town house (i.e., single-family type) construction by general contractors
Vacation home, single-family, construction by general contractors