For over 50 years, Paul has worked in the house-manufacturing field, and has for the last four decades been actively engaged in the development of The Winston System of factory-built housing.He has applied The Winston System, under contract, to start divisions for McGrath Homes, and The Weyerhaeuser Quadrant Division.Since 1972 he has worked on a program of improvements to equipment and techniques involved in the Winston System.His plan during this period was to introduce the improved Winston System under his own name, where internal controls can assure a high quality product.He has extensive experience with conventional construction techniques and has provided services for the U.S. Homes Condominium Division and others. Paul is the Chief Executive of Winston International and is well known for his work as an innovator in the factory-built housing industry.He has worked in this field throughout his life.During the last four decades he has worked on perfecting factory-built systems and new building technologies, aligning himself with competent technical personnel. EXPERIENCES IN FACTORY-BUILT HOUSING
WEYERHAEUSER, QUADRANT HOMES DIVISION: a part of the lumber giant, Weyerhaeuser. Selected Paul to develop a modular home division based in Dirks, Oklahoma.Weyerhaeuser recognized the superior engineering and design of his system, and became the third company to utilize the Winston System.For this project, the Winston System was selected from over 60 competitors to build the Oklahoma plant.Paul's responsibilities encompassed the entire operation, from design and construction of the new plant and all of the support equipment, to responsibility for personnel and all phases of factory built housing manufacturing.
The pictures and captions following illustrate the Winston System and technology during use.
1 hour and 45 minutes after the two halves arrived onsite, they were assembled together by 4 men and you could not tell where it had been joined.
The interior is completely finished before delivery. (note thermostat on wall)
The section of the home is lifted by crane at 4 points; a clear span unit without center support walls.
Same module, another perspective.
The home is delivered to site with a totally finished interior. Tolerances are less than 1/16 inch, and joining sections together requires no trim.
A 1008 sq. ft. finished show home.
A clear span home section with french hip roof, being built in the temporary factory.
The above home section being trucked to the site (at 60 mph).
The 17 ton home section being picked up at 4 points, fastened to the glue-lam foundation beams.
Same home, different perspective.
The other half of the home being placed.
The two halves will be pulled back together, with 1/16 inch tolerance, using thier own weight.
The assembled home is 60 ft. long, and 24 ft. wide. Assembled together in less than 2 hours.
The subject home, presented as a show home, finished & landscaped. This home was unoccupied 1 year, then sold & moved to another site.
The subject home, repainted & set upon the new site. Inspection after 1 year at the new site showed no settling or interior cracks.
Another show home. We asked Oklahoma residents what they wanted in a home, and this is the result. Unoccupied for 1 year before being sold & moved to another site.
The Oklahoma style home, set on it's owners site 1 year later.
This is an in-plant U trailer, used at the factory to move the whole house from inside the factory to outside, where the home's interior is finished. It has a capacity to lift & support up to 150,000 lbs, while maintaining level. As shown below, it has 18 inches of lift. The only one of it's kind.
18 inches of lift. Loaded.
This home weighs 105,000 lbs, moved outside using the trailer and one man on forklift. These two halves were not fastened together during the move by trailer.
This is the bogie trailer, used to move the homes from the factory to the home site. This trailer is shown in an unextended arm position. Also one of a kind.
The bogie trailer shown in extended arm position, capable of carrying up to a 16 ft. wide half home, 60 ft. long.
The bogie trailer has level control, and can be tilted to within 2 inches off the ground. It can maintain level attitude on any grade up to a 25 degree slope, using the automatic leveling device.
A view of the bogie trailer at it's lowest setting off the ground, 11 inches. Using the trailer, a home can be lowered to meet the site foundation, which ELIMINATES the need for a crane at the site.
The bogie trailer shown at the highest lift point, 32 inches above ground level. Allows clearance from obstacles as necessary.
A view of the bogie trailer under a home to be delivered. The extended arm structure of the trailer engages the foundation beams (the strongest portion of the home).
A side view of unloaded bogie trailer, the tongue section partially extended. A home section is in the background, being readied for moving to a site.
A view of the plant under construction, each of the 4 bay doors are 32 ft. square.
A view inside a partially stocked assembly plant, showing 4 construction bays. The plant has capacity to stock material for over 100 homes.
A shot of a previously untrained worker fitting joists between the foundation beams. All work in the plant is done as piecework, allowing workers to earn high pay for work performance.
In the plant, 2 men working, framing up from a finished deck. The 2 men are able to completely frame 2 homes per day, up to the roofline. Also pieceworkers. The (proposed) Winston plant has 10 bays, and will be able to produce 6 totally finished homes per day, ready to ship to sites.
IT IS POSSIBLE for Winston to build the type of home you want. The previous pictures show some examples of previously built homes that can be fitted with the Winston Floodproofing Technology. Many other designs and floorplans can be applied.
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