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2007 NAICS Definition

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. Establishments primarily engaged in--

• 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 Operative Builders;
• Remodeling or repairing existing houses and other residential buildings--are classified in U.S. Industry 236118, Residential Remodelers;
• Performing manufactured (mobile) home setup 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; and
• Constructing and leasing residential buildings on their own account--are classified in Industry 531110, Lessors of Residential Buildings and Dwellings.

Index entries that bring you to this industry:

• Cabin construction general contractors
• Condominium, single-family, construction general contractors
• Construction management, single-family building
• Cottage construction general contractors
• Custom builders (except operative), single-family home
• Duplex (i.e., side-by-side) construction general contractors
• Home builders (except operative), single-family
• Housing, single-family, construction general contractors
• Log home construction general contractors
• Low income housing, single-family, construction general contractors
• Modular house assembly on site by general contractors
• Panelized single-family house assembly on site by general contractors
• Precut single-family housing assembly on site by general contractors
• Premanufactured housing assembly 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