Are You Considering a Modular Home Over Site-Built Homes?

Modular Homes are one of the fastest growing areas in home construction today. The benefits over Site-Built-Homes are many

• Weather delays are virtually non existent. Weather damaged materials Not in a Factory-Built Home after all, they are built in a factory!

• Material cost is reduced greatly because the factories buy in bulk vs. the site-built builder buying for one house at a time.

• A Modular Home is constructed of standard building materials in a weather controlled indoor factory setting. The factory setting allows the  Modular Home Builder to utilize sophisticated equipment that not only conserves on wasted material, but cuts materials to Exact lengths for true squared corner fittings, resulting in a better than site-built finished product.

• Modular Homes are built to State and Local Code for the location that the home is going to be installed. These are the same codes that a builder of a site-built home is required to follow. These codes are NOT Performance based codes, which is the HUD code that Manufactured Homes are built to. These codes are specific right down to the materials used. For example, HUD code homes can use 2x6 floor joist this would not be acceptable in a Modular Home.

• The amount of lumber is approximately 30% greater than a site-built home! A Modular Home must be able to withstand transportation from the factory to the home site, and then be able to withstand being lifted from the truck using a crane and straps with nothing more than its own structure to support it!

• The Modular Home Builder can build just about any floor plan you can dream of. Here's more considerations about a Modular Home Floor Plan.  Look at several different manufacturers because there are exceptions and differences, depending on the manufacturers flexibility. Some are more flexible than others. Plans and the final product are inspected at the factory by certified engineering companies before a home can be approved. The inspection process ensures that your new home fully complies with state and local code where your home will be erected. Once approved, the seal of approval is applied; this seal will be in the configuration of the state in which it will be shipped to for final installation.

• Modular Home Cost Less than site built home. Go to our Modular Home Cost page for a further explanation and some helpful links to more help.

Considerations:

You will need to consult with your dealer regarding site preparation for when your new Home arrives. These are just some of the things that you will need to cover. You will need a foundation on your land, a builder or general contractor that will set the modules in place, attach them together, and complete the interior and exterior finish work where the modules join together.

You will need the utilities, plumbing, and the furnace and a/c connected. When all is completed, you will need final code compliance inspections that will ensure that your new home meets all state and local codes. I strongly suggest that you work with a reputable, well referenced dealer that can handle these things for you. They will know the right people that will get the job done correctly and in a timely manner.