My cousin bought a brand new modular home back in the 70's. She got a split entry. When they moved back to MA they built a stick built home. She had more issues with the stick built home. I don't remember all the issues but leaks was a big one.
Well you have to know what your'e doing to begin with with. My sons, all 4 build homes and never ran io any problems. Not even the very first one. Key word here RESEARCH ........... STUDY
Fortunately with my modular build, the price was fixed from the start. No change orders! The builder did everything. No outside contractor to do site installation. The typical stick built takes three years plus some in my area. My mod SIP construction took 34 days on site. It took the utility company four months to turn on the power after CofO was issued.
Hey, which company did u use? How was their work ? R there any minor r najor issues now with your home ? Do u regret using that specific company? Thank u
You are not kidding about putting in enough electrical outlets! We bought an older home and it has a very limited number of outlets... It can be quite a challenge when cleaning, cooking, and working from home. Thanks for another informative video!
I watch your videos because I am a HYBRID modular builder. This process takes a more practical approach that provides the best of both traditional, on site and modular builds, while reducing the negatives of each. It can be done.
@ 3:52 In California they have Laws where the Owner Can Build his own house ! Those are called Owner Builder Projects in the Trades ! If someone does, and they Plan to Sell it then by law they have to live in that house for 2 years.
I have a 3Bd 2ba 2 car garage modular bolted on a perimeter permanent concrete foundation. You would never know by looking it was a modular. If your permanently bolted to a cement foundation and of course if you can qualify you get normal financing/loans I have an FHA loan with regular inspections etc the process is the same as when I bought my first home which was not a modular. I always said I’d never buy a “trailer” but you don’t know what you don’t know.
General contractor license really depends on the State. I know of at least 2 of them where you don't need a license. Heck, one of those doesn't even require a license to build homes.
I have been off and on looking into modular homes for the last two years. Is there a company that you recommend in Idaho? Clayton homes all look like manufactured homes sold as modular and the Google ratings for others don’t seem so great.
In California they have Commercial & Residential Construction. In Commercial they have, The Developer, & he hires The Coordinator [ i.e. a Project Mgr. ], and then The Superintendent, The General Foreman, and after that The Foremen and finally the ' rank & file Tradesmen. Residential is probably identical. / In an Owner builder project The Owner Manages And Builds everything, except for sub contracting out some Specialty Trades ( i.e. Pluming, Electrical, excetra ).
I don't think you're right about being, your own General contractor, you absolutely can. House is set by a setting Crew you hire or its part of the package, and after setting, a GC or a Homeowner can complete the particulars required to complete the build. Hiring his own specific Trades to tie them all together. And if you live in the Northeast Custom Modulars Manufacturers beat the high cost of labor locally by 20%.
Can individual modules be purchased individually and gradually added on as needed? Can I buy a two bedroom modular home and then add another bedroom later? Or maybe the equivalent of a standalone efficiency apartment with rooms added on later?
Disagree on cost modular vs stick build home being remotely close. At least not where I live. Every builder here charges a minimum of $325 sqft. A 1600 sqft home will cost $520k whereas a 1600 sqft modular home can be completed for $289k
After a very brief Google visit modular homes are 10 to 20.00 less per square foot then the traditional home and I haven't even finished listening to your video I'll tell you up some more get right back to you
Love your channel, Kristina! We live in the Austin area and are looking for a modular company. I heard your comment about the company here that was fined. I expect you can't tell me which company that was, so is my only alternative to continue my research and read comments on the companies? Or is there a ranking list of modular companies? Any guidance is greatly appreciated!!
Very fair and useful. I don't get that references thing; they are only going to give me the names of people they know are happy with their work and have agreed to speak to me. That's useless.
Do you need to do all that soil stuff if there is an old mobile home there,that is already hooked up to public water and sewer…….stay away from anything that Clayton makes even if it’s a dog house……and they have financial institutions also( extremely high interest rates)……I don’t know how they get away with their predatory lending practices…….but it is an example of the rich getting richer.
I love the versatility of modular homes however many of them are NOT built in the same quality as a typical stick built home. Unfortunately the downside usually is that $$$ is king and no one builds to benefit anyone other than themselves or the housing “crisis” would already be solved. 👍
Clayton Home, to put on unimproved land. Needed cleared, leveled, water, electricity, and sewage. Price of demo home 97k total would have been 267k , didn't do it. Bought a brick house.
So the land and prep work was $170,000? I could see that; land is a huge cost depending on where it is located ($100,000 for the lot and $70,000 for the prep plus $97,000 for the house).
It seems the only reason for modular is time and time is money, borrowed money interest. I own my paid-off house on 5 acres. I want to downsize to a small house on an acre or two, but I do not want to do that sell-house-move-instantly-to-the-new-house chaos and I don't want to move twice. I want to take my time moving into the new house, then put my house on the market, but during that time I must borrow money to make the new land and house happen during which interest is being charged. As soon as the old house sells, I'll pay off the construction loan and the home equity loan on the land. So I need it all to happen very quickly for it to make sense; I suspect it will all cost as much as the large house sells for given inflation.
Basic contract 101 subject to availability if they can't meet the requirements that you want because they don't have the product that's the end of the contract😂
it's a trailer house build to trailer house building codes. if they tried the shortcuts on a stick build home that they get away with it on these trailer houses, the building inspector would condemn the whole thing. if it's delivered on a trailer, it's a trailer house.
My cousin bought a brand new modular home back in the 70's. She got a split entry. When they moved back to MA they built a stick built home. She had more issues with the stick built home. I don't remember all the issues but leaks was a big one.
Well you have to know what your'e doing to begin with with. My sons, all 4 build homes and never ran io any problems. Not even the very first one. Key word here RESEARCH ........... STUDY
Fortunately with my modular build, the price was fixed from the start. No change orders! The builder did everything. No outside contractor to do site installation. The typical stick built takes three years plus some in my area. My mod SIP construction took 34 days on site. It took the utility company four months to turn on the power after CofO was issued.
Instead of flushing your money down the toilet, you could have sent it to me.
@@Omar_Zazzle What money did they flush? I must have missed something. Think you better read again and maybe again, after that.
Hey, which company did u use? How was their work ? R there any minor r najor issues now with your home ? Do u regret using that specific company? Thank u
You are not kidding about putting in enough electrical outlets! We bought an older home and it has a very limited number of outlets... It can be quite a challenge when cleaning, cooking, and working from home. Thanks for another informative video!
If you don't OWN the land on house sits, it does not matter type of house sitting on it.
I own the land my house sits on. It was one of many homes in a neighborhood that were built and put on permanent foundations then sold.
I own my own land in a HOA
@@jameskelly9243 HOA, never again...... their nightmares!
I watch your videos because I am a HYBRID modular builder. This process takes a more practical approach that provides the best of both traditional, on site and modular builds, while reducing the negatives of each. It can be done.
@makid...what company?
@@gnd111 We are Nordic Steel Systems.
@@makidominguez5856 Steel? Modular? not mobile homes? Why do you have the name sreel in it? Strange.
@ 3:52 In California they have Laws where the Owner Can Build his own house ! Those are called Owner Builder Projects in
the Trades !
If someone does, and they Plan to Sell it then by law they have to live in that house for 2 years.
I have been looking at Incredible Tiny Homes in TN!
I’d love to have a concrete block modular home.
Why? Concrete is cold and vulnerable to moisture and mold and trying to match any cracks or chips would be very difficult.
Hempcrete ?
3D printing uses a hybrid variation of cement.
I have a 3Bd 2ba 2 car garage modular bolted on a perimeter permanent concrete foundation. You would never know by looking it was a modular. If your permanently bolted to a cement foundation and of course if you can qualify you get normal financing/loans I have an FHA loan with regular inspections etc the process is the same as when I bought my first home which was not a modular. I always said I’d never buy a “trailer” but you don’t know what you don’t know.
Aren't prisons being built like that now?
General contractor license really depends on the State. I know of at least 2 of them where you don't need a license. Heck, one of those doesn't even require a license to build homes.
12:00 speaking of that I believe code requires all walls more than 5 feet wide to have at least one outlet.
Print the house under 10K within 24 hours- technology is there. Need will of politicians & lawmakers to help common poor Americans.
@Kristina Smallhorn
12:58 In your opinion, what's the best modular home company where you live, in Southeast Louisiana? Top 3 even?
I have been off and on looking into modular homes for the last two years. Is there a company that you recommend in Idaho? Clayton homes all look like manufactured homes sold as modular and the Google ratings for others don’t seem so great.
10:59 thanks for taking me back to childhood commercials LOL
Yes!
In California they have Commercial & Residential Construction. In Commercial they have, The Developer, & he hires The Coordinator [ i.e. a Project Mgr. ], and then The Superintendent, The General Foreman, and after that The Foremen and
finally the ' rank & file Tradesmen.
Residential is probably identical. / In an Owner builder project The Owner Manages And Builds everything, except for
sub contracting out some Specialty Trades ( i.e. Pluming, Electrical, excetra ).
Thank you Kristina and Eddie
I don't think you're right about being, your own General contractor, you absolutely can. House is set by a setting Crew you hire or its part of the package, and after setting, a GC or a Homeowner can complete the particulars required to complete the build. Hiring his own specific Trades to tie them all together. And if you live in the Northeast Custom Modulars Manufacturers beat the high cost of labor locally by 20%.
Can individual modules be purchased individually and gradually added on as needed? Can I buy a two bedroom modular home and then add another bedroom later? Or maybe the equivalent of a standalone efficiency apartment with rooms added on later?
Thank You for the Video
Great video
Disagree on cost modular vs stick build home being remotely close. At least not where I live. Every builder here charges a minimum of $325 sqft. A 1600 sqft home will cost $520k whereas a 1600 sqft modular home can be completed for $289k
@@jarhd1775 it this recent pricing and is this a true modular and not a “cross-mod”. I’m just asking, I’m not questioning your experience.
@ yes current and yes, it’s a true modular home. The company is Impresa Modular. As far as I can see it’s a legit company
After a very brief Google visit modular homes are 10 to 20.00 less per square foot then the traditional home and I haven't even finished listening to your video I'll tell you up some more get right back to you
Have you compared Modular to Barndominiums ? Ref the construction mode, energy efficiency, and costs?
its an answer for some but smaller than a trailer in a lot of cases
Love your channel, Kristina! We live in the Austin area and are looking for a modular company. I heard your comment about the company here that was fined. I expect you can't tell me which company that was, so is my only alternative to continue my research and read comments on the companies? Or is there a ranking list of modular companies? Any guidance is greatly appreciated!!
Very fair and useful. I don't get that references thing; they are only going to give me the names of people they know are happy with their work and have agreed to speak to me. That's useless.
Awesome !
When there are issues with modular houses and no assistance from the manufacturer, who can you turn to for help?
Thanks your
How do you feel about Barndominemms??
Are there any reputable modular home companies in Southern California 🤔🤔
Yes. Connect Home and PlantPrefab are two that come to mind.
@@kdockrey ok thanks
Do you know a Modular Home Builder that will use 2x6 wood ILO 2x4 ?
Do you need to do all that soil stuff if there is an old mobile home there,that is already hooked up to public water and sewer…….stay away from anything that Clayton makes even if it’s a dog house……and they have financial institutions also( extremely high interest rates)……I don’t know how they get away with their predatory lending practices…….but it is an example of the rich getting richer.
I love the versatility of modular homes however many of them are NOT built in the same quality as a typical stick built home. Unfortunately the downside usually is that $$$ is king and no one builds to benefit anyone other than themselves or the housing “crisis” would already be solved. 👍
The quality of stick built homes have also gone down significantly since COVID unfortunately
Modular homes have stricter regulations to follow than a stick home being built Especially were its being transported.
Clayton Home, to put on unimproved land. Needed cleared, leveled, water, electricity, and sewage. Price of demo home 97k total would have been 267k , didn't do it. Bought a brick house.
So the land and prep work was $170,000? I could see that; land is a huge cost depending on where it is located ($100,000 for the lot and $70,000 for the prep plus $97,000 for the house).
I own the land.
The tiny home in Alberta are built in factory
It seems the only reason for modular is time and time is money, borrowed money interest. I own my paid-off house on 5 acres. I want to downsize to a small house on an acre or two, but I do not want to do that sell-house-move-instantly-to-the-new-house chaos and I don't want to move twice. I want to take my time moving into the new house, then put my house on the market, but during that time I must borrow money to make the new land and house happen during which interest is being charged. As soon as the old house sells, I'll pay off the construction loan and the home equity loan on the land. So I need it all to happen very quickly for it to make sense; I suspect it will all cost as much as the large house sells for given inflation.
Lots and lots of unanswered questions in comments...
Those boxes don’t work for me.
Who does work for you? I hope it's not Pauley Shore. 🤢🤢🤢🤮
Basic contract 101 subject to availability if they can't meet the requirements that you want because they don't have the product that's the end of the contract😂
Talk about confusion! We
it's a trailer house build to trailer house building codes. if they tried the shortcuts on a stick build home that they get away with it on these trailer houses, the building inspector would condemn the whole thing. if it's delivered on a trailer, it's a trailer house.
Modular homes = 💩
trailer houses
Do you know a Modular Home Builder that will use 2x6 wood ILO 2x4 ?