It was a long journey for us. We purchased the land a few months before Covid and that delayed everything including the builder wasn’t getting the materials needed to complete a house.
My first thought reading your comment was "Patience" I think Lake House has proven theirs. I built my own Three sectional and I sold the home to myself through the dealer I worked for. I was also the construction manager in a Triple Wide home community. Best to you.
Interesting video and the two questions that immediately came to mind were ; Why was cabin construction not built with a dedicated hanging point - this would have prevented the damage to the front shell. The men trying to set this cabin up seemed rather remiss when rigging lifting cables / slings as it was obvious the payload on the slings / strops would bear on the edges thus causing damage !
We were not crazy how it damaged the siding but it will all be fixed once the siding guy finishes the rest of the house. We hope that will happen this coming week.
Yeah, that stinks. I'm in the same boat. I'm retired and my wife will be in a couple years. Adding the cost of digging out the rocks might make a difference for sure. I'd still want that space just so my kids might need it in the future. Depends on where we end up moving to obviously. Won't have a basement at all in some places.
So its basically building a pre-built home and removing it from the shipping trailer. It can no longer identify as a mobile home. I've honestly never seen the entire home removed from the chassis like this, awesome stuff.
Thanks for the comment. There are structural differences between a mobile home and a modular home. Obviously not only the travel from the factory over the roads to the property but the lifting with the crane.
Modular is built per International Residential Building codes which is the same as a on site stick built home, where as a mobile home is built to HUD code basically the same as an RV. You really can't call a Modular a Mobile, apple to lemon.
I agree, when they started lifting one of the sections there was a loud noise. I thought one of the straps broke. It ended up being something on the trailer. Thanks for the comment. 👍
Thanks for the comment. We used Ritz-Craft in PA. www.ritz-craft.com they are very professional. We actually took a tour of the factory and watched the different stages of production. In my opinion they are built better than conventional stick build homes.
The foundation for the rear of the house is 48 feet wide and the front section is 42 feet wide. The width is 30 feet when the two sections are put together.
Thanks for the comment. The siding is vinyl and believe it or not, after removing the small block of wood that was installed to prevent damage of the siding somehow it goes back to its original shape. If not they will replace it.
Professionally built. 👍🥰
Ritz-Craft from PA built the home. They did a very professional job. Thanks for the comment. 👍
thanks for filming this. We are about to start the same journey and this really helped me understand what is going to happen.
It was a long journey for us. We purchased the land a few months before Covid and that delayed everything including the builder wasn’t getting the materials needed to complete a house.
My first thought reading your comment was "Patience" I think Lake House has proven theirs. I built my own Three sectional and I sold the home to myself through the dealer I worked for. I was also the construction manager in a Triple Wide home community. Best to you.
Yes I asked father God to place me and my family in a nice house to strengthen us for the better
I hope your dream comes true.
9:31 wanted to see how they squared the building.....
The foundation was square so they just lined the two sections with the foundation. Thanks for the comment. 👍
Interesting video and the two questions that immediately came to mind were ;
Why was cabin construction not built with a dedicated hanging point - this would have prevented the damage to the front shell.
The men trying to set this cabin up seemed rather remiss when rigging lifting cables / slings as it was obvious the payload on the slings / strops would bear on the edges thus causing damage !
We were not crazy how it damaged the siding but it will all be fixed once the siding guy finishes the rest of the house. We hope that will happen this coming week.
How much of a price difference is there between a crawl space and full basement? I think I'd spring for the full basement...
We couldn’t have the full basement without blasting some very large rocks. Also we don’t need the space we are retired and down sizing.
Yeah, that stinks. I'm in the same boat. I'm retired and my wife will be in a couple years. Adding the cost of digging out the rocks might make a difference for sure. I'd still want that space just so my kids might need it in the future. Depends on where we end up moving to obviously. Won't have a basement at all in some places.
So its basically building a pre-built home and removing it from the shipping trailer. It can no longer identify as a mobile home. I've honestly never seen the entire home removed from the chassis like this, awesome stuff.
Thanks for the comment. There are structural differences between a mobile home and a modular home. Obviously not only the travel from the factory over the roads to the property but the lifting with the crane.
Modular is built per International Residential Building codes which is the same as a on site stick built home, where as a mobile home is built to HUD code basically the same as an RV. You really can't call a Modular a Mobile, apple to lemon.
I dam sure wouldn't be walking up under there like that incase one of those straps break
I agree, when they started lifting one of the sections there was a loud noise. I thought one of the straps broke. It ended up being something on the trailer. Thanks for the comment. 👍
What company did you go with to get your modular home? My husband and I are just beginning the search. Thanks for the video. Very insightful.
Thanks for the comment. We used Ritz-Craft in PA. www.ritz-craft.com they are very professional. We actually took a tour of the factory and watched the different stages of production. In my opinion they are built better than conventional stick build homes.
This is so amazing to see how this is done love this video
was the foundation square
The foundation for the rear of the house is 48 feet wide and the front section is 42 feet wide. The width is 30 feet when the two sections are put together.
Somthing was out of square
what mpdular co.?,i used muncy,,they were the only one who would give me pricing,although they will not sell unless your licensed contractor
Ritz-Craft from PA.
a house just delivered and already damaged
Thanks for the comment. The siding is vinyl and believe it or not, after removing the small block of wood that was installed to prevent damage of the siding somehow it goes back to its original shape. If not they will replace it.