Any modular home owners??
01-05-2009, 10:26 AM
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Any modular home owners??
My wife and I are getting more and more into research for our house we are gonna be building now that the debt is slowly decreasing lol.
My parents gave us about an acre or so of land on there 40 acre property (though my father said I can take what I want).
My question is do any of you guys have homes that are modulars and how do you like em, we've looked at one model so far that was about 2200sqft and it was beautiful, the quality of these things looks great!
My parents gave us about an acre or so of land on there 40 acre property (though my father said I can take what I want).
My question is do any of you guys have homes that are modulars and how do you like em, we've looked at one model so far that was about 2200sqft and it was beautiful, the quality of these things looks great!
01-05-2009, 10:41 AM
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Man damn nice of youre father. I would think a modular would be just as good as a stick built home they both have inspections to pass and some of the things Ive seen being home improvements most construction workers and on site builders dont care about there customers anyway.
01-05-2009, 11:40 AM
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Thats what I was thinking... I believe all the houses come with atleast a 1-2 yr warranty on ANYTHING in them... my parents neighbors just bought one a year or so ago and her microwave or something just went and they gave her a brand new one like a week later.
We went in hers this weekend though... man was it nice, you wouldnt even believe how well they put these things together Brian.... more than anything I was shocked at what all they came with
We went in hers this weekend though... man was it nice, you wouldnt even believe how well they put these things together Brian.... more than anything I was shocked at what all they came with
01-05-2009, 12:46 PM
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i know people that own some and they are really nice, but truely a modular home is not an investment, if you are plannin on staying there for a while, go ahead and get a home built, that there will be an investment....
01-05-2009, 01:14 PM
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Modular homes have come a long way since their early days.
And they are a good investment and a somewhat cheaper alternative to stick built. They're well built and you can even get some custom features in them, just like stick built.
My previous home was a modular home. I sold it for twice what I paid for it after owning it for six years.
And they are a good investment and a somewhat cheaper alternative to stick built. They're well built and you can even get some custom features in them, just like stick built.
My previous home was a modular home. I sold it for twice what I paid for it after owning it for six years.
01-05-2009, 02:04 PM
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build what you want the way you want it...you will be happier that way....what ever you do dont go fiberglass insulation...that stuff is so out dated it aint funny....go seal tite foam insulation...it is the best stuff to put in your home hands down!!!! will save you so much money on energy bill that it will pay for itself in a year.i just put it in my house i built at the ranch and there is no draft throu the house at all...none!!! google seal tite foam insulation and see for yourself what ti's all about...
01-05-2009, 05:10 PM
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My sisters has a modular and it is pretty nice now. It was no fun finishing that bastard though. She chose to just get the structure put up and let her family of electricians/carpenters/etc do the finishing. 
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01-05-2009, 05:54 PM
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nice. The company we are going through actually finishes everything... they even come in and finish the joint where it is split.. carpeting, drywall, roof... all of it. I think we are gonna have about $70k or so into the home itself