Me and my mother are considering a modular home and someone informed me how one of hiss sister owned one and that all they had was problems but after speaking to sells rep he assured me they are built just like stick houses. Same building codes, woods, structures, framing, etc.
So could someone with more knowledge weigh in? Thanks
All homes have issues. Depending on the manufacturer some modulars are built better than stick. Anyone that disagrees, I would challenge them to take a stick built home on a road trip. It’ll fall apart in the first mile. Modulars are built to withstand that punishment….other than that, a home is only as good as the quality of the materials used to finish it. Wood is a given, but the quality of the receptacles, plumbing fixtures , lighting fixtures, counter tops, and cabinets and flooring will all differ by manufacturer. So shop wisely and if you have the option to leave some things unfinished and hire someone to do it, by all means. If you can’t afford it then just do it later. That is the good thing about them. They are modular.
December 24th, 2011 at 5:50 am
All homes have issues. Depending on the manufacturer some modulars are built better than stick. Anyone that disagrees, I would challenge them to take a stick built home on a road trip. It’ll fall apart in the first mile. Modulars are built to withstand that punishment….other than that, a home is only as good as the quality of the materials used to finish it. Wood is a given, but the quality of the receptacles, plumbing fixtures , lighting fixtures, counter tops, and cabinets and flooring will all differ by manufacturer. So shop wisely and if you have the option to leave some things unfinished and hire someone to do it, by all means. If you can’t afford it then just do it later. That is the good thing about them. They are modular.
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December 24th, 2011 at 6:30 am
They have one long seam where the roof sections are joined. Roof leaks are endemic. 2 halves never are totally matched. If the foundations are not not secure and two sets of movement are joined as climates change, cracks will occur in plasterboard, foundation blocks will be forced to crack, stress will be forced on pipes. A written guarantee that will force repairs because the seller has posted a bond is a good thing. A Federal Loan (VA) will be a strong arm. It was a double wide.
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Watched as a friend with a VA loan but not a good VA inspector gave approval to shoddy building practices and resulted in leaky seals around a fire place, shoddy wiring, (visable until the basement was covered with ceiling plasterboard) cracks in garage floor because of thin underlayment etc.