What is an Off-Site Built home?

An Off-Site Built home, also called a sectional, factory built, or modular home, is built in a factory to the same state and local building codes as homes built on site. The home is then carried in sections by special trucks to the building site where a local builder puts it together.

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How are Off-Site Built homes different than manufactured or mobile homes?

Off-Site Built homes are built to the same Uniform Building Codes (UBC) as homes built on site. The Uniform Building Codes are created by building professionals to insure that a home is built to withstand the unique environmental stresses of a state and local area. However, manufactured homes, sometimes referred to as mobile homes, are built to a federal HUD code and do not have to meet state and local code standards.

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How long does it take to build an Off-Site Built home?

An Off-Site Built home is usually completed in half the time it takes to build a home on site. Under normal market conditions, it usually takes a factory four to five weeks to construct an Off-Site Built home. After a home is delivered, it usually takes a local builder another four to five weeks to connect the sections and utilities, and to complete miscellaneous finishing work.

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What is the quality of an Off-Site Built home like?

An Off-Site Built home has many advantages over site built homes in terms of quality. For example, an Off-Site Built home is constructed inside a modern quality controlled environment, sheltered from the wind and rain. Also, quality control is maintained by constant inspection through out the entire construction process. Furthermore, an Off-Site Built home is engineered with precision for a lifetime of trouble-free structural durability.

To insure a safe and secure trip to your property, an Off-Site Built home is built especially well, using high quality kiln dried lumber, and not the green lumber that is sometimes used in homes built on site. In fact, there is usually between 20% and 30% more lumber used in framing an Off-Site Built home. Also, most factories nail AND glue or screw the components of the Off-Site Built home together, unlike most site builders.

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Do Off-Site Built homes come with a warranty?

Yes! As an added peace of mind, Ecomodular Homes provides an insured comprehensive warranty from the most trusted warranty company in the business, Residential Warranty Company (RWC). The warranty provides coverage for up to 10 years depending on component.

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What do Off-Site Built homes look like?

Off-Site Built homes look just like a home built on site. Today's cutting edge building technology allows manufacturers to build any style of home from a simple cabin to a spacious multilevel contemporary.

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Are there model homes that I can visit?

In order to keep our prices low, we maintain a limited number of model homes for people to visit. We would be happy also to provide you with the locations of homes already built and/or send you more exterior and interior pictures.

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How can I finance an Off-Site Built home?

Since Off-Site Built homes are constructed to the same building codes as site built homes, you can get the same kinds of lender financing as you would for a site built home. Other types of homes built in a factory, such as manufactured homes, generally have less favorable financing options.

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What about the resale value of an Off-Site Built home?

Since an Off-Site Built home is built to meet or exceed the same standards as a home built on site, it should appreciate at the same rate as a comparable site built home. Unlike manufactured or mobile homes, a seller of an Off-Site Built home does not have to keep a state or federal insignia on the home stating that it was built in a factory. That is because the state considers an Off-Site Built home to be fundamentally the same as a home built on site.

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What does an Off-Site Built home look like?

Today's building technology allows you to custom design an Off-Site Built home to virtually any design. You are only limited by your budget and your imagination.

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How much do Off-Site Built homes cost?

The Off-Site Built homes which Ecomodular Homes sells cost about the same as a manufactured home, and they generally cost 20% to 40% less than comparable homes built on-site.

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Can I custom design my own Off-Site Built home?

Absolutely! Just send us your plans. Our standard floor plans, however, have been designed and engineered to give you maximum value.

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Can Ecomodular Homes help me find a general contractor?

Yes! We have a list of qualified general contractors to whom we can refer you to.

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Do I need a general contractor?

No, there are several construction loan programs which will allow you to be your own contractor or "owner-builder." It is certainly easier to manage a construction project using an Off-Site Built home than if you were constructing a site-built home; however, it is highly recommended that you consider whether you have the time and expertise required to manage the permit process, finishing work, and/or sub-contracting.

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What is included with my Off-Site Built home purchase?

The Ecomodular Homes base price includes the home, delivery to your site, and applicable state sales taxes on the base price. Custom options that you want us to add to your home, such as skylights, fire sprinklers, or a whirlpool tub, cost extra. Additional costs which are paid to others include garage, land, utilities, permits, driveway, decking, foundation, and set-up (our manufacturer requires that you use our approved and affordable contractor for set-up to insure the structural integrity of your home).

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Can Ecomodular Homes help me find land to put my Off-Site Built house on?

Absolutely! Ecomodular Homes works with a network of real estate professionals who know the market and can help you find the land/lot that's right for you.

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Can Ecomodular Homes help me get an idea of what the total cost of the construction project will be?

There are many variables that affect the cost of building your own home, depending primarily on the location and features of the land you choose to build upon. A sample estimate for a basic 30'x 52' home would be approximately $15,000 for the permits, $8,000 to connect the utilities (if close by), $15,000 for site prep and the foundation, $3,500 for surveying and engineering costs (if needed), $17,000 to set up the home on your foundation, $20,000 on a garage (we have arranged a great price for our customers) and $2,500 more in miscellaneous costs --- plus the cost of the land and home, which we could say, for the sake of this example, would be $25,000 for the land and $89,000 for the house. The total price would therefore be $195,000 in this example.

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Why are Ecomodular Homes' Prices so low?

Our quality manufacturers buy their building materials in bulk at a discount. They also save on labor costs by using a ready and always available skilled workforce. Additionally, they use computers, automated equipment, and modern production techniques to build their homes quickly and efficiently. Also, because they build all of their homes in the same quality controlled environment, they can avoid the costly mistakes that site builders often run into when building at a new job site that they are unfamiliar with. Furthermore, the sheltered environment in which the homes are built avoids costly time delays and damaged materials due to weather.

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