Manzanita
Homes, LLC, authorized Modulex Homes dealer,
wants you to have the right information to
make building your new home a smooth process.
Below are five critical points to keep in
mind before you build:
- 1 Make sure you leave
enough time to get through the permit
process. In many towns and cities, you
could spend 6 months or more just waiting
for your application to be reviewed.
Find out if your locale offers permit
expedition. If you have a construction
loan for 12 months, and you spend six
in permitting, you will only have 6 months
left to build your house.
- 2 Hire a local engineer,
contractor and if necessary, surveyor.
They will make sure you build the home
to local code, and will ensure your plans
move smoothly through the permitting
process.
- 3 Don't take the lowest
bid from any contractor unless you have
checked references and believe you will
get good value. Many low bids can cost
more in the long run because you need
to fix bad work or because the contractor
will try to make up for a low bid by
charging you for change orders or fixes.
- 4 Beware of cheap
lots: they can have many hidden problems;
lack of easements, services, or be so
awkwardly sited foundations will cost
more than the lot.
- 5 Don't make a lot
of last minute changes. Try to have a
final design and stick to it. Change
orders are EXPENSIVE and can easily double
the cost of your project.
On the plus side, when
you work with us, the three most important
ingredients of a new home; quality…craftsmanship…and
integrity, are assured. High quality lumber
and materials, along with state-of-the art
technology come with every Manzanita/Modulex
Home. And, before your new Modulex Homes
is delivered, each component must meet the
exacting standards set out by the national
building code and your local engineer's specification.
Most jobs have an Engineer, Architect, or
local Designer involved. We work with these
people to ensure we conform with building
code and design requirements. Our shop drawings
and structural calculations are sent to these
local expects for approval. Also the Modulex
Assurance of Excellence states that we meet
or exceed the National Code Requirements.
Modulex Homes' commitment
to delivering beautiful homes has persevered
for over 50 years and has allowed us to deliver
more than 35,000 homes to families in Canada,
the USA and as far away as Europe and Asia.
Our promise to you is to deliver a quality
built home, designed to your family’s
specific needs, for a guaranteed, up-front
price, with on-time delivery. You’ll
have a better built home, that costs less,
in less time, and with more satisfaction
than you ever dreamed possible.
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