Modular Home

This is the book I was looking for!! You see a well built modular house and wonder how to go about having one. This book explains all the details. After reading this book you will know how to proceed. You've got a framework to use. This book has all the details and information you need to confidently proceed to getting a house built for yourself. You wonder, is a modular house good? Yes! It's great! How to move forward? This book has the answers. A modular house is a way to get a very high quality house. These new modular houses really stand out from the surrounding houses. They are very tight looking and have a precise look to them of good assembly quality. This book tells you how to get one. There is a bit of a process to it. But this book explains it patiently. This is a well written and clear book. The author's intent was to be helpful. It shows in this book!

Pages missing however would have given a 4 or 5 star if those had not been missing.

This book is 325 pages long, and it explains all about how a modular home is constructed, and the types of materials that are used and what to look for in a manufacturer, and in a contractor. This is a good book if you want to learn all about how modular homes are built. It explains the construction of walls, and windows, and roofs, and foundations...etc. And it has lots of illustrations of the types of sinks, and stairs to use. I am glad I bought this book, because it has a lot of good information, but I am disappointed because the book does not give the specific information I was looking for. It did not have a list of modular home manufacturers by state, or show a lot of floor plans for smaller homes (for retirees), or show "samples" of contracts to sign when buying a modular home. The author told me on the phone, when I called after purchasing this book, that it is a book that is used in the in the industry, by builders and buyers. I think it is an EXCELLENT book for people who need information about building a modular home. And it will help me learn about the best materials and foundations and walls to have...etc. But I am still searching for HOW to buy a modular home, and for a LIST of manufacturers and a LIST of contractors, and a LIST of lenders. The most important thing I found for me is that not all home builders know how to assemble a modular home, since it comes pre-assembled in units and is not build like a regular home. But I still do not know how to find a lender. I have not been able to find a lender because my bank does not finance modular homes. I have learned that a lot of banks do not finance modular homes. I still need help in finding a manufacturer, and a contractor, and a lender in Northeast Ohio.

This should be your primer for building a modular home. Modular home building is the wave of the future for sure, and the author is a real expert, not just a guy trying to sell you something.

If you have heard of modular homes, this book goes into pretty good detail to explain them. If you are a first time home builder this will help you, but there are terms I'm sure you'll have to look up. Not a lot of pictures or filler material which is nice. Well written for info and logical building order.