On the average, a home consisting of two modules will be factory produced in six or seven days. Once the manufacturing process is complete, the unit must be transferred to the building site and placed on its foundation. Final completion is usually handled by a local builder or general contractor and includes connection of utilities to the home, and a short list of finish work. Normally the home is completed in two to four weeks. Manufactured homes, sometimes referred to as mobile homes, are another type of building system and are constructed to a different building standard.
Many communities have restrictions on where manufactured homes can be located.
Modular and site-built homes on the other hand, are constructed to the same building code required by your state, county and specific locality and therefore are not restricted by building or zoning regulations. Your new modular home is inspected at the assembly plant during each phase of construction. Evidence of this inspection is normally shown by the application of a State or inspection agency label of approval. Modular homes look like any other home. Today's building technology has allowed modular manufacturers to build most any style of home from a simple ranch to a highly customized contemporary.