Top 5 Misconceptions About Modular Homes
There is a great deal of confusion around modular homes. In this post, we clear up the top 5 misconceptions about modular homes.
The Top 5 Misconceptions About Modular Homes
Myth #1: A modular home is a trailer or mobile home
Modular homes are indistinguishable from conventionally constructed homes. Modular home building is simply a different way to build a home. In fact, you can customize a modular home just like a traditionally built home. At Westchester Modular Homes Construction Corp., we create custom, premium homes, not trailers or mobile homes.
A trailer or mobile home comes in either a single-wide floor plan, built in one long section, or a double-wide, with two sections joined to make a larger home. In addition, mobile homes follow a less strict HUD code than modular and conventionally constructed homes. We explain this in greater detail in our post on The Difference Between Prefab, Modular, and Manufactured Homes.
Myth #2: Modular Homes Can’t Be Customized
Just like traditionally built houses, modular homes offer full customization. Our clients can envision their dream home and customize it with dozens of options, as they would with a stick-built home. For example, our featured homes show dozens of styles, from modern colonials to craftsman. As we like to say, “if you can dream it, we can build it!”
Myth #3: Modular Homes Are Not as Safe as Traditionally Built Homes
We build modular homes to the same, and sometimes higher, standards as conventionally constructed homes. Our homes meet FEMA standards for floods and other natural disasters. In fact, many of our clients have rebuilt with modular construction after losing a home due to a flood or fire, because a new modular home goes up quickly and to code.
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Myth #4: Modular Homes Are Built with Cheaper Materials
At Westchester Modular Homes Construction Corp., we build with the highest specifications, using premium components such as Renewal by Anderson windows. Still, a new modular home will typically cost less than a stick-built home of the same size and style. That is because the savings come from the faster building process and economies of scale. Additionally, the factory protects all materials, so you avoid costs from weather damage.
Myth #5: Modular Homes Look Different than Traditionally Built Homes
False! Modular homes come in two and three stories. We customize them to client needs and desires, and they are basically indistinguishable from traditionally constructed homes.
Misconceptions About Modular Homes, Answered
See our featured homes and gallery of homes to get a sense of all the beautiful modular homes we have built.
Interested in learning more about how you can build your dream home? Contact us or give us a call at (845) 278-1700. We would love to help you build your ideal living space!
