modular home dealers (mover, buying a home, buy)

[wanneroo]

I'm keeping my eye on a few Pleasant Valley models. I think I'm leaning towards a small modular as I don't have time to get involved with stick built homes and dealing with assorted contractors over a many months period. I figure starting out small is the best and then in ten or twenty years I can rent it out or sell it if I get married or start having family. And I'm hoping the cost will be less overall than going the stick built route.

[rocafeller05]

Congrats on your new home. Any luck with getting the pictures posted?

Originally Posted by roxxy38

Thanks Dorothy. The house took after it was delivered about 4 weeks. That was to add on a florida room, deck and front porch. They also did the floors and rugs and other odds and ends. When we ordered the home it took about 8 weeks. So all in all it took about 3 months.

roxy

[Jerseyt719]

Rox,
You've been in your home for a while now. I just checked Pleasant Valley's site and it's a very comprehensive website.

Can you tell me how much "finish" work your contractor had to do and what it was?
We are looking into this option but are trying to get a feel for the costs involved that we may not know about. (Finish Costs, heating, electric, plumbing, septic, well, etc.)

Thanks - and if anyone else has been through this and has answers, please feel free to chime in.

[roxxy38]

Originally Posted by Jerseyt719

Rox,
You've been in your home for a while now. I just checked Pleasant Valley's site and it's a very comprehensive website.

Can you tell me how much "finish" work your contractor had to do and what it was?
We are looking into this option but are trying to get a feel for the costs involved that we may not know about. (Finish Costs, heating, electric, plumbing, septic, well, etc.)

Thanks - and if anyone else has been through this and has answers, please feel free to chime in.

Hi Jersey,
Well after the model was delivered it took about 5 weeks for the builder to finish the house. They did the foundation before the house was delivered. To the basement they added a two car garage. We have a front covered porch, a back deck and a florida room extension to the house (which is built on premises or I guess stick built). We had choices of heating which we chose electric. Everything is included in the price of the home. We were shocked when we sat down with the builder. We thought aside from our upgrades we would have to pay additional costs. By the way their homes come with wood floors in living and dining and the kitchen and bathrooms get ceramic. Most modulars have this as an upgrade.

Well its been 2 months that we are living in the home. We had a few minor problems like a leek in the sink, which was probably caused by the move. They came over as soon as I called to fix it. Over all we are very happy with our choice. I would highly recommend D & D Development. They live right here in the hideout and are very accomodating. If you would like the phone number pm me and I will give you the information.

By the way where are you planning on moving to?
Good Luck
roxy

[wanneroo]

I'm looking at a some Pleasant Valley models so it's good to hear good things.

If anyone can recommend any other companies that build modulars in PA, certainly let me know as I still going to shop around some.

I had really wanted to do a small timber frame home, but I think being single and traveling alot, I need something much easier and quicker to build as I was looking at 8-9 months building from scratch. From what I've read some of the small modulars can be done in just over a month which works for me.

[Jerseyt719]

I think you're looking at more along the lines of 3 months, which is still better than stick built and the 8-9 month window you were given for one of those is a very very quick one.

Rox,
I sent you a message.

[wanneroo]

Originally Posted by Jerseyt719

I think you're looking at more along the lines of 3 months, which is still better than stick built and the 8-9 month window you were given for one of those is a very very quick one.

Rox,
I sent you a message.

I was actually told by a local well known homebuilder they could do a stick built home in 4 months. Some how I find that hard to believe. So far from what I've seen locally with various contractors and sub contractors is work from 10:30 to 11:45, break for 2 hour lunch, back at 2:00 and finish for the day at 3:15. I've only met one contractor here that will put in an honest day's work.

[I LOVE PA!]

Originally Posted by wanneroo

I was actually told by a local well known homebuilder they could do a stick built home in 4 months. Some how I find that hard to believe. So far from what I've seen locally with various contractors and sub contractors is work from 10:30 to 11:45, break for 2 hour lunch, back at 2:00 and finish for the day at 3:15. I've only met one contractor here that will put in an honest day's work.

They will all TELL you that...but living in a private community..I'm appaled at how long some people wait for their houses to be finished and how long they sit in between days of the builder working on it.

[wowbaby]

LOL omg - i have 3 people in my circle who have just "stick built" a house..... not a ONE was finished in the time told to them (and not one was given 4 months - that is really laughable). one went over the time estimate by 6 whole months.....

i suppose if your house is the only job they are working on then 4 months is totally doable - but that never is the case, contractors cant afford to only work on one project at a time.

my one friend (who used to be a contractor but is now a corrections officer) did indeed build his own house start to finish in 4 months. oct-feb. he worked every night after work and every single weekend to get it done.

i think the modulars they have out now are really really nice. we were thinking of doing one ourselves in a few years.

[nurjrv]

We have a Pleasant Valley Modular home. The house is everything we wanted. Our only complaint is the builder. We used Harmony Homes in Pocono Summit. They were the worst builders we ever associated with. They did not get our order correct. Tried to charge us twice for the same work. Did not do the work correctly and we end up paying for loads of fill to complete the work. Took over 9 months to do the work because of delays related to permits, sewer system due to they not having the money to pay subcontractors. If you are going to build don't use this builder.