do modular homes come with full appliances ?
Modular Home Questions June 17th, 2009my parents are looking into a modular home….do they come with full appliances such as the tub sink toliet in the bathroom and then the cabinets and sink in the kitchen you know the whole deal? if anyone has bought one how much you spent in total? we want 3-4 bedroom two story house with 2-3 bathrooms and a 2 car garage
June 17th, 2009 at 10:38 am
The short answer is yes. Modular homes usually come with all of items you mention since they are built in items. I think people make a huge mistake though, when they include appliances like a stove, refrigerator, washer, and dryer in the financing of a new home. In effect, they are taking a mortgage (usually 30 years) loan on appliances that will not last nearly that long. They end up paying many times what the appliances are worth over the term of the loan, and will have to replace them in the meantime. In addition, the builders/manufacturers usually offer the cheapest appliances they can possibly find, which contributes to their short life. If at all possible, have them purchase their appliances seperately or bring their old ones with them to the new home. They will be many thousands of dollars ahead of the game in the long run.
Good luck with your parent's new home purchase.
June 17th, 2009 at 10:38 am
We live in a modular home manufactured by All American Homes. Appliances and cabinets were included in the standard plan. They could be eliminated from an order if the customer chose to do them on site and a credit would have been given. We had our own stove, refrigerator, washer & dryer so we eliminated them from our order. Bathroom fixtures were also part of the package, as were kitchen and bath cabinets and hot water heater. For all these things plus flooring, upgrades were also available at additional cost.
We bought a 2400 sq. ft. story-and-a-half cape cod, 3 bdrm, 2.5 baths, walkout 50'x28' basement (unfinished). The 24'x24' garage, a great room, a deck, septic system, and finishing the second floor were added by others as well as HVAC. The total project came to about $215k not including the lot, the driveway surfacing or the landscaping (lots of limestone). The house modules as delivered to the site cost around $75k. The model we ordered came with an unfinished second floor which was finished on-site at additional expense. We chose upgrade cabinets, carpet, interior doors, flooring and siding. This was 10 yrs ago, so take that into consideration. Also you need to consider local labor costs which may be different where you live (we are rural midwest).
Other models come with finished second floors (essentially 4 boxes instead of two).
If we finished our basement into living space, we would have a total of 3800 sq. ft.
June 17th, 2009 at 10:38 am
Use you phone and the yellow pages. Prices, floor plans, property and options vary. In SE MI you are looking at $150K