Today a sales rep for a large modular home builder sent me this email from a potential new modular home buyer. Your comments to this problem will be very much appreciated.
Modcoach,
I had this recent inquiry sent to me from a new modular home prospect.
Dear (sales rep) My husband and I are one home sale away from modular
construction. We are sold on the idea of a sturdy, customizable, home
that can be assembled in a short period of time on our site. However, we
have spoken to several modular dealers in our area and all of them have told us
that the “craftsman” style home we have chosen should be modified so that all
the exterior walls are “even” (in other words, all the exterior walls
need to be one continuous line without any stepped in or protruding walls) to
make it easier to construct and transport. We feel that this will totally
change the looks of the house (it will look like a mobile home) and are now
leaning more to a stick built home, since that isn’t a problem for them.
Any suggestions? (We have bought our lot and are now waiting for our home
to sell before beginning construction.)
His question for readers:
I can think of several reason we can’t build based on mod
widths (minimum and maximum) and their plan may be difficult but telling buyers
we need straight lines only isn’t one I would verbalize. How do I answer this
question about Craftsmen style?
