All over the northeast, more people are going to open houses, more so than in the rest of the country. The housing market in New Hampshire and Massachusetts are both looking up. Now is the time to consider a new home if you have been on the fence for the last few years.

Have you looked at some homes, but they all need work? Why buy a project that may take several months to years to complete. Consider building your own new home. Does that still sound like a long-term project? Not so with modular home construction.

Building a modular home is fast and basically seamless. If you start now, you will be in your new home by the end of the school year, depending on the length design process. But once the design process is complete, the construction only takes a couple of month with modular construction.
 
Custom design your own custom built modular home. With modular construction you can have a custom designed floor plan to meet the needs of your growing and evolving family.

Looking for a new home in New Hampshire or Massachusetts? Contact Custom Modular Homes New England today.

Spring is here, and with spring comes the home buying season. If you are in the market for a new home, with interest rates so low now is the perfect time. But why settle for a new home that you still need to make home improvements to. Build yourself a new modular home, and move in in just a couple months.

Make this your last move and build the home you have been looking for. Do you need more space, a home office, another bedroom, a larger bathroom? No problem. Modular home floor plans can be customized the way you want them.

There are many considerations in deciding whether to buy or to build a new home. Even though building your dream home may seem a lot more difficult than looking for a house that is already built and ready to live in, it can actually be very rewarding.

When you build a modular home:

• You can customize your floor plan; add a deck, office, garage, fire place or hardwood floors.
• A modular home can be designed with existing floor plans, custom designed floor plans or if you have plans already made we can build your modular homes to those plans.
• Your home may be more resalable in the future because it is built with quality materials.
• You home will be built to the most up to date building codes therefore may be more resalable in the future.
• Custom Modular Homes New England will oversee the day to day building.
• In a modular home you could be in your new home in a couple months from start to finish. The building process is much shorter with modular construction than with stick built homes.

For information on building a modular home in Massachusetts or New Hampshire, contact Custom Modular Home New England.

Modular home construction, when comparing apples to apples, almost always costs about 20% less than traditionally built homes. As you understand, modular homes are built in a factory and shipped in modules to the building site and then assembled and “buttoned up”. So there are no hidden fees in the construction of your modular home.

90% of the cost of building a modular home is those off-site construction costs. However, there are other costs in building modular homes, just like in building traditional homes, and it is important for you to know what those are. On-site costs can include:

• Building Lot
• Financing and Closing Costs
• Legal Fees
• Building Permits
• Utility Connections
• Water and Sewer/Septic
• Site Preparation
• Excavation
• Foundation
• Crane
• Garages (if not included with your modular home package)
• Exterior Completion—siding, gutters, etc
• Plumbing Tie–Ins
• HVAC
• Electrical
• Interior Completion
• Temporary Housing

Spring is house hunting time and spring is right around the corner. Are you in the market for a new home? Why buy when you can build one in the same amount of time, or maybe less.

Custom Modular Homes New England is your New Hampshire and Northern Massachusetts area modular home builder. Choose a floor plan or custom design a modular floor plan and go from the planning stage to moving in in just a few months.

It could take longer than that to find a home that you want to buy. Odds are that the new home you buy may also need some remodeling. Get in a new home exactly the way you want it, faster. Build modular. Modular construction is the perfect solution for the person who wants a new home, but likes the area in which they live right now. Or, for those who own a piece of property and now want their dream home.

Modular construction is faster and more efficient than stick-built construction and it can be custom designed. Contact Custom Modular Homes New England for more information.

Custom Modular Homes New England would like to wish our present and future customers in New Hampshire, and Northern Massachusetts a happy New Year. As life settles down again after the holidays, and you find yourself once again in the “house hunt” consider a newly built modular home.
 
If you have been looking for a new home, consider a modular home from Custom Modular Homes New England. If your home is perfect and you just need a new room or two, a modular addition may be what is better suited to your needs. Winter construction is the perfect kind of construction, especially when it is modular. Why?

Modular homes are built in a factory, where weather, snow and freezing rain, cannot affect the building materials and there are no weather delays. What is more, there is no backlog of work, it is not the traditional building season in MA and NH, therefore your home building project will flow faster from beginning to end.

After the holiday rushhas settled down, contact us for a quote, a tour or a consultation.

Maybe you wanted to be in your newly built home for the holidays. Well, that may not be possible, but you can be in a newly built and custom designed modular home  to start the New Year.

Yes, it is true. Modular Homes can be custom designed and built just for you and your family in as few as a couple months.
 
Our modular home sizes range from small and cozy to large and spacious. All of our home plans can be configured and customized to almost any dimension you require. With pre-designed modular homes, that can be further customized, to fit any family’s needs in style and budget; or, custom Modular home floor plans and custom options; you can be in a newly built home in no time.

So it’s winter. No problem. The ground is not frozen we can still dig, and we use the right cement to set your foundation in the winter.

If you are interested in a new Custom Modular Home, contact us for details.

Do you live in the perfect location but you need a new home? Sometimes, it is far less expensive to demolish and rebuild your existing home.

Everyone in real estate will tell you, location is what is important. If you want to a new home, but you are already in the right location, consider building yourself a new modular home.

Closing costs and fees can add up into the tens of thousands of dollars not to mention the stress and hassle of trying to sell your home for the price you want while looking for a home in the right location.

A modular home is the perfect solution. You already own the land, you already have a great location, you already know the neighbors.

A modular home can be built in 2-3 months and is fully customizable. There are no hidden fees, you will know exactly what the budget is going into the project.

Thinking of building a modular home to take advantage of your perfect location? Contact Custom Modular Homes New England.

Did you think you couldn’t start building a house in New England in September? Well, you’re wrong. You can start building a new modular home now and be moved in by the holidays in many cases.

Custom Modular Homes New England builds custom designed homes throughout New Hampshire and Northern Massachusetts.

The modular home construction process is the fastest way to get into your new home. Once you and your contractor decide on a floor plan, the process takes about 12 weeks! That means there is certainly enough time to build a new home.

Modular homes are just as beautiful and as easy if not easier to custom design. Add your own special touches, with modular homes it is easy to do. Modular homes are also more efficient and made to higher standards than stick built homes as well. So if you are contemplating building a new home in New Hampshire or Massachusetts, consider Custom Modular Homes of New England.

Modular homes allow you to afford the home that you want with all the options you are looking for. You can have a basement, multi-levels, extra bedrooms, increased energy efficiency and insulation. Custom Modular Homes New England allows you to choose different custom options so you no longer have to settle for a cookie cutter house. You can now enjoy your dream home that is made possible by the efficiency of modular construction.

Modular homes look just like traditional stick built homes. The big difference is that they are pre-built in factories and assembled on-site. This provides time savings since construction on the modular home can begin in the factory while the foundation is being laid and the ground is being leveled at the work site.  But don’t just listen to us, take a look at our beautiful gallery of homes to see for yourself. Your modular home floor plan can be customized to meet your dreams.

Building Codes

Modular homes: Modular homes are treated as traditional homes and must follow the local building codes and regulations. Also it must follow local zoning regulations.

Traditional homes: Traditional homes are subject to the local buildings codes and to the local zoning regulations.

Floor Plans/Design

Modular homes: No construction occurs until the homeowners pick the design. Most builders provide sample plans to help guide you in your customization. Modular homes are normally highly customized in their interior and exterior appearances.

Traditional homes: Can be customized to the owners’ preferences. Sometime developers will buy large plots of land, divide it into smaller plots and build identical homes next to each other. You can also hire an architect to design your home according to your preference or purchase home plans online and then hire a contractor to follow those plans.

Maintenance Cost

Modular homes: These homes are built in a climate controlled factory using high quality materials and more precise building techniques that are capable inside a factory. Modular homes are intentionally designed with additional insulation and other energy savings to reduce your maintenance costs.

Traditional homes: Since they are built on-site in all types of weather the quality of the product varies greatly. Research has shown that traditional homes are more likely to require repairs and higher maintenance costs.

Resale Value

Modular homes: Modular homes increase in value over time. Once they are completed it is near impossible to tell the difference between traditionally built homes and modular homes. These homes can also be improved or expanded.

Traditional homes: Traditional homes will increase in value over time. They can be improved and expanded to accommodate new owner’s preferences.

Construction Timeframe

Modular homes: This normal timeframe is 8-14 weeks. There are some time savings since construction can begin in the factory at the same time your foundation is being created on your site. Also weather has almost no impact on the schedule.

Traditional homes: The normal timeframe is several months to a year. Since all construction occurs on site, work projects can not start until the previous project is completed. The work schedule is dependent on the weather conditions.

Finished Appearance

Modular homes: Appearance can be the same as any traditional site-built home. You can add any style of window, door, wall or architectural feature you prefer. Once completed you cannot tell the difference between modular and traditional homes.

Traditional homes: The appearance can be customized to the home owner’s preference. Traditional homes can accommodate any architectural preference.

Building Process

Modular homes: It enjoys the benefits of assembly-line building in a manufacturing factory. This removes delays cause by the weather and vandalism damages. This more efficient process reduces the cost when compared to traditional homes.

Traditional homes: The most costly building process. It will require more people which will take more time since they do not work on the same type of house every day. It is also vulnerable to weather delays and vandalism costs. This process is the most likely to result in damaged building products like warped wood from rain exposure.

source: Modular Today