GENE HEIL HOMES

                                            Manufactured and Modular Housing  

FAQ's

What is the difference between a modular home and a manufactured home?  A modular home is built to state and county codes where the home is being set.  A manufactured home is built to HUD code.  A modular home has a wood frame.   A manufactured home has a nonremovable steel chassis.  A manufactured home is less expensive than a modular home.

What is the difference between a modular home and a stick built home?  A modular home is built in a climate controlled factory.  Modular homes are inspected at the assembly plant during each phase of construction.  When the home is delivered and completed the home is indistinguishable from a stick built home. A stick built home is built entirely on site.

Can I design my own floor plan?  Customizing a floor plan is a specialty at Gene Heil Homes.  We can design your floor plan or you can bring in the floor plan of your dream home. 

How long does it take to build a modular home?  Modular homes are typically built in about 1/3 the time needed to construct a site-built home, with careful planning you can often be in your new home within weeks of selecting it.  Overall building time is reduced by concurrent site work and home construction. (This also allows for reduced interest on construction financing). In addition, a manufacturer's highly skilled work force has years of experience in the building industry and works year round within the factory. There are no delays from "no-shows" as may often be the case with a stick built home.

Is a stick built home constructed differently than a modular home?  After construction in the assembly plant, the units are prepared for transport. In order to be able to travel sixty-five miles per hour down the highway, each modular home is built with roughly twenty to thirty percent more material than a stick built home (for example, drywall is typically glued with a special adhesive and  screwed to the framing).

Is it more difficult to get financing for a modular home? There is no difference between modular and stick built homes as far as appraisal or financing is concerned.  Banks and financial institutions treat both types of construction the same.

Do you have any model homes that I can view?  We have lot models that you can tour.  Gene Heil Homes is open Monday through Friday from nine until five and Saturday from nine until four.  If normal business hours are inconvenient please call us at 716-985-4535 to set up an after hours appointment.  We can also set up an appointment for a factory tour with our manufacturers. Click here to go to Contact Info page.

In our area, how many modular homes are built compared to stick built homes?  According to the National Association of Home Builders one of every ten homes built in the Northeast is a modular home.  The three most popular states for modular construction are New York, North Carolina, and Michigan. 

What are other terms for modular and manufactured homes?  Other common terms for a manufactured home are HUD home, doublewide,  singlewide,  trailer,  mobile home, and  sectional home.  A term that is now becoming popular for both a manufactured and modular home is an off site built home.