What is the Difference between a Sectional & Modular Home????? By George Duke

Oh sorry ladies...this is not George Duke.  Even though George is a handsome fellow he is not George Clooney! 

 

 

Sectional 

• Built to HUD (federal codes) by wind and temperature zones.
• Comes with a steel frame. Wheels & axles returned to builder for recycling.
• Normally rolled onto foundation.
• Furnace & water heater on 1^st floor.
• Appliances included.
• Generally vinyl gypsum walls.
• Standard 3/12 roofs. 5/12 or 7/12 available on most models/
• Limited floor plan changes
• Foundation can be piers. Frost wall, half or full foundation.
• Warranty:1 year plus additional 9 year structural warranty after first year.
• $34.00 to $47.00 per square ft. for most homes.

Modular

 

• Built to BOCA (State Codes)
• Comes on a carrier.
• Generally all wood frame.
• Craned onto foundation.
• Available with or without furnace, H/W/H & appliances.
• Primed ½” drywall.
• Standard steeper 5/12 roofs. 7/12, 9/12 &12/12 available.
• Can customize most home plans.
• Half or full foundation only
• Block or Superiors Walls.
• Warranty: 1 year plus additional 9-year structural warranty after first year.

       $55.00 to $65.00 per square ft. for most homes