MANUFACTURED
- A manufactured home is built to HUD code
and can be ready to move into
in as little as three days.
- All walls are
either textured drywall
or vinyl-wrapped
sheetrock.
- A manufactured home may be built "basement
ready", but normally, it comes ready to be placed on an
engineered "floating slab".
It is anchored to the cement slab as mandated by the state of
Minnesota.
- A manufactured home has an insulated
floor and
is finished off with a "belly" to protect the insulation and
plumbing from the elements. The exterior pipes are
protected from freezing with heat tape.
- A manufactured home comes with a
furnace, water heater, range and refrigerator. Other appliances such
as dishwasher and microwave are also available as options.
- A manufactured home has a steel
frame. Schult builds its own frames.
- The standard roof pitch on a
Schult manufactured home
is 3/12. A 5/12 roof is also available on a
Schult manufactured home.
- A manufactured home, unless placed on a basement,
should be skirted or finished off with cement block beneath the home.
A cement product called "Permablock" is also available for use
on homes that are set on piers rather than on a floating concrete slab. It
comes in several colors to coordinate with your home's siding.
- A manufactured home is generally a bit less
expensive than a modular.
- A "mobile home" is a manufactured home. A
"double-wide" is a manufactured home.
-
Schult manufactured homes have high quality vinyl
windows.
-
Schult manufactured homes have optional
hardwood trim available.
|
MODULAR
- A modular home is built to
International Building Code,
which is the same code used with a site-built home. There is
typically some
finishing work to be done after the house is set.
- In a
Wisconsin modular, walls are either unfinished,
unpainted textured drywall, or wallpapered. In a
Schult modular,
the drywall is taped, textured,
and painted with a flat white paint.
- A modular home
must be placed on a permanent foundation (basement or heated, five foot
deep crawl space). Because of this, a modular home
has no need for the floor to be insulated.
- A modular home does not come with a
furnace or water heater. Your heating contractor will put them
in the basement or crawl space. Appliances are available, but
not standard. A modular home has wooden floor joists.
- A
Schult modular home has a 5/12
roof pitch standard, and a Wisconsin modular home has a 4/12 roof pitch
standard. A steeper roof pitch can be custom built on either
Schult or
Wisconsin Homes. A modular home has more insulation in the ceiling than
what comes standard in a
manufactured home.
-
Wisconsin modulars have wood framed windows, such as
Kolbe & Kolbe. Schult's
windows are vinyl framed.
- The modular is a bit more expensive than a
manufactured home if it has the same features as the same floor
plan in a manufactured home.
- A
Schult modular would cost somewhat less than a
Wisconsin with similar features.
- Modular
homes are available in one-story, two-story, and loft models.
- Modular homes are
factory-built in two or more sections.
Wisconsin Homes has many pre-drawn floorplans but they
also can customize your home.
The
available models are as varied as your imagination.
|
