Expandable Container House

Expandable Container House

This is a container house. It is not actually made from a container. It fits inside a container. The house comes on the back of a truck trailer. The house is dropped off at your location. You level it, and then unfold it. The house 

Tuff Shed Cabin Shells

Tuff Shed Cabin Shells

You can use a Tuff Shed auxiliary building to make a small house. Now they have new line of cabin shells make it easier with floor plans and interior framing options. Tuff Shed builds the shell and can add interior framing that you finish yourself. 

Modular Log Cabin on eBay

Modular Log Cabin on eBay

Here is another log cabin you can get on eBay. This is the White Tail Cabin, made by Deer Run Cabins in Campbellsville, Kentucky. They sell modular cabins and cabin kits. You can order a modular cabin complete, with kitchen, bathroom, hot water heater and 

Modulars: The Maiden II at Premier Homes of the Carolinas

Modulars: The Maiden II at Premier Homes of the Carolinas

Cliff and I drove to Premier Homes of the Carolinas. I wanted to show him the Garland. We toured the rest of the homes, too. This one is the Maiden II. It is made with three pieces. This is The Maiden II. It was much 

Modulars: Premier Homes of the Carolinas

Modulars: Premier Homes of the Carolinas

We drove to Premier Homes Carolinas. It is not far from where we live now and where we are building. I was interested in the Garland model. But, we really liked the other models, too. We toured the models and talked to some sales people. 

Building a New House – Looking for House Plans

Building a New House – Looking for House Plans

We had closed on the land and were having no success with choosing a modular. I started calling builders and looking at house plans. I pinned about a million plans on Pinterest. I looked at plans on-line. I bought a couple of books of house 

Shopping Modular Homes – Blue Ridge Log Cabins

Shopping Modular Homes – Blue Ridge Log Cabins

If you are driving north on I26, just before you cross the North Carolina state line, you will see tiny log cabins on the left and big log cabins on the right. The tiny ones are Green River Cabins. The larger ones are Blue Ridge 

Edits to Summit – Highland – RAB107A by R-Anell Homes

Edits to Summit – Highland – RAB107A by R-Anell Homes

These are some edits to the Highland. This picture removes a lot of the dormers and bump-outs that it shows on the site and on the plan and adds a front porch. And it is flipped to the way it would fit on our land. 

Shopping Modular Homes – Home Crafters of Western Carolina

Shopping Modular Homes – Home Crafters of Western Carolina

So, we did not like the basic features that came with the price quoted at Premier Homes of the Carolinas. We didn’t really like the upgrades either. We waited for them to get a price with just the bare minimum to get a CO. Or 

Pricing Modular Homes

Pricing Modular Homes

Doing some research on what a modular may cost and I thought I’d share and put it in one place. These are all made by Palm Harbor. www.palmharbor.com I found this pricing at phcarolinas.com and www.silverpointhomes.com. Here is a chart. You might find it useful.