Can you Explain the Process of
Lifting the House Onto its Foundation?
This is probably the most exciting part of the whole process of building a modular home. Usually, this phase takes about 5 hours or so. Obviously, that depends on the size of the house being built. We strongly recommend that you make sure to be on the site when your house is lifted onto the foundation. It is an experience that you will not soon forget.
Seeing the first half of your house coming down the road on the truck and the crane getting into position is quite a sight! Depending on the style of your house, there could be differences in the process. Many modular homes are ramblers or split foyers. In this case, the back half of the house goes up first, followed soon after by the front half. They are then bolted together and bolted to the foundation and support columns or steel beam, depending upon your floor plan. If the home is a Colonial or Cape Cod, then there likely will be one or two more sections added to create the upper level.
The final step is raising the roof. After that, there will be additional work to be done. That could include installation of siding or brick, connecting the plumbing and electrical systems, and installing flooring.