If you’ve got a question for our modular home experts about any step of the modular home building or buying process, feel free to ask us using the “Ask the Experts” feature in the sidebar.

Paul M. asks: “How long does it take to build a modular home?”

Good question, Paul. It’s well known that a modular home can be built in about half the time it takes to build a standard home.

Compared to site-built homes, a modular home can be built, installed on a foundation and made ready for move-in only five or six weeks after the homeowner has secured financing and the building permit. This is, of course, the “fast end” of the modular home building scale. Larger, more customized modular options can take up to 20 weeks to complete, but this is still several months faster than it would be to erect a comparable site-built home.

The reasons for this efficiency are simple. First, the modular construction process is refined and streamlined thanks to a highly trained, specialized crew and advanced manufacturing processes. Second, while the modular crew is busy building the home, work on the site and foundation – a process that can take four weeks or more by itself – can occur simultaneously. Finally, because the modules are built indoors, there are no weather delays and workers can work more efficiently.  

I hope this answers your question!

Harry Odum
General Manager
Excel Homes Liverpool, PA plant