Modular Home Construction Videos
This is a series of videos that detail the construction of a modular home. I came across
these on youtube and I think they are the most useful videos of this kind for consumers who
are thinking of building a modular home. They are done by the owner of Reagan Homes in
Mystic, Connecticut, Dave Reagan.
I have no association with the company and in fact didn't even have Reagan Homes listed in
the modularresource.com directory of modular home builders in Connecticut (I added them
today), I just liked the videos so much I decided to post them here. I will try to add more
videos related to modular homes here as I come across them.
The thing I liked most about these informational videos is the fact that they give a very
accurate picture of my own experiences in seeing the construction of a modular home.
There are many different kinds of modular and prefab homes out there and some are quite
unique, like those made from recycled materials, shipping containers or old mobile
classrooms.
Those are all great and I am glad to feature homes like that on this site, but the most
common modular home is the kind that looks so similar to a stick built home that it can be
placed in an existing neighborhood full of site built homes and it would be impossible to tell
that parts of it were completed in a factory. That is the case with the modular home that is
being built in these videos.
There are a lot of videos out there that show a modular home being set on the foundation in
high speed. The "completed" in one day. I think this leaves many people with an unrealistic
idea of how the construction of a modular home really takes place. In fact, even if
everything goes as planned it can easily be a few more months before the home is actually
completed and ready to move into.
The builders of the home in this example had a target of about 30 days after the house was
set to complete all the finishing work.
In addition to giving you a realistic idea of all the work that goes into completing a modular
home after it has been set, these videos can also give you ideas of some portions of
the construction that you may want to complete or contract out yourself in order to save
some money.
This is not that uncommon in modular home construction projects. For example, the home
in the videos came from the factory with white primer, so if you wanted some or all of the
house painted a different color you might want to do it yourself to save money.
Also, modular homes can be ordered without flooring so if you have the ability to install
hardwood floors or carpeting yourself you may want to do that as well. So if you have not
seen an actual modular home built from start to finish, when you watch one of those videos
where a modular home is seemingly built in a couple hours, you would be very surprised to
see what that home looked like on the inside.
I'll let the builder in the video explain this in detail.
these on youtube and I think they are the most useful videos of this kind for consumers who
are thinking of building a modular home. They are done by the owner of Reagan Homes in
Mystic, Connecticut, Dave Reagan.
I have no association with the company and in fact didn't even have Reagan Homes listed in
the modularresource.com directory of modular home builders in Connecticut (I added them
today), I just liked the videos so much I decided to post them here. I will try to add more
videos related to modular homes here as I come across them.
The thing I liked most about these informational videos is the fact that they give a very
accurate picture of my own experiences in seeing the construction of a modular home.
There are many different kinds of modular and prefab homes out there and some are quite
unique, like those made from recycled materials, shipping containers or old mobile
classrooms.
Those are all great and I am glad to feature homes like that on this site, but the most
common modular home is the kind that looks so similar to a stick built home that it can be
placed in an existing neighborhood full of site built homes and it would be impossible to tell
that parts of it were completed in a factory. That is the case with the modular home that is
being built in these videos.
There are a lot of videos out there that show a modular home being set on the foundation in
high speed. The "completed" in one day. I think this leaves many people with an unrealistic
idea of how the construction of a modular home really takes place. In fact, even if
everything goes as planned it can easily be a few more months before the home is actually
completed and ready to move into.
The builders of the home in this example had a target of about 30 days after the house was
set to complete all the finishing work.
In addition to giving you a realistic idea of all the work that goes into completing a modular
home after it has been set, these videos can also give you ideas of some portions of
the construction that you may want to complete or contract out yourself in order to save
some money.
This is not that uncommon in modular home construction projects. For example, the home
in the videos came from the factory with white primer, so if you wanted some or all of the
house painted a different color you might want to do it yourself to save money.
Also, modular homes can be ordered without flooring so if you have the ability to install
hardwood floors or carpeting yourself you may want to do that as well. So if you have not
seen an actual modular home built from start to finish, when you watch one of those videos
where a modular home is seemingly built in a couple hours, you would be very surprised to
see what that home looked like on the inside.
I'll let the builder in the video explain this in detail.
Modular Home in Connecticut
Part 1
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 5
Part 4