For all style homes, the buyer is responsible for:
- Excavation,
water and sewer/septic.
- Installing
the foundation so that it meets the
specifications of the supplied prints.
- Installing a
single 2x6 pressure-treated sill on the
foundation.
- Preparing
space on the site to allow storage of the house
modules on the lot.
- Disposing of
the plastic and scrap wood removed from the house
modules by the set crew.
- Drywall
touch-up after the house has been set (the house
will be all drywalled and primed white in the
factory).
- Installing
drywall in all archways and passthroughs between
modules.
- Seaming the
carpets in all the archways and doorways in the
mating walls.
- Re-shimming
the exterior doors (this is not always
necessary).
- Re-shimming
the interior doors (this is seldom necessary).
- Installing
and trimming out all interior doors associated
with the mating wall (Materials provided by
Manufacturer).
- Installing
siding provided by the manufacturer.
- Installing
porches and decks.
- Installing
the heating system including the baseboard loop
as well as all other basement plumbing (all
Plumbing is stubbed through the floor by the
manufacturer).
- Installing
the bathroom roof vent unless the house
configuration allows it to be installed by the
manufacturer).
- Applying
insulation to the floor-joists between the
basement and the 1st-floor. (Required in most
States).
- Installing
the basement stairs.
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In addition, for cape homes, the buyer is responsible for:
- Assembling
and installing the 2nd-floor close-off package
(the manufacturer supplies 2x4 framing,
sheetrock, and a ship loose door).
- Insulating
the close-off space. (Insulation is not included
in the close-off package)
- Securing the
stairway to the 2nd-floor (the stairway is
installed by the manufacturer including a
shipping beam which must be cut out and stairs
shifted back into place and fastened.)
- Installing
the 2nd-floor stairway carpet.
In addition, for colonial homes (2-story), the buyer is responsible for:
- Installing
the 2nd-floor stairway when the house plan does
not allow the stairway to be installed by the
manufacturer.
- Finishing
the 2nd-floor stairway when the house plan does
not allow the stairway to be finished by the
manufacturer. This includes installing drywall
around stairs. installing banisters and/or
handrails (not supplied) or installing ½-height
drywall wall for which materials may be ordered.
- Making
plumbing connections through the access hole in
the 1st-floor ceiling and finishing the ceiling
drywall.
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Installing the 2nd-floor stairway carpet.
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