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What is a Hallmark Modular What is a Hallmark Modular Home?Home?

A Hallmark Modular A Hallmark Modular Home is designed, Home is designed, engineered and built in engineered and built in the controlled the controlled environment of a environment of a modern factory. It is modern factory. It is computer engineered, computer engineered, constructed in sections constructed in sections and delivered to your and delivered to your site, to be erected on site, to be erected on your foundation by a your foundation by a crane and set crew.crane and set crew.

How is a Hallmark Modular How is a Hallmark Modular Home built?Home built?

Today’s Hallmark Modular Homes are Today’s Hallmark Modular Homes are models of efficiency and quality. The models of efficiency and quality. The building process begins at the design building process begins at the design phase. We use state of the art phase. We use state of the art computer design programs to computer design programs to customize floor plans and produce customize floor plans and produce drawings and material lists. Once drawings and material lists. Once designed, the building process designed, the building process begins. This process is similar to begins. This process is similar to what you’ve seen during the what you’ve seen during the construction of houses in your construction of houses in your neighborhood. However, since your neighborhood. However, since your home is built in a controlled home is built in a controlled environment (in-doors) we are able to environment (in-doors) we are able to use better quality materials, control use better quality materials, control all phases of assembly in far greater all phases of assembly in far greater detail, build in far greater structural detail, build in far greater structural strength while exceeding typical strength while exceeding typical building code requirements.building code requirements.

How long does it take to build a Hallmark Modular

Home?Speed and consistent quality are two of the many Speed and consistent quality are two of the many

advantages for choosing to purchase a Hallmark advantages for choosing to purchase a Hallmark Modular Home. On the average, a home will be Modular Home. On the average, a home will be factory built and delivered within six weeks from the factory built and delivered within six weeks from the order date. During this “waiting” time, all you site order date. During this “waiting” time, all you site preparations should be completed.preparations should be completed.

Once the manufacturing process is complete, the unit must Once the manufacturing process is complete, the unit must be transported to your home site and placed on the be transported to your home site and placed on the foundation. Setting a typical home usually only takes a foundation. Setting a typical home usually only takes a few hours. Your house is now as much as 85% complete. few hours. Your house is now as much as 85% complete. Final completion is handled by your local builder/general Final completion is handled by your local builder/general contractor, or the buyer and includes connection of contractor, or the buyer and includes connection of utilities to the home and a short list of finish work. utilities to the home and a short list of finish work. Normally the home can be completed within 30 days.Normally the home can be completed within 30 days.

What is the difference What is the difference between a Hallmark between a Hallmark Modular Home and a Modular Home and a

“manufactured” home?“manufactured” home?Manufactured home, sometimes referred to as a mobile Manufactured home, sometimes referred to as a mobile

home is constructed to a different building code. This home is constructed to a different building code. This code, the Federal Construction Safety Standards Act code, the Federal Construction Safety Standards Act (HUD/CODE), unlike conventional building codes, requires (HUD/CODE), unlike conventional building codes, requires manufactured homes to be constructed on a non-manufactured homes to be constructed on a non-removable steel chassis. Many communities have removable steel chassis. Many communities have restrictions on where manufactured homes can be located. restrictions on where manufactured homes can be located. Hallmark Modular and site-built homes on the other hand, Hallmark Modular and site-built homes on the other hand, are constructed to the same building code required by are constructed to the same building code required by your state, county and specific locality and therefore are your state, county and specific locality and therefore are not restricted by building or zoning regulations. Your new not restricted by building or zoning regulations. Your new Hallmark Modular Home is inspected at the assembly plant Hallmark Modular Home is inspected at the assembly plant during each phase of construction by our in-house Quality during each phase of construction by our in-house Quality Assurance Department plus designated third party Assurance Department plus designated third party inspectors. Evidence of this inspection is normally shown inspectors. Evidence of this inspection is normally shown by the application of a State or inspection agency label of by the application of a State or inspection agency label of approval.approval.

What do Hallmark Modular What do Hallmark Modular Homes look like?Homes look like?

Hallmark Modular Homes look like any other home. Hallmark Modular Homes look like any other home. Today’s building technology has allowed modular Today’s building technology has allowed modular manufactures to build most any style of home from a manufactures to build most any style of home from a simple ranch to a highly customized home. It doesn’t simple ranch to a highly customized home. It doesn’t stop with houses, modular construction is used in stop with houses, modular construction is used in building banks, schools, office buildings, motels and building banks, schools, office buildings, motels and hotels. Chances are you’ve been in many modular hotels. Chances are you’ve been in many modular structures and probably never realized it.structures and probably never realized it.

Can I design my own Can I design my own home?home?

Yes, we allow the Yes, we allow the customer substantial customer substantial design flexibility. Ask design flexibility. Ask us about the typical us about the typical design requirements design requirements or use our long list of or use our long list of standard or previously standard or previously built homes as a start built homes as a start and then customize to and then customize to suit your own needs.suit your own needs.

Is a Hallmark Modular Is a Hallmark Modular Home better than a site Home better than a site

built home?built home?You decide! With a Hallmark Modular Home you get You decide! With a Hallmark Modular Home you get

efficiency and quality control. Efficiency begins with efficiency and quality control. Efficiency begins with modern factory assembly techniques. Your home modern factory assembly techniques. Your home travels to workstations, with all the building trades travels to workstations, with all the building trades represented. Work is never delayed by weather, represented. Work is never delayed by weather, subcontractor no-shows or missing material. Quality subcontractor no-shows or missing material. Quality engineering and modular construction techniques engineering and modular construction techniques significantly increase the energy efficiency of your significantly increase the energy efficiency of your Hallmark Modular Home. A quality control process Hallmark Modular Home. A quality control process provides the assurance that your home has been provides the assurance that your home has been inspected for code compliance and workmanship. In-inspected for code compliance and workmanship. In-plant inspectors as well as independent inspection plant inspectors as well as independent inspection agencies inspect the home on behalf of your state agencies inspect the home on behalf of your state and local government.and local government.

Are Hallmark Modular Are Hallmark Modular Homes difficult to finance Homes difficult to finance

or insure?or insure?There is no distinction between modular and There is no distinction between modular and

site built homes as far as appraisal or site built homes as far as appraisal or financing. Banks and lending institutions financing. Banks and lending institutions treat both types of construction the same. treat both types of construction the same. Likewise, there is no difference in insuring Likewise, there is no difference in insuring the modular property.the modular property.

Further, we have identified many banks that Further, we have identified many banks that actually favor modular construction over actually favor modular construction over site built homes because of the inherent site built homes because of the inherent cost controls associated with the Hallmark cost controls associated with the Hallmark Modular Home process.Modular Home process.

What do Hallmark Modular What do Hallmark Modular Homes cost?Homes cost?

When you add up all the labor, material and When you add up all the labor, material and time savings inherent in the modular time savings inherent in the modular building process, you will find that the building process, you will find that the price of a Hallmark Modular Homes is price of a Hallmark Modular Homes is generally lower than a site built home of generally lower than a site built home of comparable size. Other advantages comparable size. Other advantages include lower financing costs and of course include lower financing costs and of course the peace of mind knowing exactly what the peace of mind knowing exactly what your home will cost you. Plus you will your home will cost you. Plus you will keep saving money year after year, as keep saving money year after year, as your energy efficient home keeps your your energy efficient home keeps your heating and cooling bills low.heating and cooling bills low.