Items That Can Affect Cost

Overall Size

The overall size of your home is the biggest factor that affects the budget. Often we find that a home can be designed smaller than first planned when you use good layout techniques and space planning.

Architectural Elements

The more architectural elements that are in a home typically result in a higher cost. However, these elements are necessary to achieve the look you want in the home. There are often trade-offs that lower the cost of items substantially. For instance, if you design an internal post and beam ceiling truss with straight pieces it will cost about ¼ of the cost of the same size beam that has arcs and curves incorporated to the design. Part of the advantage of using Colorado Modular Homes to design and build your home is that we are knowledgeable about what looks good on a home, but also what is affordable to purchase and install.

Construction Methods

All of the homes we build at Colorado Modular Homes are what we call “hybrid” homes. These home incorporate several different types of construction. Homes may include post and beam elements, long and timber elements, SIP panels (structural Insulated Panels), as well as the use of some traditional stick built elements. These different types of construction types are used in some cases to accomplish structural items such as a post and beam great room, energy efficiency concerns such as a SIP roof system, and modular sections shorten schedules and drive costs down from using pre-manufactured sections. Incorporating different construction methods will change the cost of a home. Colorado Modular Homes will work with you during the design and budgeting phase to determine what methods will not only accomplish the look you want but also accomplish the budget you need to achieve.

Level of Finish

Finish levels are often the most personal items to our customers. The finishes of a home convey a lot about the homes quality. Finishes also can dramatically change the overall price of a home. Often there are item that are important to the customer and there are things that they may not have a strong opinion on. We pride our selves on keeping up with the latest trends and materials, and often go through several rounds pricing out different alternatives for our customers, so that they can obtain the finish level they desire within their budget.

Building Site

There are many items of a home design that are determined by the home’s building site. There are many different types of soils in Colorado as well as snow loads, different building codes, different zoning classifications and regulations that can all affect a home’s design and eventual cost. All of these items are discussed during our site visit. If you are considering buying a lot make sure to read our “Buying a lot” section on tips to buying a great “buildable” piece of land.

Building Site Location

Even within a state the building site location can dramatically affect cost. This is primarily due to the differences in labor rates in different areas. While this is an issue for most builders it is not as big of an issue for Colorado Modular Homes. Because most of your home components are built offsite at the factory and essentially being “assembled” by our crews on your site, versus being built entirely on your site by local subcontractors, we do not experience changes in labor rates that affect most home construction across the region. There are dramatic differences in government agency fees across the region as well as smaller differences in locally sourced services (dumpsters…etc) and material cost that do affect the total cost of a home.