Frequently Asked Questions
Answering all things custom homes
RTM
Ready To Move Homes are conventional homes that are built at a factory. These homes can be built for full basements, crawl spaces, pilings, and grade beams, or pony wall foundations. Usually built in one piece, these homes use engineered trusses and are built to CSA standards. Contrary to popular belief, these homes are built to superior standards in both construction practices and material quality.
Absolutely! We specialize in custom builds in order to deliver the best home to our clients. We have plenty of floor plans available to get you started with, but each floor plan can be fully customized or we can start designing your home from scratch. We build your home, your way!
- Quality Control - As a CSA A277 RTM builder, we must adhere to strict quality control precesses. This means daily inspections over our 397 point checklist to ensure that our homes are of the highest quality.
- Cost Control - In a factory setting, costs can be kept down as materials can be purchased in bulk and left over materials can be used for the next house. Sub trades also do not have to incur travel costs.
- Time - An RTM can be completed much faster as there is no wasted travel time, set up and take down of equipment and you can have the foundation built simultaneously with the home construction.
- Controlled Environment - In a controlled environment, there are fewer surprises that can lead to more accurate budget and schedule estimates. We also store all of our materials indoors to ensure we maintain the best quality building materials.
- Convenience - We take care of the construction of your home so you don't have to worry. Also, you won't have to live through a construction site.
Transportation costs vary and will depend on several factors such as the location and size of the home being moved. In addition, there may be extra costs during the move if obstacles such as overhead lines need to be moved. We give you a price specific to your home move rather than offering "free shipping" and overcharging you on your home.
Pricing depends on several factors, however our team of professionals always work hard to keep costs low. We do an internal cost calculation to determine if an RTM or site build is more cost effective for your project. Additionally, our ability to streamline your build in a factory can save on both materials and time.
Yes you can! However, it is important to consider where the garage will be located on the house in order to ensure that the home can still be transported.
Yes! As a certified CSA builder, our RTM's go through vigorous inspection on a daily basis. If that's not enough, check out our Alberta New Home Warranty.
Site Built
As both an on site and RTM home builder, we build all over Western Canada. We can provide a cost analysis for which option would be most economical for you.
Absolutely! We specialize in custom builds in order to deliver the best home to our clients. We have plenty of floor plans available to get you started with, but each floor plan can be fully customized or we can start designing your home from scratch. We build your home, your way!
Yes they can! As long as we discuss this at the design stage, we can modify our construction methods to make your site build an RTM.
Pricing depends on several factors, however our team of professionals always work hard to keep costs low. We do an internal cost calculation to determine if an RTM or site build is more cost effective for your project. We work on a fixed price contract. This way, you won't ever have any big surprise bills at the end of your build.
As a custom home builder, we work with you to achieve your goals. We can include landscaping or fencing within the scope of your project if that is what you would like.
Warranty
All our homes come with Alberta New Home Warranty. Check out this link to see a full breakdown.
All homes will require maintenance over the course of its life. Proper care and maintenance will extend the expected life of your home. Once your warranty expires, we can provide you an estimate for any replacement or repairs you would like to have done on your home.
RTM's typically undergo some minor stress during the move, which is why we build our RTM's stronger than their site build counterparts. One of the unique things that we do to increase the strength of the home for transport is to line the interior ceilings, interior of the outside walls, and sheer walls of the home with OSB. Since we build our RTM's so strong, we have had many homes that have no damage after the move. However, if there is any cosmetic damage, we will schedule a time that works best for you to do the necessary repair work.