A Herauf modular home for British Columbia is built indoors at the company's 50,000 sq ft plant in Enderby, coordinated from its head office in Kelowna, then trucked finished to a prepared foundation anywhere from the Okanagan to the coast and the north. Enderby is the largest plant in the group, and it sits in the same valley as the head office, so BC projects are run from inside the province.
The page for buying one is modular homes in British Columbia, with the product lines and the quote form. City by city, see Kelowna, Kamloops, Vancouver, Prince George and Cranbrook. This article covers what happens at Enderby, how a home travels, and which code applies once it lands.
What happens at Enderby, and what happens in Kelowna?
Enderby builds. It is a 50,000 sq ft modular fabrication plant, purpose-built to serve British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest, where homes are framed, wired, plumbed and finished under cover, out of the rain and snow that delay a site-built house. Kelowna sells and coordinates: sales, estimating and project coordination for BC run from the development head office there, so a project has one point of contact from the first quote to the day the home is set.
Where in BC does it deliver?
Across the province. Kelowna, West Kelowna, Vernon and Penticton are close to the plant. Kamloops, Sun Peaks and Salmon Arm are a short haul. Homes also go to Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley, including infill lots and laneway-scale projects, to Vancouver Island, to Cranbrook, Kimberley, Fernie and Creston in the East Kootenay, and north to Prince George, Quesnel and Vanderhoof. Because the home arrives finished, remote sites and communities reachable only by seasonal access roads are served too.
How does a finished home get through the mountains?
By being designed for the road first. Grades, switchbacks and clearances decide what can travel in one piece, so the module is engineered for the route before it is built. That is how Herauf delivered a finished home into Nelson, hauled complete through mountain highway. Tell Herauf where the site is at the first conversation, and walk the last stretch yourself: narrow bridges, tight turns, soft ground and overhead lines all matter for a wide, heavy load.
Which building code applies in BC?
The BC Building Code, and it applies the same requirements to a factory-built home as to a site-built one. Inside the City of Vancouver the Vancouver Building Bylaw governs instead. CSA A277 sits alongside the code rather than replacing it: it is a procedure for confirming that the work done in a factory, where walls are closed before they reach site, complies with the code in force where the home is installed. It does not cover the foundation, the move or the set, so your local building official still inspects those. Herauf homes meet or exceed CSA A277; what CSA A277 covers is explained in full.
Is it built for BC's climates?
BC has several, from wet coast to dry interior to cold north. Herauf homes are engineered for climate zones 6 through 8, with a continuously insulated, airtight envelope and triple-pane low-E windows. For acreages and lakeside lots, custom and luxury homes, including the Mt. series, are built close to where they are set down.
How long does it take?
About 16 weeks from order to delivery for most homes, up to 50% faster than conventional construction, because the home is built in Enderby while your foundation and services are prepared. The site readiness checklist covers the site side. For a free, no-obligation quote, use the BC page or call 1.639.382.4106, and the Kelowna team will route your build through Enderby.
Sources
- Government of British Columbia, Information Bulletin B15-01: Determining Compliance of A277-Certified Buildings
- Government of British Columbia, Information Bulletin B25-05: Step Codes and Z240 homes
Common questions
Where are Herauf's BC modular homes built?
Indoors at Herauf's 50,000 sq ft plant in Enderby, the group's largest, with sales, estimating and project coordination for the province run from the development head office in Kelowna. Both sit in the Okanagan Interior.
Does Herauf deliver modular homes across British Columbia?
Yes. Homes leave Enderby finished and are delivered from the Okanagan and the Thompson to Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley, Vancouver Island, the Kootenays and northern BC, including sites reachable only by seasonal access roads.
Which building code applies to a modular home in BC?
The BC Building Code, which applies the same requirements to factory-built and site-built homes; inside the City of Vancouver it is the Vancouver Building Bylaw. CSA A277 is not a code but a procedure for confirming factory work complies with the code where the home is installed.
How long does a modular home take in BC?
About 16 weeks from order to delivery for most homes, up to 50% faster than conventional construction, because the home is built in Enderby while the site is prepared.
A finished modular building on a snowy highway behind its escort truck