Free Checklist

Is your land modular-ready?

Five things decide how smoothly a modular home lands on a property: access, foundation, services, permits, and timing. This is the walk-around checklist our own team thinks in, written for landowners, free and printable.

Access & delivery route

  • Is the final approach to your site passable for a wide, heavy load (think highway-legal oversize trailer)? Note narrow bridges, tight turns, soft ground, and overhead lines.
  • Is there room on the lot for the crane or picker truck to set up beside the foundation?
  • Winter access can be an asset: frozen ground carries heavy loads that spring thaw can't.

Foundation

  • Decide the foundation type early: screw piles, concrete piles, crawlspace, or full basement all work under a modular home; your quote is built around it.
  • Screw piles install quickly in most prairie soils and avoid large excavations.
  • Site work runs in parallel with the factory build, so the foundation should be scheduled to finish before your delivery week.

Services

  • Power: how far is the nearest pole or connection point? Line extensions have lead times, so call your utility early.
  • Water: municipal hookup, well, or cistern.
  • Septic or sewer: rural sites usually need a septic system designed and permitted before installation.
  • Herauf homes arrive with self-contained plumbing, electrical, and HVAC, so on-site connection is fast once services reach the foundation.

Permits & paperwork

  • Development and building permits come from your municipality or rural district; requirements vary, so ask early.
  • Factory certification to CSA A277 means the home arrives already inspected to code, which most authorities accept in place of re-opening walls on site.
  • If financing, loop your lender in now: a written quote plus a permit application is what most want to see first.

Timing

  • Most Herauf homes are manufactured and delivered in roughly 16 weeks from order.
  • Work backwards from your ideal move-in: a fall order typically builds over winter and lands for spring.
  • A free written quote fixes your price and slots your build into the schedule.

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