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When your module is pulled out of the factory and is ready for delivery, your home is up to 90% complete inside. The level of finish modular homes shock some people until the visit their factory. Modular home base prices include all of the interior finishes. It is rarely cost affective to omit any of the standard options.

Painted Walls - Modular homes are painted with a primer coat of paint. The paint color is typically white, but some factories have upgraded to an attractive beige color. The finish coat of paint needs to be applied after the home is set at your home site. Omitting the paint makes no sense at all. When the module is in the last station, touch ups are completed on the home. The touch ups include fixing drywall blemishes. The paint allows the factory to identify and repair the drywall for a smooth finish.

Electrical Outlets, Switches - Modular homes are wired in the factory and this includes all of the covers for electrical switches and receptacles. One upgrade many people select is the type of electrical receptacle and switches to a decora style.

Interior Lighting - Modular homes are delivered with all of the home's interior lighting installed. You still have to add light bulbs to the price of the home. The price of the modular home includes a base grade of lighting. More factories are now offering a brushed nickel lighting package in their prices. Lights will be installed in the dining room, kitchen; hall ways and bathrooms of the home. Often people add celling lights to their bedrooms for a nominal price.

Window and Door Trim - The trim in modular homes is installed throughout the home. There will be areas where the trim will be laid off or tacked in place. Many people upgrade to wider interior trim. This upgrade can add hundreds to the price of the modular home.

Interior Doors - Modular homes have all of the interior doors installed except on marriage walls. The standard door included in the price of modular homes is a six panel colonial door. The price of the doors includes the framing, trim, locksets and the door. Omitting interior doors from your modular home order is not recommended. Upgrading to solid core or solid wood doors will increase the price of your home around a one hundred dollars a door.

Carpeting - Some factories will install the carpet at the factory and others have contracted with a carpet installation company to install flooring after the home is finishes. Either way, the price of the carpet and installation is included in the price of modular homes. Most factories offer a narrow selection of carpet colors and styles. When you omit the carpet you will only receive the wholesale cost of the carpet as a credit. It is often best to take carpet as a ship loose item and install it in the basement of your home or sell it.

Kitchen Flooring - The standard kitchen flooring in modular homes is an FHA grade of vinyl flooring. More people are upgrading to ceramic tile and omit vinyl and order their homes with concrete board installed. If you are planning on installing ceramic tile, check with the factory as per their square foot price, it is often very competitive with site installed ceramic.

Modern Home interior by Gregory Lavardera - The Sage Modular Home