PROCESS & CHECK LIST

FOR PURCHASING, INSTALLING & MOVING INTO YOUR NEW
KIT HOMEBUILDER MANUFACTURED OR MODULAR HOME

(This same check-list can be used for your Guerdon Modular home with the exception of time it takes in ordering - check with your T&C Representative to better understand that answer.)

The following is a "process & check list" for what has to be done, about how long it will take to do it, and in the approximate order you will need to do it in. As you read through this checklist and prepare to embark on the path to the purchase of your new home, you will have questions.  Feel free to contact us and ask as many questions as you want. If we don't know the answers we will be happy to find them, or help you find them. We wish you good luck and a fast and uneventful journey through the following 16 steps to purchasing, installing, moving into, and enjoying your new Kit HomeBuilder home from T&C Homes.

PROCESS ACTION
RESPONSIBLE
  1. FIND AND SECURE LAND FOR YOUR HOME
    1. In order to finance your home, the title to the land must be in your name, or the name of the person whose name will be on the mortgage.
    2. If you will be financing your home and the land is presenting part of a larger parcel that already has a home on it, the land must be subdivided so there is only one home per parcel.

Homeowner/
T&C Homes
  1. GET YOUR FINANCING PRE-APPROVED
    1. We can help you with all the major financial institutions in the manufactured home industry, as well as local banks and mortgage companies.
    2. Make an appointment with T&C Homes or the financial institution you choose to secure the pre-approval on your home/land purchase.
Homeowner
  1. CHOOSE THE FLOOR PLAN OF YOUR GUERDON HOME
    1. Select the most likely plans for your situation and location. Remember, we can reverse plans both side-to-side as well as end-to-end, plus move windows, walls, and stretch the home in length
Homeowner
  1. DO COMPLETE OPTION SELECTION, INCLUDING PLAN MODIFICATIONS AND COLOR SELECTION
    1. This is a back and forth process of communication between us (a partnership of you and T&C Homes) and the KIT factory exchanging proposed plans and options until both sides are convinced they understand what is being ordered.
  1. GET BIDS FROM CONTRACTOR ON THE FOUNDATION, GARAGE, UTILITIES, ETC.
    1. T&C Homes works with several very experienced and proven contractors and will be happy to obtain these bids for you.
    2. If you have a contractor of choice, T&C Homes will be happy to provide them with all the plans and schematics they will need to construct your foundation. We will also put them in direct contact with our installation company to ensure a smooth and very successful installation
Homeowner/
T&C Homes
  1. OBTAIN FINAL FINANCING APPROVAL
    1. Take all information regarding your home transaction to your financing institution.
      1. Land contract/deed to land.
      2. Home specifications.
      3. Purchase contract for home.
      4. Bid costs and contract from your contractors.
      5. A list of any other costs that will be financed relating to your new home.
    2. Secure your formal loan commitment documentation.
Homeowner
  1. SECURE YOUR BUILDING PERMIT
    1. Obtain a "building permit package" from the city/county that the home will be sited in. This package tells you the complete requirements for your building permit.
    2. Get a "perk" test for your septic tank (if applicable). The county health department does this.
    3. Get a foundation plan for your home from T&C Homes. If your permit package requires a locally engineered blue print, T&C Homes can help you get that.
    4. Return the completed "package" to the proper city/county. The permit is usually issued within a week of the package being returned
Homeowner
  1. CONTRACTOR BEGINS FOUNDATION
    1. Digs for and pours footings
    2. Installs septic tank and drain field
    3. Runs all utilities to home site
    4. Pours foundation walls
    5. Completes any other pre-installation work required
T&C Homes
  1. DO THE FINAL CONFIRMATION AND PLACE THE ORDER FOR YOUR NEW GUERDON HOME
    1. The construction of your home will not begin until final confirmation is completed.
    2. If ordered at the time your contractor starts, your home can be built and delivered by the time your foundation is completed, properly cured, and ready for the installation of the home.
Homeowner/
T&C Homes
  1. HOME IS DELIVERED/INSTALLED ON YOUR FOUNDATION
    1. Home is installed on foundation at the time of or shortly after delivery.
T&C Homes
  1. HOME OWNER SCHEDULES HOOK-UP OF ALL UTILITIES AS SOON AS THE HOME IS INSTALLED ON THE FOUNDATION
    1. Gas, electricity, and water are needed to complete home set-up.
    2. Phones, Cable TV, etc. can also be sheculed at this time.
Homeowner
  1. INTERIOR WORK BEGINS ONCE ALL UTILITIES HAVE BEEN TURNED ON
    1. The finish crew needs heat and power to finish your home. Finish work includes installation of sheet rock and trim, carpet, and the house is cleaned.
T&C Homes
  1. T&C HOMES TURNS HOME OVER TO HOMEOWNER
    1. T&C Homes and homeowner do a walk-through inspection.
    2. Final funding on home is ordered.
Homeowner/
T&C Homes
  1. ALL CONTRACTORS WORK IS COMPLETED
    1. Items such as, stairs, decks, walks, & garage.
Homeowner
  1. LOAN IS CLOSED. HOMEOWNER MOVES IN.

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