One of the first questions we hear from buyers is whether custom modular homes are truly custom, or whether you have to pick a plan from a catalog and live with it. The short answer: almost every plan we offer is a starting point. You can move walls, stretch rooms, add a garage or rework a kitchen before the home ever reaches the factory floor.
In this video we walk through a Limited Series 1.3 ranch and answer the question directly: can you modify a standard plan?
What you can change on a standard modular floor plan
A modular home is built in sections inside a factory, then set on your foundation. Because the design is engineered before production starts, most changes are easy to make at the drawing stage. Common requests include:
- Room sizes and layout. Lengthen the home, widen a bedroom, open the kitchen to the living room or add a mudroom.
- Bedrooms and baths. Turn a den into a bedroom, add a half bath or plan an in-law suite.
- Kitchens and baths. Choose cabinets, counters, islands, tile showers and fixtures. See our kitchen design and bathroom design pages for ideas.
- Exterior style. Change roof pitch, siding, windows, porches and garage options. Our exterior designs page shows what is possible.
- Foundation. Plan for a full basement, a walkout or a crawl space depending on your lot.
What is harder to change
Each section of the home has to travel by road, so there are limits on how wide and how tall a single module can be. Very long clear spans, unusual roof shapes and some ceiling heights need extra engineering or on-site work. That does not mean no. It means we look at the idea early, tell you honestly what it involves and price it before you commit.
A real example: the Limited Series 1.3
The Limited Series 1.3 ranch is a 2,108 square foot single-story plan with three bedrooms and two baths. It works well as drawn, and it is a good example of a plan that can be adjusted to fit the way you live. If a ranch is what you have in mind, browse all of our ranch modular home plans and note the two or three that come closest. That gives us a clear place to start.
How customizing works with Turnkey Together
Our Turnkey Together approach pairs a factory-built home with personal guidance through design, planning and completion on site. Customizing is the first part of that:
- Pick a starting plan. Start with our modular home floor plans.
- Mark it up with us. We walk through your changes, flag anything that affects cost or transport and revise the drawings.
- Get real pricing. You see what the changes cost before production. Our modular home pricing page explains what is and is not included.
- Plan the site work. You take an active role in coordinating local contractors for the foundation, utilities and finish work, and we guide you through each step of the building process.
Does customizing cost more?
Some changes cost very little because they only move interior walls. Others, like adding square footage or a larger garage, add materials and labor. Even with changes, modular construction often costs 20 to 40% less than traditional site-built construction and can be 2 to 3 times faster, because the home is built indoors while the site work moves ahead. If you are working out a budget, our financing page covers how construction loans work.
Start with a plan you almost love
You do not need a finished design to talk to us. Bring a plan you almost love and a list of what you would change. Call (877) 290-1846 or request a free quote, and we will show you how close we can get.
