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Have you ever wondered what it took to set a modular home?
Scroll down to see the pictures from a recent modular home set.
Westchester Modular Homes, Amherst Model Colonial, Set in on Benham St. in Brockton MA
7:30 AM - Crane sets up, first section is ready to lift off the trailer.
7:40 AM - First section is lifted off; we have to go right up and over this tree.
7:45 AM - First section is set down on the foundation.
8:15 AM - Second section is lifted from the trailer.
8:20 AM - We once again make it successfully over the treetops and onto the foundation.
8:45 AM - The third section is now set on top of the first box.
9:15 AM - The final section is now set down and the roof can now be lifted.
9:20 AM - Total elapsed time from first box lift to finish - 1 Hour 40 Minutes.
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM - The roof is lifted into place, the front gable it attached and the roof
is shingled and capped. The house is now completely weather tight in less than 4 hours.
12:30 PM - Less than 5 hours after we have begun, there is now a completed house set on the foundation.
Within 2-4 weeks, the few remaining items will be completely finished and some lucky person can move in within the next
month or so.
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