Our Process
We try to make purchasing a home from Mountain Valley Prefab as simple as possible. Usually we follow the following steps, although each project is a little bit different:
- Determine the best design for your project – What are you trying to achieve? Look, floor plan, etc.
- Make sure our pricing fits your budget.
- Site evaluation – We need to make sure that there is good access to your location. We need access with big semi-trucks, wide loads, cranes, etc. We can discuss this by looking at google earth, or if necessary, we can schedule a site visit to make sure the location will work.
- Financing and payment schedule. We need to talk to your bank, or whoever is financing the project, to make sure that they can work with our payment schedule.
- Design and Engineering. We need to determine the engineering requirements specific to your location – snow loads, seismic requirements, wind loads, etc. Each location is different. After we determine the engineering requirements, we create a full set of plans that we can submit to the State of Idaho division or modular housing and also the local building officials.
- Production in the factory. After the first deposit, we will begin construction in the factory. This takes anywhere from 2 to 3 months depending on many factors. As we are building the prefab home in the factory, your onsite excavation and concrete should also be underway simultaneously.
- Onsite set and finish. That all happens in less than a week! We go from just a foundation to move in ready in less than 1 week.
- Final move-in. Move in and enjoy your home!
ZIP KIT HOMES – PREFAB MODULAR UNITS
Our Zip Kit Pods are modular units that are a completely finished option for that that want an easy solution to having their own tiny home. These units are a great option for permanent, affordable solution for workforce housing, employee housing, a backyard ADU, resort rental projects, RV resorts, campgrounds, 2nd homes.
What is included with our Pod units?
All Interior items: Electrical, Plumbing, Flooring, Cabinets, Fixtures, etc.
If I want to buy a pod, what am I required to do?
Zip Kit Homes will build and complete the Pod unit at our factory. We are not responsible for any on site work so as a consumer, you will have to get the property ready for the Pod unit before we deliver it.
Site plans are located under the “Floor Plan” tab, then you select what unit you are interested in and it is located in the “Photos” section. Site work usually includes a foundation (crawlspace) and utilities.
PANELIZED SHELL KITS
We are a Design and Wall Supplier, not a General Contractor. What this means is that you would have the responsibility of finding a GC or becoming an Owner Builder to be able to manage your project start to finish. The site work would have to be taken care before we would be sending a shell kit for the entire house.
Below is listed what we include in our shell kit:
- All preframed exterior wall panels
- All reframed interior wall panels
- Preframed garage wall panels
- Windows and Exterior Doors
- All precut structural beams and posts with hardware
- Roof panels or trusses (depending on the home)
- Lumber to finish trusses and roofing
- Ice and water shield for roofing dry-in
- Optional metal or wood siding (upgrade cost)
What this means is that we will provide all the walls and roof panels preassembled in our shop and delivered and put together on site. Once the shell is dried in, then the GC comes back with the various trades to finish the interior of the home.
PROJECTS THAT ARE A GOOD FIT FOR OUR POD UNITS AND SHELL KITS:
Workforce or employee housing in areas that require modern, attractive homes. In many locations, including resort towns, ski resorts, etc. manufactured, unattractive employee housing projects are not accepted. If you need a workforce, employee, or affordable product that is contemporary, efficient, and can be built quickly, we are a great option.
Small home subdivisions with a modern look. We specialize in modern, affordable tiny homes ranging from 250 sq.ft. to 750 sq. ft. Construction is fast and hassle free.
Resort hotel type projects, rental units, etc. Building in resort and remote areas is difficult and expensive. Doing as much construction as possible offsite saves you time and money.