Crews used a crane to lift sections of Brian Muellerâs modular home from a trailer to sit on its foundation on Tuesday, at his new home on Woodchuck Place in Fairway Pines. Mueller is concerned about reactions from property owners who protested modular home construction in the neighborhood, claiming the construction method would lower property values. The home is required to meet the architectural standards in place with the HOA covenants. Erin McIntyre â Ouray County Plaindealer
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In face of rising costs, labor shortages, modular homes offer popular alternative
Modular homes, which have components built off-site in factories, are becoming more popular in Colorado as home-building prices and material costs have climbed and labor shortages have affected the construction industry.
They aren’t necessarily cheaper than stick-built homes: Divide Ranch/Fairway Pines HOA board member Mark Hartman said he’s building one in Durango valued at more than $2 million.
But affordability is one benefit touted by the Rocky Mountain Home Association, a trade organizati...
