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Modular Home Manufacturers & Builders Directory
Jacobsen Homes
600 Packard Court
Safety Harbor, FL 34695
Toll-Free: 800-843-1559
Website: Jacobsen Homes Website
email: info@jachomes.com
Jacobsen Homes Description:
"...We have strived over the years to use only the finest products and materials. People say there is a uniqueness about a Jacobsen Home that no other builder has matched. The reason is, no other builder has so successfully merged state-of-the-art engineering with the all-important, human touch. Special attention is given to every detail in each home that we build, to bring you the very best home at an affordable price..."
Providing these building styles:
- Contemporary modular homes
Providing modular homes and buildings in:
FL
Company Background |
| How Long in Business | 1959 |
| Yearly Avg. Number of Homes (Est.) | 800-1200
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| Professional Organizations/Affiliations | Florida Manufactured Housing Association (FMHA), Tampa Bay Builders Assoc. |
Design Staff (Architects & Draftsmen) | 2 architects on staff |
| Builder Network | Over 25 builders |
| Location of Factories | Safety Harbor, Florida |
| How to Buy a Home | Home buyers need to go through a builder/developer |
Construction Details |
| Building Materials | Wood frames with concrete foundations |
| Energy Efficiency | 30-19-11 standard for all Jacobsen homes, with low-e windows standard, working on Florida Green Building Approval. Systems Built Standard not yet in place by FHBA. |
| Construction Timeframe | 10 days factory, permit to move in 45-60 days |
| Customization Flexibility | Total customization is available |
| Amount of Floorplans | Over 25 predesigned floorplans |
Pricing |
| Avg. Cost per Square Foot | $38-45 square foot, FOB factory |
| Avg. Transportation Costs | $800 to $15,000 depending on floors and distance |
| Avg. Placement Costs | $7,500-$25,000 site dependent. Typical foundations and set $13,000. |
| Site Preparation | Builder and/or developer provides site preparation |
Options |
| Garage/Deck Availability | A few plans have factory garages, site garages done by dealer. Many plans offer porches. |
| Possible to Addon to Existing Home | Yes, additions to existing structures can be done |
| Guarantees | 5 year warranty |
| Delivery Range | All of Florida |
| Number of Factory Inspections | DCA (Florida Department of Community Affairs) does inspections |
| Number of Building Site Inspections | Typically 5-7 inspections depending on county, dealer typically inspects site for access and foundation for square foot. |
| Information Package | It took one week to arrive but it was worth it. The free information included a magazine, floorplans, testimonials and much more. |
Our Review |
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| Editorial Review | Jacobsen is a great manufactured mobile home provider but they are not a good modular home provider. They modular homes are very similar to their high quality manufactured mobile homes. This is good if your main concern is quality and not design or appearance. These are not very similar to stick-built homes. This is not to take away from the long history of Jacobsen and their reputation for good customer service. Their website is a good resource and is easy to navigate which is helpful since they have alot of information online to assist home buyers. |
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Personal Reviews of Jacobsen Homes
 wayne vitatoe from clearwater, fl A folding door fell off the washer/dryer enclosure not long after the home was finished. This was in Oct. 2008. In 2011 the door falls off AGAIN. Inasmuch as this door was NEVER used (never closed) I thought Jacobsen should replace the door. A service man did come out but said I would have to replace the door at my own expense. The customer service person I first talked to will not return my calls. Until this issue developed, Jacobsen had been very helpful.  Jerry Johnson from Dade City Fl I have lived in my Jacobsen Imperial for almost three months and I can't begin to tell how pleased I am with the home I have purchased. I sent in my 30 day check list with some minor items and they came out within four days and fixed everything on the list. I don't know if it is policy or not but I even had a visit from a Jacobsen Sales Rep, a Mr Sirio Ramirez, to make sure everything was okay. Lastly, I have shown my new home to many of the other residents and they just couldn't believe the quality of the construction, all of the cupboard space and the quality of the name brand appliances. I feel as if I am living in a well-built house instead of a manufactured home.  Augustines from Clermont, Fl. Love our home, however, almost every doorknob in the house has broken. Cannot get any service. Also, called both Jacobsen & their dealer, Ronnie's complaining about a large ceiling/wall crack where the seam is in living room. They both blame the others' contractor. Have called both companies numerous times without results. Meanwhile the crack is getting worse.  Daniel Powell from Anceint Oaks Fl. Jacobsen needs a inspection person before the home is shipped,cabinets a mess,countertops poorly finished,electrical cords use to level cobinets left under them,not knowing if powered or not. Sales co. Modern Homes of Florida terrible on installation. Was to be ready Sept.14,Oct.15,Nov.1..still not complete.  Shannon Dewey from Dade City Fl. I love my Jaccobson home however I am very upset with Jon Frutell in Zephyrhills that we bought our home from! He has failed to do the things that he said he would do. First there is still builder debris in the back yard, He told us not to fill out the check list in the drawer for at least three months to say what we found wrong with our home. After moving in and fianlly having time to look at the check off list that he referred to I found that it should have been done within 30 days. Also there is a check off list in that drawer that Jon was supposed to fill out when he did his walk through. He never did a walk through! Speaking with friends, we were told that there is supposed to be a 30 , 60 and 90 day check off list. Only the 30 day could be found. Jon fails to return phone calls and avoids us because he knows that we are not happy. Last and most important...Jon told us when we bought our home that he would put a hand rail on our front steps. He didn't and we have recieved a letter from our insurance co. stating that if there is no rail by Oct. 22, 2010 our insurance will be canclled. Today is 10/17/10 and we have told Jon about this several times and he just says that he is on it. I have reported this to the bank and now you, hoping that my home can be brought up to standard. Thank you for your attention to this matter. Regards, Shannon Dewey  Kyra Burch from Wewahitchka, Florida I love the home, but the people you have selling them make the name you have built for you very bad. They have people that come to fix repairs that cant do anything but put a coat of caulk up on it and not really fix the problem. I have had my home for a little over a year, and have been trying to get stuff fixed and can not get CCs Modular Homes of Panama City to do anything. The people they hired to put the home together have made this home look like a cheap trailor.
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