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Modular Home Manufacturers & Builders Directory
Karsten Company
(Part of Clayton Manufactured Homes/CMH)
1200 Wilco Road
Stayton, OR 97383
Toll-Free: 800-826-0150
Fax: 503-769-6022
Website: http://www.thekarstenco.com
email: andy.karsten@thekarstenco.com
Karsten Company Description:
(Part of Clayton Manufactured Homes/CMH)
"...Karsten Homes has the industrys first and only builder-backed 10-year warranty. This extra protection guarantees your home and its major components to be free of defects in materials and workmanship during that all-important first year. Those components include plumbing, heating and cooling systems..."
Providing these building styles:
- Manufactured mobile homes
Providing modular homes and buildings in:
AR, AZ, CA, CO, ID, KS, LA, MT, NM, NV, OK, OR, TX, UT, WA, WY
Company Background |
| How Long in Business | 1997 |
| Yearly Avg. Number of Homes (Est.) | 800-1200 (mobile and modular)
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| Professional Organizations/Affiliations | None provided |
Design Staff (Architects & Draftsmen) | No architects on staff |
| Builder Network | About 10 home builders |
| Location of Factories | Albuquerque, New Mexico; Breckenridge, Texas; Sacramento, California; and Stayton, Oregon. |
| How to Buy a Home | Available through builder network |
Construction Details |
| Building Materials | Wood construction steel base |
| Energy Efficiency | Fiberglass insulation |
| Construction Timeframe | 2 to 6 weeks |
| Customization Flexibility | Limited customization options |
| Amount of Floorplans | Over 75 predesigned floorplans |
Pricing |
| Avg. Cost per Square Foot | $50-$80 |
| Avg. Transportation Costs | Dependant on site |
| Avg. Placement Costs | Dependant on design |
| Site Preparation | Handled by independent builder |
Options |
| Garage/Deck Availability | Depends on model selected |
| Possible to Addon to Existing Home | Not offered |
| Guarantees | 10-Year Warranty |
| Delivery Range | Western USA and Rocky Mountain area |
| Number of Factory Inspections | Upon completion |
| Number of Building Site Inspections | Depends on location |
| Information Package | DVD provided to prospective buyers to help explain the process and their building specifications. |
Our Review |
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| Editorial Review | Karsten homes are average providers of manufactured mobile homes. They claim to overbuild their homes for higher strength but we don't feel after the mobile home moves at highway speeds that its strength is better than a stick-built home. They also provide a small amount of modular homes but these homes do not greatly appeal to us. Our mystery shopper had a hard time finding answers on their website. You might want to compare them with other modular manufacturers before making a final decision. We have a hard time to find reasons to be confident about their offerings. |
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Personal Reviews of Karsten Company
 duwayne from idaho after 6 months of research we thought karsten was the right choise then we went to nelmstar to start buying one got no responce with them went to clayton and got lied and mislead for 3 months now we are back to looking again but we will never deal with clayton again thanxs karsten for getting our hopes up to send us to the wolfs
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