Company Background |
| How Long in Business | 1975 |
| Yearly Avg. Number of Homes (Est.) | 200
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| Professional Organizations/Affiliations | National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), Building Systems Council (BSC), Central Wisconsin Home Builders Association (CWHBA), Adams County Chamber of Commerce, Energy Star Homes Partner, Green Built Homes Partner, Woman-Centric Licensed Builder |
Design Staff (Architects & Draftsmen) | CAD Designers, Professional Interior Designers, Professional Space Planners |
| Builder Network | Homes are available Factory Direct, Turn-Key in the State of Wisconsin. Available through a Builder Network in Iowa and Minnesota |
| Location of Factories | Friendship, WI |
| How to Buy a Home | Available through network of home builders |
Construction Details |
| Building Materials | Premium Lumber, Kohler Plumbing Fixtures, Certainteed Roofing and Siding, Andersen Windows and Patio Doors, Owens Corning Insulation, Hallman Lindsay Low VOC Paints |
| Energy Efficiency | Wall Insulation R-21 HD, Roof Insulation R-50 Blown Cellulose, Tyvek Housewrap |
| Construction Timeframe | 5-7 weeks |
| Customization Flexibility | Customization is available |
| Amount of Floorplans | Over 20 prepared floorplans |
Pricing |
| Avg. Cost per Square Foot | $105-$130 |
| Avg. Transportation Costs | Varies dependent on final destination |
| Avg. Placement Costs | Varies dependent on final destination |
| Site Preparation | Prepared by Terrace (Turn-key) or by Homeowner |
Options |
| Garage/Deck Availability | Available with some models |
| Possible to Addon to Existing Home | Not offered |
| Guarantees | 1 Year Warranty Component carry additional warranties |
| Delivery Range | 500 miles from factory |
| Number of Factory Inspections | Each state is inspected (average 6) |
| Number of Building Site Inspections | As required by code |
| Information Package | Information available online |
Our Review |
| Editor's Rating |
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| Editorial Review | Terrace Homes is an average provider of modular homes. Their building specifications are slightly better than the average modular home. We also enjoyed their floorplans which nicely match the look of stick-built homes. Terrace Homes would be a good option for mid range home buyers. They have several model homes that you can tour for you to better decide if they are the right match for you. We did receive some mixed information about Terrace Homes. This might have been due to an innocent misunderstanding. As with any modular home builder, it would be a good idea to double check the details and make sure your contract clearly states what you want. Our mystery shopper also reports that their website has helpful information for modular home buyers. |
| Mystery Shopper Rating |
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We've been in our home for a bit over a year now and love our Terrace Home. We are on a lake and wanted a distinctive, well built and energy efficient home. We drove many miles looking at all the model homes, by as many different manufacturers that we could find and kept coming back to Terrace Homes. They were head over heels above everyone else's we looked at in terms of design and quality. We did not want a "cookie cutter" modular house that looked like a deluxe trailer home (if you've walked through some, you know what we mean!). We wanted a "stick built" house made in a factory. It took a long time to get the final design because of all the restrictions involved in building on a narrow lake front property (the septic system alone was a project in and of itself!). Terrace Homes cheerfully stuck with us all the way through all the zoning and permit meetings with township and county goverment. They did massive changes to the original design for us and kept changing it as necessary to satisfy all the setback and zoning regulations as they came up. Custom designing is no problem for them. The end result for us is a home that is everything that we dreamed of while in the design stage. After completion a couple of minor finish problems were solved with one phone call. We constantly receive compliments on the home by our friends. Although a bit more in price compared to the other companies we looked at, Terrace Homes more than makes up for it in substantial gains in overall quality and workmanship. The service we received is icing on the cake. We whole heartedly recommend them to anybody looking for above average materials and workmanship in a modular home.