Your Modular Home Elevation Plans Details
Checking the details of your modular home elevation plans is one of your most important responsibilities. Make sure that the features that apply to your house are shown on the drawings and look as you expect them to look. Don’t assume you’re getting what you want and expect – verify for yourself.
Modular Home Elevation Plans Checklist
Roof
- Pitch
- Shingle type
- Eave and gable overhang size
- Gable end returns – size and style
- Decorative gables – size and pitch
- Skylight location
Shed Dormer
- Size
- Style
- “Fake rakes” along gable ends and rear
Gable Dormers
- Size
- Style
- Symmetry
Windows
- Quantity
- Size
- Spacing and symmetry
- Grills
- Transoms
- Specialty styles, such as elliptical, bow, bay
Doors
- Quantity
- Size
- Spacing and symmetry
- Sidelights
- Grills
- Transoms
- Door lights
Siding
- Type
- Corner post style and width
Decorative finish
- Dentil-moldings and frieze-boards
- Window mantles, lineals, and shutters
- Door pediments
Raised ranch and split-level finish
- Front elevation – cantilevered or flush with foundation
- Entry – recessed or flush
- Kneewall windows and doors – quantity, location, and size
Exterior stairs
- Tread width
- Landing size
- Number of steps
- Railings – location and style
Chimney
- Size
- Style
- Location
For more information about checking the details of your modular home elevation plans, see Designing a Modular Home in my book The Modular Home.