Noting this was the first time the school had built a modular home for Habitat, Keith Gowans, the organization’s COO,said, “I equate this to building a car in a factory. You don’t build a car on your driveway, bring all the parts to it and put it together.” The home can also be expanded, as wellandtribune tells MHProNews.
He hopes future builds will be indoor because students get to spend more time learning their craft, saying traveling time in the winter months to and from the site builds “has always been a little bit of a challenge.”
The family receiving the home is required to put in 500 hours of sweat equity, which they will be able to do now that the house has been sited. Painting, flooring, cabinetry and landscaping remains to be completed.
While the homes are sold at full market value, mortgage payments are based on income and are interest free. Applicants need to have been working at their current job for one year, have a good credit rating, fall within the income guidelines, and are living in substandard housing.
The home should be ready for occupancy in two months. ##
(Photo credit: wellandtribune–Habitat for Humanity modular home built by Niagara College students)
