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How to Save Money When Buying Mobile Folding House

Jun. 23, 2025

How DIY Saves Money on Modular Home Costs

Can I save on my modular home costs by doing my own [foundation, lighting, garage, etc]?

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YES!

You can save money on modular home costs if you want to do some of the work yourself or contract it out to a family member or friend. In the building industry, this is often referred to as a builder allowance.

What is a builder allowance?

A builder allowance is a special reduction to your modular home costs, offered by your general contractor in exchange for outside materials or labor supplied by you. Here are two examples of how this might work.

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How do builder allowances benefit you?

Not every general contractor offers builder allowances. While they come with benefits, they can also inhibit the building process. Consider the following list of pros and cons regarding builder allowances.

The pros:

  • Allowances enable you to purchase appliances, flooring, etc. that are on sale. When you are relying on a contractor, you are handing over the responsibility of the cost. Purchasing materials at good prices and then receiving an allowance can potentially lower the cost of your modular home in a significant way.
  • With builder allowances, you can use appliances you already own. In other words, if you instead of spending thousands of dollars on a new washer and dryer, you can use the ones you might already own. This can also add up to save you money on your custom home.
  • Instead of making decisions upfront, builder allowances enable you to make more detailed choices at the tail end of the project. For instance, you might want to see the majority of the house completed before deciding on color schemes, light fixtures, etc.

The cons:

Installed allowances offer the potential of clashing on the work site. Hiring an extra crew to perform labor alongside the original crew might cause problems if they can’t work together.

  • Delayed delivery of materials can cause a delay in the overall project. This is typically a general contractor’s greatest protest against builder allowances.
  • It is possible that you will lose money in the process if you end up paying more than the allowance you receive.

What else should you know about allowances?

Check with your contractor before assuming that they offer builder allowances. If your modular home builder does permit allowances, ensure that you know exactly how much they allot.

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