Frequently Asked Questions

What Is A Kent Homes Manufactured Home?

Simply put, a manufactured home is a highly engineered method of producing homes in an efficient and cost effective manner. Kent Homes actually begin as components designed and engineered at our modern facilities, which are located in Bouctouche, New Brunswick and Debert, Nova Scotia. Homes are delivered, sometimes, hundreds of miles from their destination. When the components are erected on your foundation and Kent Homes completes the final carpentry, the finished result becomes a beautifully finished home for you and your family.

What Is The Difference Between A Modular Home And A Site Built Home?

The modular home is composed of two or more sections which are constructed within our manufacturing plant. The completed sections are then delivered to the customer’s home site. A site-built home is built completely on location. For Kent Homes, efficiency begins with modern manufacturing processes. Your home travels to work stations, with all building trades represented. Work is never delayed by weather, subcontractor no-shows or theft of materials. Quality engineering and modular construction techniques significantly increase the energy efficiency of your home. A quality control process provides 100% assurance that your home has been inspected for code compliance and workmanship.

Can I Design My New Home?

Yes, we allow you complete design flexibility. We encourage you to make any changes pertinent to your family’s needs and custom plans are welcome. Our Kent Homes professional design team is equipped with the latest technology and is able to respond to your every wish when it comes to designing your new home.
We build custom designed homes with over 200 plans to choose from. We can design one to suit your own needs. We offer a diversified range of top quality options including hardwood flooring, jacuzzi, whirlpool tubs, fireplaces, ceramic tiles, just to name a few. Our color selection includes all of today’s most popular choices for your home.

So What Are The Benefits Of Kent Homes?

• Highly engineered to ensure your home is built to your exacting standards.
• Built in a controlled environment allowing your home to be constructed without the worry of outside weather, vandalism or moisture problems.
• Highly energy efficient saving you money and maintaining comfort.
• In-plant inspections throughout the building process to guarantee your home is built exactly to your blue print specifications.
• Design flexibility allows you to own the home you desire.
• We build to meet or exceed the National Building Code ensuring your home is built to the highest standards.
• Our guaranteed occupancy allows you to proceed with confidence.
• Peace of mind knowing you are receiving the “Most Comprehensive Warranty In Atlantic Canada”.
• Guaranteed pricing which keeps your home on budget with no surprises.

What Is The Construction Process?

Today’s Kent Homes are models of efficiency and quality assurance.
The building process begins at the design phase. Kent Homes takes pride in its state of the art computer aided drafting programs and its team of highly skilled workers and professional on-staff engineers. Once designed, the building process begins. The process is superior to what you’ve seen during the construction of most houses in your neighborhood. The quality materials and care for detail, and the same building codes and standards are observed as set forth by the National Building Code and the Canadian Standards Association.

How Long Does It Take Kent Homes To Build Your Home?

Speed and consistent quality are two of the many advantages for choosing a new home built by Kent Homes. Once the manufacturing process is complete, typically with interior finish right down to carpets and cabinets, completion on site is handled by Kent Homes and includes plumbing and electrical hook-ups. Under normal conditions, your home is ready for occupancy within a guaranteed delivery date.

What About Costs? Guaranteed Pricing?

When you add up all the labour, material and time savings inherent to our building process, you will find the price of a home built by Kent Homes is generally lower than site built homes. Our homes are 90% or more complete when leaving the plant minimizing on site work by trades people. Our homes will keep saving money year after year as the energy efficiency of your home keeps your heating bills low. When a contract has been signed with Kent Homes we give you a final price. That’s just what it is, a final price.

What Do Kent Homes Look Like?

Kent Homes look like any other home. Our modern building technology allows us to build bungalows, split entries, two stories, cape cods, duplexes and cottages. We can build nearly any style from a simple bungalow to an elaborate two storey. It doesn’t end with houses. We are busy building hotel units, daycares, and office buildings. Chances are you’ve been in many modular structures and probably didn’t realize it. The home interiors can range from the very modest to the highly luxurious depending on your choices.

What About Warranty And Service?

Kent Homes provides Warranty and Service on our homes. Our “Good As Gold” 7 Year Warranty provides you with a 1 year
warranty on workmanship and materials and a 7 year structural warranty. As well, Kent Homes offers an optional 10 Year Warranty Protection Plan. That’s the best warranty in Atlantic Canada. We stand behind our homes. And because of our large volume of purchasing power as a manufacturer we command attention from building material suppliers for honoring their warranties.