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Alan Gandy's
Midway Homes
Physical Add.: 801 E. Expressway 83, San Juan, Texas 78589
Mailing Add.: 1128 N. Alamo Road, Alamo, Texas 78516
Toll Free: (866) 464-1155
Email Address: midwayhomes@msn.com
Home of "The Straight
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How do you decide what home you
want to spend time in?
Please consider the different categories of quality below for a
better informed decision.
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Product
Characteristic Guidelines |
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The following guidelines and categories are based on 30 years
of experience spent in the construction and manufactured housing
industries. |
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- Alan Gandy, July. 2007
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There are no absolute criteria for
any of the following classifications. Further, no one feature
dictates that a home belongs to a given classification. This is a
general guideline to try and assist you, the consumer, with
assessing the characteristics of the different homes you are
looking into purchasing. We are willing to clarify any of the
details listed here in a more comprehensive manner should you have
any questions. |
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This is one of the guidelines we use
for our “Price Savings Guarantee.”
3-10 ranking system with 10 being the highest. |
3,4,5
Construction Category I |
6,7,8
Construction Category II |
9,10
Construction Category III |
Regional Manufacturers
Legacy
Fleetwood
Clayton
Skyline
Cavco
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Regional Manufacturers
Oak Creek, Lancaster, TX
Champion-Redman
Palm Harbor
Silver Creek
Skyline
Fleetwood
Clayton
Solitaire
Schult by Clayton
Southern Energy by Clayton
Skyline
Cavco Homes
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Regional Manufacturers
Oak Creek, Ft. Worth, TX
Palm Harbor, Austin, TX
Athen Homes
Karsten Homes by Clayton
*To date, these manufacturers build homes in this category available in DW models only. |
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Standard Features
-Steel frame
-Metal siding
-Metal roof
-2 x 6 Joists16” o.c. or 2 x 8’s 24” o.c.
-4” Side walls w/studs 16” o.c.
-7’ or 7 ½’ High side walls
-Fewer windows usually single pane
-Floor ducting (NO overhead option)
-R-11 Floor insulation
R-11 Side wall insulation
R-14 to R-19 Roof insulation
-Mobil home type exterior front door
-Decorative sheetrock panel interior walls
-Pre-finished panels or blown acoustic ceiling
-Simple composition cabinet doors
-Simple, flat interior trim
-Plastic water fixtures
-Stainless steel kitchen sink
-Plastic bathroom sink(s)
-Plain bathroom(s) w/ inexpensive, lightweight materials
-Foam pad with stapled down carpet
-May include mini blinds
-Limited upgrades and very little- if any- customization
-Fewer décor and color choices
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Standard Features
-Heavier steel frame
-Composition or vinyl siding
-Metal or shingle roof
-2 x 6 or 2 x 8 Floor joists 16” o.c.
-2 x 4 Side walls w/ studs 16” o.c.
-7 ½’ or 8’ High side walls
-Single pane or storm windows
-Floor ducting
-R-11 Floor insulation R-11 Side wall insulation R-19 to R-22 Roof insulation
-Steel 36” x 80” exterior front door
-Decorative sheetrock panel interior walls
-Blown acoustic or textured ceilings throughout
-Composition cabinet doors with finer finishing
-Center shelves in base cabinets
-Simple, flat or thin profile int. trim
-Plastic or metal water fixtures
-Water shutoff valves at sinks and commodes
-Stainless steel kitchen sink
-Plastic or ceramic bathroom sink(s)
-Bath(s) built with durable fixtures and extra storage
-Foam or rebond pad & carpet installed with tack strip
-Mini blinds included
-More upgrades available with engineering & customization options
-More décor and color choices
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Standard Features
-Heavy steel frame w/ sister beam
-Vinyl siding w/OSB structural backer
-Shingle roof
-2 x 8 Floor joists 16” o.c.
-2 x 4 Side walls w/ studs 16” o.c.
-8’ High side walls
-Thermal pane windows/ Low E glass
-Floor or overhead ducting standard
-R-11 Floor insulation
R-11 Side wall insulation
R-22 or thicker insulation
-Steel 36” x 80” front door and steel rear door
-Decorative ½”sheetrock panel interior walls
-Textured flat or vaulted ceilings throughout
-Heavy duty composition or hardwood cabinet doors w/full finish & trim
-Center shelves in base cabinets & adjustable shelves in overhead kitchen cabinets
-Profile interior trim and deluxe door casings
-Metal, name brand water fixtures throughout
-Water shutoff valves at sinks and commodes
-Deep, stainless steel kitchen sink
-Ceramic bathroom sink(s)
-Bath(s) built with durable fixtures, one piece bath/showers and extra storage
-Thick rebond pad w/ 18 oz carpet installed with tack strip
-Mini blinds included
-More upgrades available with engineering & customization options
-More décor and color choices
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Most manufacturers have more than one manufacturing
facility and build different models with varied specifications, so
make sure you know which model you are purchasing and what
category it belongs to and that you're satisfied with the
characteristics the home provides. It's extremely difficult
to build homes with the premium characteristics from any facility
other than a factory that primarily builds premium homes.
Adding lots of optional features to a home in a given category
makes it a higher ranked home in the same category, it doesn't
raise the home into a higher quality category. |
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Click on the following to
view:
Pictorial Examples Of Construction Categories |
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