The Magnificent 7: Top 5 Fan Favorite Home

September 24, 2020By American HomestarFeatured, Retail

The Home that’s Seven Floor Plans in One!

The Magnificent 7 (Mag 7 for short) Home Line is ideal for a family just starting out or those wishing to make a housing change. It’s offered at a budget-friendly price. You have a choice of seven different Magnificent 7 floor plans. Choose 3-5 bedrooms and 1-3 bathrooms. Each manufactured home showcases a split floor plan design. The Primary Bedroom is situated on one side of the home, the secondary bedrooms on the other, offering privacy.  Every Mag 7 home has two living spaces, a built-in Entertainment Center, a huge Kitchen Island with built-in cubbies, black GE appliances, LED lighting, thermal pane windows, upflow air, and walk-in closets. You also have the option of adding taped and textured walls to all non-wet areas.

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Floor Plan and Pricing Info.

SEE the floor plan, more pictures, 3D images, and starting pricing for the entire Magnificent 7 Home line here. If you haven’t already take the video tour, click the video at the top of this page.

Have questions or want to see this home in person? Schedule a visit or fill out the form below:

The Magnificent 7 Home Series is built out of our Lancaster, TX plant. Our homes are built strong to last. Oak Creek Homes has been building affordable and energy-efficient housing for over 50 years! The Mag 7 can be purchased through any of our 18 Oak Creek Home Centers across Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana. We can help with financing and finding land too. We also offer land home packages.

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The Magnificent 7: Top 5 Fan Favorite Home

September 24, 2020By American HomestarFeatured, Retail

The Home that’s Seven Floor Plans in One!

The Magnificent 7 (Mag 7 for short) Home Line is ideal for a family just starting out or those wishing to make a housing change. It’s offered at a budget-friendly price. You have a choice of seven different Magnificent 7 floor plans. Choose 3-5 bedrooms and 1-3 bathrooms. Each manufactured home showcases a split floor plan design. The Primary Bedroom is situated on one side of the home, the secondary bedrooms on the other, offering privacy.  Every Mag 7 home has two living spaces, a built-in Entertainment Center, a huge Kitchen Island with built-in cubbies, black GE appliances, LED lighting, thermal pane windows, upflow air, and walk-in closets. You also have the option of adding taped and textured walls to all non-wet areas.

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Floor Plan and Pricing Info.

SEE the floor plan, more pictures, 3D images, and starting pricing for the entire Magnificent 7 Home line here. If you haven’t already take the video tour, click the video at the top of this page.

Have questions or want to see this home in person? Schedule a visit or fill out the form below:

The Magnificent 7 Home Series is built out of our Lancaster, TX plant. Our homes are built strong to last. Oak Creek Homes has been building affordable and energy-efficient housing for over 50 years! The Mag 7 can be purchased through any of our 18 Oak Creek Home Centers across Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana. We can help with financing and finding land too. We also offer land home packages.

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The Bandera: Top 5 Fan Favorite Home

September 21, 2020By American HomestarFeatured, Retail

Meet the Family-Friendly Bandera

The Bandera 3356 is one of our Top 5 Fan Favorite Homes. That’s because everything about this 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom, 1736 square foot home is HOT! You can take a hot bath in the huge spa-like shower. Then, sip a hot latte made in your very own designer coffee/beverage bar (complete with a shiplap design and a stainless steel sink). And finally, watch the weather forecast on the built-in entertainment center before leaving for work. The Bandera isn’t  just HOT, but spacious too!  The Bandera features an open concept split floor plan with a Living Room that is over 19 feet long! Don’t forget to check out the the kitchen island with storage cabinets and cubbies, the huge walk-in pantry to store all your groceries, big utility room with sink, and the huge soaking tub and walk-in closet in the Primary Bathroom. This home is packed with many great standard amenities: upflow air, LED canned lighting, Low-E thermal pane windows, and GE Appliances – just to name a few!

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Floor Plan and Pricing Info.

SEE the floor plan, more pictures, 3D images, and starting pricing for the Bandera 3356 here. If you haven’t already take the video tour, click the video at the top of this page.

Have questions or want to see this home in person? Schedule a visit or fill out the form below:

The Bandera 3356 is a manufactured home built out of our Lancaster, TX plant. Our homes are built strong to last. Oak Creek Homes has been building affordable and energy-efficient housing for over 50 years! The Bandera can be purchased through any of our 18 Oak Creek Home Centers across Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana. We can help with financing and finding land too. We also offer land home packages.

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The Arches: Top 5 Fan Favorite Home

September 16, 2020By American HomestarFeatured, Retail

Meet The Arches: It’ll Make You Smile!

You’re immediately greeted by unique architectural features after entering this lovely 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom, 1365 square foot home. Double arches showcasing the kitchen and dining area can only help to inspire the chef of the family to cook up a happy meal or two. A 12 door pantry provides plenty of storage space, Yet, keeps all your food items handy and in close range while prepping breakfast, lunch, or dinner. You can see why we’ve appropriately called this floor plan The Arches 5815.

This manufactured home can also be built as a two bedroom home. That opens up the Living Room, making it 19′ x 10′ in size! This is a great option if you would like to share a home with someone else or even rent out a room. Each bedroom is located at opposite ends of the home with a full size bathroom nearby. So, there’s plenty of privacy. The Arches comes with upflow air, taped and textured walls, a huge utility room, LED can lighting, and thermal pane windows to maximize energy-efficiency.

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Floor Plan and Pricing Info.

SEE the floor plan, more pictures, 3D images, and starting pricing for the Arches 5815 here. If you haven’t already take the video tour, click the video at the top of this page.

Have questions or want to see this home in person? Schedule a visit or fill out the form below:

The Arches 5815 is built strong to last. Manufactured Home Builder Oak Creek Homes has been building affordable and energy-efficient housing for over 50 years! The Arches can be purchased through any of our 18 Oak Creek Home Centers across Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana. We can help with financing and finding land too. We also offer land home packages.

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Need a Coastal Home?

September 8, 2020By American HomestarFeatured, Retail

Oak Creek Homes Can Build a Modular Home on Pilings for Coastal Applications!

Oak Creek Homes is one of the few companies in Texas able to build on or off-frame modular homes on pilings (also referred to as stilts or piers) for coastal applications.  This type of build is necessary when a property lies in a flood zone.  Some of the finer points of building a modular home in a flood plain are outlined below.

Building in a Flood Plain

When building in a flood plain, there are many steps to getting the finished project right.  First, an Oak Creek construction manager will visit with you at your site to determine the scope of the project and the required additional construction items such as pilings, stairs, utility connections, and any driveway or sidewalks.  Next, your construction manager will obtain a flood zone determination letter.  This letter will indicate if your property is in the flood plain as determined by FEMA.  If your property is deemed to be in a flood plain, a survey with an elevation certificate will be ordered on your behalf.  The surveyor will plot the proposed location of your home on your property, and indicate exactly how high the home must be built to be above the base flood elevation (BFE).  These two documents will allow the engineer to design a foundation system that will raise the home sufficiently to meet FEMA requirements for flood insurance.

Wind-Load Considerations

If your property is along the coast, it may have higher wind-load requirements than inland properties.  Oak Creek is one of the few companies in Texas that can meet or exceed the Texas Department of Insurance wind-load requirements for coastal counties, is able to build to 120, 140, or 150 mph wind-load ratings, allowing you to obtain vital windstorm insurance.  This will ensure your coastal property is built to withstand the powerful storm forces that the Texas coast can experience.

Pilings and Placement

The pilings on the coastal modular home you see in the pictures here, which was placed along Galveston Island, are most likely as deep in the ground as they are in the air.

Coastal Modular Home placed on pilings

Once the pilings are in place, they are banded with additional treated lumber to create a sturdy platform on which the new modular home can be placed.

Coastal Modular Home Placed on Stilts

A crane then lifts the home into place. In this case, the steel frame is left behind and placed directly on the banded pilings.

Coastal Modular Home Crane Placement on Stilts

One in place, the modular home is then joined to the foundation with many steel straps to ensure it is permanently attached.

Coastal Modular Home Placed on Pilings

As you can see, this is a very precise and highly challenging build.   No wonder there are only a few builders in Texas that are willing to perform this type of installation.  Oak Creek is proud to say we are one of those few. As far as cost – building a house on pilings adds about $20,000 to $60,000 to your home’s build. Oak Creek Homes offers over 100+ floor plans, many of which can be built as a modular home and put on pilings. See all our homes here. The model pictures is called the Corpus Christi 5051.

Contact Us if you have additional questions or would like to speak with one of our experts about building a modular home along the coast

Manufactured and Modular Home Builder Oak Creek Homes has been in business for over 50-years! We have 18 Home Centers across Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana.

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More Choices in Top-Selling Silver Spur Lineup!

August 17, 2020By American HomestarFeatured, Retail

Two New Silver Spur Floor Plans

Customers are saying “yee-haw”! Oak Creek Homes top-selling home, The Silver Spur,  now has two new floor plans to choose from! The original Silver Spur, a 3 bed, 2 bath, 1178 sq. ft home has been a longtime big hit with families and those just starting out. This manufactured home offers great family-friendly spaces and features to make everyday life easier, like lots of cabinet space, LED lighting, a built-in Media Station with bookcases, and a soaking tub. Yet, there’s privacy for Mom and Dad or the owner, as the primary bedroom is separate from the secondary bedrooms. Rest assured, our new Silver Spur floor plans have the same great standard features, but have also added a few more!

Silver Spur 358

Meet The Silver Spur 358. This new floor plan features a newly redesigned Kitchen. This one has an island! There’s also solarium windows and a utility room that’s big enough to hold a freezer and more shelving for extra storage. This model has a shiny new bonus: Stainless Steel GE Appliances come standard in this home.

Silver Spur Floor Plan - 358Silver Spur 363

Meet The Silver Spur 363. This new floor plan has us charged up! It packs some new features: a charging station, a newly redesigned Kitchen with island, a utility room with freezer space, plus solarium windows. In addition, you have a choice of which wall you’d like your Media Station on. This model also has a shiny new bonus: Stainless Steel GE Appliances come standard in this home.

Silver Spur Floor Plan 363

The Silver Spur Home Line

SEE pictures of the original Silver Spur (some featured below) and the double wide version, The Silver Spur II.  Plus, see additional information on the two new single wide manufactured home models, The Silver Spur 358 and The Silver Spur 363. Simply, CLICK here: All Silver Spur Floor Plans.

Contact US

If you would like more information or have additional questions, feel free to contact us. We’d be happy to connect you with a team member.

 

Additional Educational Resources

8 Things to Consider when Choosing a Manufactured Home Builder.

19 Questions to Think About Before Buying a Manufactured Home.

Manufacturing home builder Oak Creek Homes has been building manufactured homes and modular homes for more than 50 years! You can purchase a Silver Spur  at any of our 18 Oak Creek Home Centers across Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana.

 

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First Pictures of Smart Cottage: Mockingbird

August 11, 2020By American HomestarFeatured, Retail

Meet the Mockingbird and Live Smarter

Here’s a first look at professional pictures of one of our newest homes in the Smart Cottage Line: The Mockingbird. This 2 bedroom, 1 bath, 775 sq. ft. home offers smarter and more luxurious living spaces than a typical tiny home. The Mockingbird is smarter in design, function, and energy-efficiency than a tiny house. Yet, still compact and comfortable.  This home, like all Smart Cottage homes, features numerous standard features including: a wall of windows with clerestory windows in the Living Room, ceiling fans in every room, vaulted ceilings, LED lighting, GE appliances, Low-E thermal pane windows, 50-year warranty Smart Panel Siding, 60″ tile shower, and a 8′ deep covered front porch with porch swing.

See Each Room and the View it Offers

Mockingbird D50EP8 D54EP8 Living Room

Smart Customization

Smart Cottages can be customized to fit your style and needs. You can choose cabinet, tile, counter tops, flooring, interior, and exterior colors! If you prefer more of a modern farmhouse look – you may opt for white shiplap, white cabinets, white wood molding, white doors, and grey toned flooring. If you like more of the rustic look, you may want to go for the southern yellow pine package which offers hickory cabinets, pine doors, and pine trim. Check out your full range of Smart Cottage Decorating Choices.

Smart add-on Options

With the Mockingbird floor plan, you have the option to add another set of tower dormer and clerestory windows in the Primary Bedroom. You can even add a back porch, like the pictures for this model show. You can also add Smart Technology options like a keyless entry, front entrance light with camera, smart lighting, smart smoke alarms, and a smart thermostat.

SEE the Mockingbird’s Floor Plan & Pricing Info.

This Smart Cottage home like others, comes with an option to add an enclosed laundry in the bathroom vs. a standard stacked laundry option outside the bathroom. This extends the home by four feet.

Mockingbird D50EP8 D54EP8

The Entire Smart Cottage Line Up

So far, there are over 15 different Smart Cottage Home floor plans to choose from! Flip through our Floor Plan Guide and choose your favorite!

Contact us to Schedule a Visit or Tour

Smart Cottage Homes are built at our Oak Creek Homes Factory in Ft. Worth, Texas. Manufactured home builder Oak Creek Homes has been building manufactured houses, mobile homes, and modular houses for over 50 years. Smart Cottages can be built to different building codes to fit municipal requirements and constructed as either a manufactured home or modular home. They are less expensive per-square-foot than the typical tiny house or on-site built home. You can buy a Smart Cottage at any of our 18 Oak Creek Home Centers across Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana.

 

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First Pictures of Smart Cottage: Mockingbird

August 11, 2020By American HomestarFeatured, Retail

Meet the Mockingbird and Live Smarter

Here’s a first look at professional pictures of one of our newest homes in the Smart Cottage Line: The Mockingbird. This 2 bedroom, 1 bath, 775 sq. ft. home offers smarter and more luxurious living spaces than a typical tiny home. The Mockingbird is smarter in design, function, and energy-efficiency than a tiny house. Yet, still compact and comfortable.  This home, like all Smart Cottage homes, features numerous standard features including: a wall of windows with clerestory windows in the Living Room, ceiling fans in every room, vaulted ceilings, LED lighting, GE appliances, Low-E thermal pane windows, 50-year warranty Smart Panel Siding, 60″ tile shower, and a 8′ deep covered front porch with porch swing.

See Each Room and the View it Offers

Mockingbird D50EP8 D54EP8 Living Room

Smart Customization

Smart Cottages can be customized to fit your style and needs. You can choose cabinet, tile, counter tops, flooring, interior, and exterior colors! If you prefer more of a modern farmhouse look – you may opt for white shiplap, white cabinets, white wood molding, white doors, and grey toned flooring. If you like more of the rustic look, you may want to go for the southern yellow pine package which offers hickory cabinets, pine doors, and pine trim. Check out your full range of Smart Cottage Decorating Choices.

Smart add-on Options

With the Mockingbird floor plan, you have the option to add another set of tower dormer and clerestory windows in the Primary Bedroom. You can even add a back porch, like the pictures for this model show. You can also add Smart Technology options like a keyless entry, front entrance light with camera, smart lighting, smart smoke alarms, and a smart thermostat.

SEE the Mockingbird’s Floor Plan & Pricing Info.

This Smart Cottage home like others, comes with an option to add an enclosed laundry in the bathroom vs. a standard stacked laundry option outside the bathroom. This extends the home by four feet.

Mockingbird D50EP8 D54EP8

The Entire Smart Cottage Line Up

So far, there are over 15 different Smart Cottage Home floor plans to choose from! Flip through our Floor Plan Guide and choose your favorite!

Contact us to Schedule a Visit or Tour

Smart Cottage Homes are built at our Oak Creek Homes Factory in Ft. Worth, Texas. Manufactured home builder Oak Creek Homes has been building manufactured houses, mobile homes, and modular houses for over 50 years. Smart Cottages can be built to different building codes to fit municipal requirements and constructed as either a manufactured home or modular home. They are less expensive per-square-foot than the typical tiny house or on-site built home. You can buy a Smart Cottage at any of our 18 Oak Creek Home Centers across Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana.

 

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Mobile vs. Manufactured vs. Modular Home

August 5, 2020By American HomestarFeatured, Retail

What is the difference between a mobile home, manufactured home, and a modular home?

There are a lot of misconceptions when it comes to the terms: mobile home, manufactured home, and modular home. In a nutshell, here’s the difference: Manufactured homes and mobile homes are both regulated by HUD, the Housing and Urban Development division of the federal government. According to HUD, a factory-built home prior to June 15, 1976 is a mobile home and one built after June 15, 1976 (when HUD code was first established) is a manufactured home. Both mobile homes and manufactured homes are prefabricated structures, built in a factory on a permanently attached chassis before being transported to site.  A modular home, on the other hand, is built to the same local, county, and state building codes as a site-built home.

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Let’s take a deeper look at today’s home construction processes for both a manufactured home and a modular home and see how the two compare.

modular home constructionCommon Misunderstandings

  1. The only difference is how they are set up
  2. There is a difference in how they look
  3. There is a difference in how they are delivered
  4. The foundation makes the difference

Manufactured vs. Modular Home Construction

  1. Manufactured homes are built under the HUD construction code, first established in June 1976. HUD Determines the wind, snow, and energy loads that the home must meet.  Manufactured homes do not require a permanent foundation. However, some lenders may require that depending on the loan program that you go through.   When placed on permanent foundations they can be classified as real estate for taxing purposes, but will always be appraised as a manufactured home.
  2. Modular homes are built in compliance with localized building and safety requirements, the same as site-built homes. Texas approved the IRC code for modular homes in 2001.  The IRC code meets or exceeds the construction codes for site-built requirements and as such, allows for the placement of the modular coded home on to residential zoned properties.  A municipality may not differentiate between modular homes built under the Texas IHB program and site-built homes.  Check the deed restrictions on the property. The city cannot prohibit a modular home constructed under this program from being placed in an area zoned for single-family housing, or a modular office building from being placed in an area zoned for offices. However, you must abide by any deed restrictions and subdivision or architectural controls.

Basic Construction Differences

Typically a modular home will require a heavier lumber package with extra materials being incorporated into the wall structures and framing. Additionally, there are slight differences in the electrical systems, plumbing, and the HVAC systems.

When Oak Creek builds a modular house the following come with the home:

  1. High efficiency furnace
  2. Wind loads that can be up to 181 MPH
  3. R38 roof insulation, R19 floor, R21 side walls
  4. 2 x 6 side wall studs – 16” on center
  5. High profile shingles – 30-year warranty
  6. 25 oz carpet
  7. Multiple 3rd party inspections before final approval

modular home foundationFoundations

All modular homes require a permanent foundation system. There are different styles of foundations – runners, ribbons, slab, stem wall, pier.  Any system you use should be designed by an engineer and needs to pass local inspection. Modular homes can be built “on frame” or “off frame” depending on your preference. Off frame mods have 2 x 10 floor joists and the delivery chassis is removed from under the home.

Considerations

  1. Who owns the land? Manufactured homes can be financed without involving the land as part of the transaction.  In cases where there is family land or land being offered for use without transfer of ownership, manufactured homes are a great option.
  2. Are there any zoning restrictions? Inside of city limits, manufactured homes may be restricted to certain areas or locations.  Those restrictions do not apply to modular.
  3. What budget are you working with? The cost to build a modular home will be higher than building a manufactured home.
  4. The small voice. – for lack of a better term, what do you feel in your gut?

Contact Us

We hope you’ve found this information helpful. Oak Creek Homes has over 100 floor plans to choose from. Many of our homes can be built with the modular construction standard.  If you would like more information or have additional questions about manufactured home and modular home construction just fill out  the form below.  We’ll put you in touch with the home display center nearest you.  A team member can help walk you through the process of home selection and design as well as assist with financing and site preparation for the home you choose.

Additional Educational Resources

Things to Consider when Choosing a Manufactured Home Builder

19 Questions to Think About Before Buying a Manufactured Home

Manufactured Home Buying: Part 1 – Choosing a builder and choosing a home

Manufactured Home Buying: Part 2 – Financing Options

Manufactured Home Buying: Part 3 – Home Site Selection and Preparation

Oak Creek Homes is the Oldest Manufactured Home Dealer in Texas!

Manufactured home builder Oak Creek Homes has been building mobile, manufactured, and modular homes for over 50 years! We have a home manufacturing factory in Ft. Worth, Texas and a home manufacturing factory in Lancaster, Texas. Oak Creek homes can be purchased at any of our 18 Home Centers across Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana.

 

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Nexus Series of Homes

July 31, 2020By American HomestarFeatured, Retail

Family-Friendly Homes for Those on a Budget

If you’re just starting a family, looking for a first home, or a home to share with someone else – A home in our Nexus Series might be for you. The entire Nexus home line is designed specifically for families and those on a budget. Our lowest priced home starts off at about $42,000. There are 13 different floor plans to choose from. Each home has great bones. Hardboard siding from Louisiana Pacific, a shingled roof, 2×4 exterior walls, with studs every 16 inches, 2×6 floor joists, also every 16 inches. Nicely finished cabinets, 8-foot sidewalls with flat textured and painted ceilings, and LED lighting throughout.

 

Each home in the Nexus Series also comes with standard features to compliment you and your family’s needs and lifestyle.

Standard Features

  • 18 cu.ft. FF Refigerator
  • Deluxe Electric Range
  • Wire/Brace/Switch for Ceiling Fans in LR & Beds
  • Total Electric: 200 AMP MOD Panel Box
  • Recessed LED Can Lights
  • Shut-Off Valves at Sinks and Commodes
  • Electric Furnace
  • 8′ Sidewalls w/Flat Ceilings
  • Textured & Painted Ceilings T/O
  • 50-Year Smart Panel Siding
  • Shingled Roof
  • 42″ Cabinets in Kitchen w/OH Cubbies
  • Countertops w/Crescent Edges T/O
  • Detachable Hitch(es)
  • R-22 Roof Insulation
  • R-11 Wall Insulation
  • R-11 Floor Insulation
  • F/S Faucets: Sinks and Baths
  • 14′ Exterior Dormer (Doubles Only)
  • F/S Carpet w/Rebond Pad & Tack Strip

Additional Options

There are also many other additional options that you can add like upflow air vents in the ceiling, a gas furnace, a gas range, a dishwasher, and  42″ ceiling fans with lights, and 2″ vinyl blinds.

Nexus Series Models

SEE this budget-friendly line of model homes and their starting prices here: The Nexus Series.

Contact Us for More Info. or to Schedule a Visit

Manufacturing home builder Oak Creek Homes has been building manufactured homes and modular homes for more than 50 years! You can purchase a Nexus home at any of our 18 Oak Creek Home Centers across Texas, Oklahoma, and Louisiana.

 

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