Planning to Completion Prefab Home Process

What’s involved

planning to completion

Initial Meet and Plan

You have an idea of the size of home you are looking for. Now it’s time to figure out which POD will work for you! At our first meeting, we will discuss what we offer and find out which home would work for your site. We will work with you to figure out what costs you are looking at for the home, costs for upgrades as well as budgets for site prep and shipping. We’ll overview the whole process so that you know what to expect in future steps.

Picking a Design

You can choose a design from one of our existing plans (with custom options). Customers can decide on colour schemes and design options. Other option that we can include would be solar panel or powerwalls. Costing will be clear and concise so there are no surprises.

Contract and Deposit

Here is where we go over any changes and additions to the PODs as well as deal with any concerns and confirm final decisions on design specs. Once everyone is satisfied with the details, you’ll sign a contract and provide your deposit. Now we’re ready to move ahead to the most exciting part—Get you in the production lineup!

Production

This is the exciting part. We will get started on the POD build. The units frame will be built in factory in the Comox Valley, Insulation board, strapping and siding will be added. Next, the interior finishes will be added based on the choices you have made. We will keep you in the loop with updated photos throughout the build process.

Delivery

ORCA PODs are completely finished prior to delivery. They arrive ready for to be places on the foundation or steel pilings. Final hook up or water and electrical is required and final siding is required to be installed if piling have been use to complete the home build. ORCA has a large list of contractors for the site preparations if customers require help!