Frequently Asked Questions

Blu charges a 10% premium in the State of California in order to cover additional services and material costs that allow us to better serve our California customers. The “California package” includes the following:

• Additional documentation services to meet CalGreen and basic local permitting requirements;
• Higher crane mobilization fees at delivery;
• Certain code-required building materials such as sprinkler systems and additional exterior lights;
• Calculation of site-specific engineering loads so that foundation costs from your site contractor will be reduced.

Blu Homes’ pricing includes consultation, limited design and engineering, factory-building, transportation and installation of your home. Things that are not included are the cost of the land, the foundation, site work (including painting, landscaping, decks, porches, garages, etc.) and utility hook-ups.

You can finance a Blu Home like any other new home, through the use of a construction loan and permanent financing. See our Finance Your Home page for in-depth information about financing.

One of Blu Homes’ primary goals is to reduce the time spent in the construction process. Although there are many variables like permitting and financing that can affect schedule, once you have chosen and personalized your home design, we estimate 4-8 weeks to construct the home off-site in the factory, and then 2-3 weeks to deliver and install your Blu Home. This time frame is drastically reduced from the traditional stick-built homebuilding process, which is often 9-18 months or more plus an additional 3-6 months to work with an architect. For more information see the Building Process page. 

Yes. Once you have purchased land, site work needs to be done to prepare for your Blu Home to be set. You will need a foundation, for which you will need a general contractor. Your GC will also make the final utility tie-ins. We use a quick-connect system to make this as simple as possible. In some cases, Blu can recommend a GC in your area.

Blu Homes are each privately owned. However, we sometimes host open houses in newly built homes and we regularly host factory tours where we have model homes. Prospective clients can also visit our factory for a private tour to see homes in various stages of construction. If you are interested, we may be able to arrange a home tour, factory tour, or a design seminar after your initial consultation with our Sales Office.

“Precision-built” refers to the process of building a home within controlled factory conditions, as opposed to on-site. Once built, the home is transported to the final home site. The benefits of this process include less waste during construction, reduced disturbance of the land, no delays from inclement weather, less potential for mold from precipitation, a reliable construction schedule and controlled construction cost. 

Blu Homes builds structural frames using heavy gauge steel, unlike the wood frames used in traditional stick-built homes. Blu uses large hinges on these strong frames to fold the homes after construction, allowing us to transport homes virtually anywhere and to unfold them on clients’ sites. The result is a wide open floor plan with high ceilings and lots of windows. These are some of Blu’s most remarkable features.

Yes, every one of Blu’s homes will be designed and constructed to meet your local building code. Your home will undergo a thorough, multi-part inspection process in our factory in order to ensure that your home meets all applicable building codes. Inspectors authorized by your home state will visit our factory, inspect your Blu home, and certify that it complies with your home state’s building code. Once the home is on site, it may be subject to a final inspection by a local inspector who must rely on the previous approvals granted in our factory. You can rest assured that Blu’s homes are not simply built to meet code – they are built to exceed it.

We strongly believe that a well-insulated, cost-effective building enclosure is the most important way to get energy efficiency from your home. We use high-performing insulation (combination eco-friendly batting and rigid foam) and high efficiency, low-E, gas-filled windows to help self-regulate the interior home climate.

Blu Homes are designed to maximize energy efficiency. Using innovative 3D modeling technology, Blu designs homes to fit the sun, wind, and weather patterns specific to a building site. Wise use of a home’s natural environment can offer the most cost effective energy savings available. Then, Blu utilizes high-performance materials and systems, including Energy Star certified appliances, to regulate interior climate and reduce monthly energy costs for the occupant. Additionally, Blu’s homes are certifiable at the LEED for Homes Silver standard and are solar-ready, both of which elevate the home’s efficiency. 

Blu homes do not come equipped with solar panels. But, we can make your home solar-ready. Please talk with your Blu representative about your solar panel plan during your initial consultation.

Blu Homes are LEED certifiable. Please talk with your Blu representative about your LEED certification plan during your initial consultation.

We build homes throughout North America. Blu homes are dramatically stronger than typical site-built homes, and we have built in high wind zones, earthquake zones, high altitude areas with extreme snowfall, areas with difficult soils, and more. Blu engineers every home to fit specific site conditions, and thanks in large part to our steel frames, our homes are typically better equipped than site-built homes to withstand these conditions. Please see our land checklist for more information.

Blu Homes clients frequently combine our home designs in different ways to suit their lifestyle, creating compound-style living, putting multiple additions onto a home, etc. This is a creative solution that allows for a more flexible floor plan than found in a typical home. We offer single-level and two-level homes, but cannot stack homes.

Blu Homes can be built on top of basements. This is one way that some homeowners choose to increase their living space. This will depend on your land and local regulations.

Blu Homes is not a custom home builder. However, we offer a number of home designs and thousands of combinations of options for personalization. Some additional adjustments can be made to our home designs for an additional cost. Please consult your Blu representative with any questions.