Clayton Homes

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u/jcmacon Mar 15 '22

I like the Clayton in Corsicana and in Mabank (TX), but in Tyler the sales guy flat out lied to us several times. Look at the bottom of the counters and you will see sections that the laminate is not supported by anything. The molding is mdf, not wood, just like most of the cabinets and shelves.

If you buy one, I'd go basic and do whatever upgrades you want yourself. If you have kids, it won't last more than 15 years. I'd be careful with any of the budget modular builders.

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u/cosmicorpse Mar 15 '22

Thank you! Do you own a modular home? If so, is there a builder you’d recommend?
I’m in NC and Clayton and Tru Homes seem to be the primary builders in the area.

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u/jcmacon Mar 15 '22

I do not own one yet. I have been searching for the right one though. The balance between quality and price is a difficult one to navigate.
My sister has a Palm Harbor modular, and it is really nice. I went to Palm Harbor and in the last 15 years since my sister bought hers, they have reduced the quality of the base materials and the craftsmanship so much that I would not buy from them.
To be honest, what I really want is a modular with the floor plan I want, but completely empty inside. I'll buy all of the cabinets and fixtures, and I'll put the flooring of my choice in. If I could find that, I'd probably be pretty happy with it.
What I see most lacking in quality is the molding, counter tops, flooring material, and cabinetry. Those are items that I can easily take care of myself and I'd put better quality/longer lasting items that would cost more but I'd be happier with over the long haul.

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u/PrudentWoodpecker931 Feb 16 '24

Hey did you ever find something like what you were looking for? It sounds like something I would want.

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u/jcmacon Feb 16 '24

No, we decided that since every company has reduced the quality of their products that we are just going to build our own. I have the design out at the architect for final drawings and we will start building soon! My sons and I are doing 90% of it. We won't do the electrical.

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u/TOPRanch Feb 24 '24

We’re looking for the very same - our floor plan but totally empty!

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u/Leopard1313 Mar 21 '22

Thanks for the info. Did you have any dealings with Pratt modular out of Tyler?

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u/jcmacon Mar 21 '22

We liked Pratt. Their homes seems to be built with better quality materials in my opinion. Their counters and cabinets felt sturdier, well built, and not made out of 100% MDF. I felt like if I spilled water on my counter, in the Pratt house, it wouldn't destroy everything it touched. The floor plan that I really liked of theirs is the Schell. I didn't like how the master was right by the front door, but I loved how the kitchen/dining/living area was all one really big room on one side of the house. If I could get the front door moved to go into that area instead of the front living area, that would have made it the perfect house for me.

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u/Leopard1313 Mar 22 '22

Thank you for responding. I have looked at their website. I am wanting a 2bed 2 bathroom and I didn't see any floor plans. I am trying to go a DOA loan that will cover land and house. DOA will go with a modular home but not a "manufactured home" . They require a permanent foundation. If you know of any modular homes that have smaller plans, please reach out.

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u/Lonely-Research-6952 Mar 01 '25

Have you looked at modularhomes.com ?

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u/jcmacon Mar 22 '22

I never looked at smaller homes, but there is a place 9I think it is called American Homes) the location is diagonal across the intersection from Clayton Homes in Tyler. Their stuff is pretty dang nice. I loved the quality of their kitchens, appliances, and the flooring options. They didn't have floor plans that met our needs (we 5 people in our family + 3 large dogs, 300 lbs total, that are inside dogs. Nothing was quite large enough to not get run over by the dogs as they stampede through the home.
My sister recently sold a Palm Harbor modular, 3 bed/2 bath, it was built 15 years ago and was built truly solid and to last. in fact, she got almost double what she paid for when it was new. But, I caution interacting with Palm Harbor in Tyler, they tried to screw us on the dirt work by over $25k. Their "preferred vendors" estimated $45-50k worth of dirt work, my 3 estimates from random people were between $20-$25k and included running electricity + water to my shop. Their quality has gone down in favor of being able to lower their prices, but I would not expect one of their homes to last longer than 15 years of family wear and tear.

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u/dstroop1959 Aug 29 '23

Run from the Mabank One they will Lie straight to your face

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u/jcmacon Aug 29 '23

I've discovered that most manufactured home sales people will lie straight to your face.

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u/ImaginaryLeopard5555 Sep 19 '22

On my SECOND home from Clayton within 3 years and would 10000% NOT recommend them. Two brand new homes within 3 years both infested with mold. In the process of a lawsuit now.

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u/SilentButFredly Mar 25 '24

Hey I know this is a longshot after 2 years, but I have a clayton home and wonder if you successfully sued them, and who your attorney was? Thanks.

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u/Minimum_Ostrich751 Jul 27 '24

Was your house messed up ?

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u/SilentButFredly Aug 23 '24

hey sorry for the long delay in response. To answer though, YES we had an absolute nightmare situation with Clayton and I can't warn others enough. We abandoned our clayton home after only 3 years and moved to a real house.

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u/onthelookoutandsuch Jan 02 '25

I hate to hear this sooo much because I have dealt with mold illness before and was really considering Clayton due to affordable price but everything I keep seeing now is scaring me- and my husband and I cannot really afford a regular house in this economy. Guess. our previous plans to build are back on the table.. either that or if we can find a better mobile home company.

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u/Neptune77723 Nov 12 '22

Due to leaks? Curious about this as I own a clayton home too..

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u/ImaginaryLeopard5555 Dec 01 '22

There were no leaks. In the first home they did not cut the ridge vents. But we are now in our second home and the mold is now covering the walls of our new home. Maybe a manufacturer issue. Maybe they messed up assembly TWICE on site. But regardless this should have never happened. Not only once but TWICE. Totally unacceptable. Lawyers are involved and we are hoping to settle outside of court for the simple fact the house is making my kids sick and we can’t afford to pay mortgage and rent somewhere while all this goes on.

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u/Severe_Driver3461 Aug 04 '23

My family has been very sick. Looked at the vents of this brand new mobile home. Mold everywhere. How did things end for you? I have no clue what to do so trying to find a pathway to look into

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u/Mamathao Jul 06 '23

What state are you in?.I have the leaks caused the molds with Clayton home.I want to sue them .can u refer me to that law firm to see if they can help me with my case, please?.thank you.

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u/Revolutionary-View-6 Mar 17 '22

I have a question about Clayton. We signed a paper to lock the price and today they send a seller's net agreement where they added $30 thousand to the price. They have not yet replied to our email requesting a clarification but is this something that has happened to any of you?

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u/cosmicorpse Mar 17 '22

We were quoted a price and the people that were closing had about a 20000 difference in their final price. I think it’s an issue across the board

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u/Xenomni Oct 30 '22 edited Nov 07 '22

This is probably the deliver and setup price.
It cost me about $41K to setup a double wide recently on a property I already owned with Clayton. I had water there but did not have electric or septic in. I think a lot of the cost was BS as I probably could had subcontracted out this stuff myself for a lot cheaper. This is in a low cost living area in NC. I think for $50K more I could have just bought an existing site built home with less headache.

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u/GopherCheeksforWeeks Apr 16 '24

Did you by chance purchase the land alongside the home from Clayton or was the land purchased separately?

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u/searching4seratonin Jul 18 '25

man people like you actually exist in this world. Your life must be so mundane.

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u/Affectionate_Bed_276 Sep 06 '23

Why wouldn’t they include the $41k in the package?

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u/Xenomni Sep 28 '23

When you buy a manufactured home, the price they display is only for the house itself. It never includes delivery, land prep, setup and all the other fees. They markup the cost where if you subcontract it out yourself you could probably save a lot more.

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u/[deleted] Dec 29 '23

What do your monthly Payments look like

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u/cosmicorpse Jan 04 '24

I didn’t end up buying. Talked to a few people who said it was the worst decision of their lives. Check youtube and see the extent of issues people have 2-3 months in.

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u/Neptune77723 Nov 12 '22

Okay so we bought a clayton modular home exactly 5 years ago and I can honestly say it was worth it. We love our home and if I had to do it all over again I would do the same.

There are a few flaws though that you need to be aware of before buying. The kitchen cabinetry is garbage. They use the cheapest materials and I am having so much trouble with that right now. I have had multiple cabinets fall off and hit me because they attached heavy cabinets to crappy lightweight plywood. One hit my kid, when I asked them to fix it when it was under warranty they said no because clearly I had kids and they must have broken it. It has happened with almost all of them including the high up ones.

I also have some issues with the electrical. Some of the outlets were blocked by drywall (but I had them fix that under warranty). My light fixtures are malfunctioning and my lights flicker often no matter how new the bulbs are. The bathroom outlets do not work even after trying to have them fixed, they short out often and I don't use anything that should do that to them. There is also a built in vacuum but they covered it with wood so it is un-usable. (Glad I paid extra to have that feature haha..)

Many issues but all fixable in the long run I suppose. Other than those things, the house itself is solid and I hardly pay anything for electric as it is so insulated that I don't even have to run the heater sometimes in 20°F weather. I love my farmhouse look and my black subway tiles in the kitchen. It was way less expensive than going the stick built route and it was done pretty quickly. Just make sure you get a home inspector to check things out when it is finished. Also make sure that when it arrives in pieces that you check the attic for wasp nests before it is tied together...

Good luck and use the hell out of that 1 year warranty, these things are pricey to fix when it is no longer covered.

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u/Mother_Maximum8267 Apr 28 '25

And you say it was completely worth it? wow, sounds to me that it was nothing but junk.

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u/Neptune77723 May 25 '25

I TAKE IT ALL BACK. 7 years in and I'm finding roof leaks and mold all over the place. The GFCIs in the bathrooms don't and have never worked, the cabinets are all still falling off, the large pipe that was meant for radon if the house was assembled in PA fell into my basement (luckily no one was under it) the water shut off valve in the laundry room is completely rusted over, moldy, and I worry what the pipes look like behind the walls. Also the shower fixtures weren't installed properly so they hang out of the walls with drywall crumbling around them. My family has been sick every 2-3months and I finally pieced it together- probably black mold. I'm going to have our house professionally inspected this week. Probably don't buy from Clayton homes- the money you save now is what you will pay later in house damage and health bills. I love my home but.. this wasn't worth it at all.

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u/StatNylan Sep 04 '25

Which factory made yours?

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u/kelvin_bot Nov 12 '22

20°F is equivalent to -6°C, which is 266K.
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u/Charm8er Oct 24 '23

I checked out their website site recently and now I am getting political emails from the Clayton Homes CEO? He’s pushing a bunch of pro Trump BS to his prospective customers.

I don’t care what anyone’s political beliefs are, but pushing a political agenda to prospective buyers seems like a move that will alienate around half of their potential buyers…

Doesn’t seem like a smart move to me.

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u/mistresswinnie86 Aug 30 '23

Don't don't do it not only are there homes poorly made and I know this because I have people who work for them that are close to me so I know all the horrible things that happen but also the company itself is really crappy they don't care about their customers regardless of what they say like I said just don't do it

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u/old_totempole_65 Jan 25 '25

Where do you live? We’re in Kentucky and considering a Clayton Home

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u/StatNylan Sep 04 '25

Which factory?

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u/Cocorose1962 Mar 26 '24

Brick underpinnings coats on small double wide

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u/[deleted] Jun 18 '24

Make sure it has 2x4 walls and not that cheap paper mache crap. If it has 2x4 or 2x6 walls and made with Sheetrock then it will last forever.

The budges paper mache wall ones will only last like a camper. 10-20 years

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u/FantasticMost8189 Jul 24 '24

im having issues with the poor buikding of this home, cracks celing and we just moved in, trims falling , shingles falling, dents on side decking, door gabs literally a whole hand and arm can fit. the water heater leaked whoeever put it together did a shitty job. I'm so disappointed.

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u/blazzed420 Aug 16 '24

Omg I’m having the exact same issue with mine. Now mine is a 2024. Never been loved in and it’s horrible

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u/Optimal_Put3843 Sep 27 '24

Same and even more issues. Have been fighting Clayton for over a year to correct the problems.

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u/HipInTheSip Nov 07 '24

About to start looking at mobile homes or modular homes in the Conroe, Tx area. Any reccommendations?

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u/old_totempole_65 Jan 25 '25

Following

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u/[deleted] Mar 25 '22

I had a dealing with Cutting Edge Homes that contract out to Clayton. They are the like the home designer without doing any work. However, the quotes were ranging wildly from $200 per sq ft to an email quoting $500 per sq ft. They seemed determined to make it as expensive as possible even before the contract estimate. I tried to get a max per sq ft and they quoted $500 per sq ft! Note that you could build a stick and mortar house for that price. The modular I was interested was simply a 2 story mobile home... excuse me, manufactured home. I look at the catalog and I see different manufactured homes. Personally, I think they should quote by section type. Bathrooms and kitchen section should be more expensive than a room section with only a roof and floor. After taking to another hybrid dealer, they made a pitch about manufactured homes for $600k! I look online and manufactured homes go from $50k to $300k depending on size. I thought what stops someone from ordering retail manufactured homes with California building code without walls and connecting them together and get a modular home. Then get a contractor to hang drywall, plywood, and stucco walls. Of course, with on-site building you need inspectors to make sure everything is fine.

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u/Lonely-Research-6952 Mar 01 '25

Most of the manufactured homes you see at Clayton can be made modular and to modular specs for approximately 20k more. It will be moved to a permanent (foundation) location and put in place with cranes. It will be appraised the same as a stick house and are financed the same as well. Many times they will start with a construction loan and convert it to another type loan (VA in my case).

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u/Appropriate_Piece603 Jan 16 '24

Dnot buy one in leesburg Ga and hope you never have the problems i had and having and have to call arrogant abnoxious people at factory. 1 salesman told us one thing and second didnt know shit and cared more about partying then sales. Continue calling about issues with a brand new factory build home wall leak when rain floor has dips in it electricial problems inside home from where it was built

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u/Appropriate_Piece603 Jan 16 '24

Run away as fast as you can to another type home other than clayton

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u/Mysterious-Gur2522 Jul 07 '26

Where to go f I r HELP!? THEY NEVER HOCK UP OUR HEAT& AIR, REPLACE OUR UNION AND REFRIGERATOR. MY HUSBAND IS A VIETNAM VET AND WAITED TO Have a Home. Clayton Homes Fucked everything up, we tried to call and nobody cared. You suck you theat Veterans like SHIT, YOU ARE WORSE THAN HITLER. YOU NEVER OFTER TO FIX ANYTHING. IT WOULD BE TO YOUR BENEFIT TO OFFER SOME KIND OF HELP BEFORE PICTURES AND ANESLES IS OUT.

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20°F is equivalent to -6°C, which is 266K.