Traditional home
Designed to remain on the property and is not planned around later transportation.
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Relocation
A permanent home and a transportable product create different long-term value. Permanent construction is integrated with the land; transportable products preserve the ability to move but accept design and connection constraints.
How K&K approaches it
K&K’s approach to relocation
Designed to remain on its engineered foundation as part of the real property.
Where the advantage comes from
K&K does not have to keep the completed house light, narrow, separable, or attached to a transport chassis. Structure, foundation, utilities, layout, and finishes can therefore serve permanent performance and the property rather than a future move.
See it in the work
What to look for in these photographs
Why the building types differ
How the alternatives approach the same issue
Manufactured / mobile home
Built on a permanent chassis for initial transportation; a later move is a separate regulated project.
Pod-style temporary prefab
Designed so the complete unit can be removed or transported with limited disassembly.
What this means for the owner
The practical project result
The finished residence is meant to remain with the land, be maintained as a house, and contribute to the property's long-term use and value. Design choices are not constrained by the need to move the complete building later.
Before choosing
What should the customer confirm?
Choose whether long-term property value or future mobility is the more important requirement.
Move the project forward
What to send K&K
Explain whether the building is expected to remain permanently, how it will be used, who controls the land, and whether any future relocation requirement exists.