Prefab Home Services
You’ve always dreamed of buying your first home. One that felt like it was designed and built just for the needs of your family and your lifestyle.
Why settle for anything less? At STAR, our Ready To Move (RTM) Homes and Cottages are built just for you. With our sales team, we can help you find the perfect home or cottage from our extensive library of floor plans. Through our in-house design and drafting services, we are able to modify any plan to suit your needs.
Have your own custom plan in mind? Star also offers custom drafting services to help bring your ideas to life.
RTM homes are constructed within our secured manufacturing compound. The home is built completely finished from the joists up and ready to be placed on your property.
Your home, built the way you want it. Discover the possibilities that an RTM home by STAR has to offer.
What Is a Ready To Move Home?
As the name implies, it’s a home built to completion and ready for you to move. Just arrange the transportation, and your new home will be delivered to your property. If you are located within 200km of Winnipeg, MB, Star offers a built on-site option as well.
Want a closer look? Come walk our Show Home Neighbourhood located at 1066 Springfield Road in Winnipeg, MB where we have 8 homes on display. If you can’t make it in person, you can view 360-walkthroughs of our show homes and the STAR Design Centre on our website: www.starreadytomovehomes.com. Check it out!
Star RTM homes are available in Manitoba and Saskatchewan.
What Are the Benefits of a Prefab Home?
An RTM home offers the same specifications as a traditional home—if not better! Here’s why you should consider an RTM home from STAR:
Quicker building times
Who said that building a home needs to take ages? Our homes are completed in a matter of months. STAR also has a selection of completed homes in-stock, ready to go even sooner! It’s a faster way to get the house of your dreams.
Energy efficient
Fully sealed. Triple-pane windows. Excellent insulation. Your RTM home is manufactured for energy efficiency, which saves you money on heating and cooling costs and reduces your carbon footprint.
Quality Control
With your home constructed in STAR’s secured manufacturing compound, only STAR employees and approved trades personnel will have access to it. Our homes are CSA certified and inspected every phase of construction.
Warranty included
When you buy an existing home, you can never be certain of what the previous owners did to it.
With our RTM homes and homes built on site, there are no unpleasant surprises!
We offer a one-year Limited Construction Warranty on materials and labour provided by STAR. Also included is the National Home Warranty 2, 5, and 10-year coverage.
2-year coverage includes building code defects, or defects in the plumbing, heating, or electrical components.
5-year coverage includes defects that allow water penetration to the building’s envelope. It also includes material or labour defects for the supplied exterior caulking, cladding, windows, and doors, which may lead to detachment or damage to the home.
10-year coverage includes major structural defects.
Now that’s peace of mind!
The Design Process
Imagine: Your brand-new home, designed exactly the way you want it. Shaped to fit perfectly in your life, from a children’s playroom to an extra window in your home office.
With STAR, it’s easy to customize your home as you see fit. Our experts bring 60 years of combined experience to the table; it’s our mission to make sure you’re completely satisfied with your new home.
Here’s a look at our design process, which all takes place in our office:
- Complimentary consultation. Here, you’ll share any ideas you have for your home. If you want to add or remove a wall, throw in some pot lights, or attach a garage, now’s the time to share your vision. Modify one of our existing plans, or create blueprints from scratch.
- Working with a designer. One of our expert designers will transform your ideas into working drawings.
- Finishing up with a sales consultant. At this stage, you will work with the sales consultant to estimate the costs of building or supplying materials for your home.
The Purchasing Process
You’ve completed blueprints, discussed an estimate with your sales consultant, and have finalized your financing. It’s time to purchase!
Your sales consultant will draft a purchase agreement, complete with everything included in your home. Your purchase will include a two-hour design consultation with STAR’s interior designer to help you select your home’s exterior and interior finishes.
STAR will provide you a copy of the window/door layout so you can confirm openings are to satisfaction. You’ll also review the cabinet layout and add any customizations such as a bank of drawers or a garbage pullout.
Once your selections and confirmations are received, the products are ordered and a construction start date is set!
Preparing Your Site
While STAR begins construction on your RTM home, it is time to prepare your site. Here’s what you need to do:
- Acquire the necessary permits.
- Prepare the driveway and foundation.
- Set up the well and septic system.
- Hire a building mover.
Once your RTM home is complete, moved, and placed on the foundation, you need to connect your utility lines and add any finishing touches you desire.
This includes:
- Fastening home to the foundation
- Insulating the joist cavity
- Electrical and plumbing hook-ups
- HRV & Heating Systems
- Installing basement stairs (if applicable)
- Decks and landscaping
- Installing eavestroughing
- Final interior painting
If you need help, STAR can connect you with reliable tradespeople in your area. We can also connect you with a building mover who’s familiar with our RTM homes.
Why Choose STAR?
With over 30 years of experience, you can feel confident buying an RTM home at STAR Building Materials.
Your home is built inside our secure manufacturing yard. Only STAR employees and approved tradespeople will have access to it. Throughout the process, our construction department will inspect and monitor your home.
You will have two progress visits and attend a final walk-through inspection with our production coordinator prior to moving. You will also be given access to a secure website, where we upload photos of your home while under construction.
See the quality for yourself by walking through our display homes in our Show Home Neighborhood, which is located at 1066 Springfield Road in Winnipeg, MB. Watch how we transform paper blueprints into expertly crafted houses.
Discover the STAR Advantage when you choose us to build your next home.
Choose Your Ready To Move Home Today!
At STAR Ready To Move Homes, we take the stress and uncertainty out of buying a new home. Design your home on your terms, from the layout of the rooms to the paint on the walls.
Ready to get started on your project? Contact STAR Building in Winnipeg today! We’re ready to move when you are!