How it works · Your path home

From first idea to front door.

Know what comes next, how long each phase takes, and when payments are due. Wolf employees handle your project from permits through construction and installation, with third-party specialists when the property or jurisdiction requires them. Our permit specialists, factory trades, and field crews work together throughout.

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Where Wolf works

In Washington and Oregon our own crews do the work. When your lot needs a survey or septic design, we line that up too. Full details →

A clear next step

Your path, at a glance

These are estimated times for each stage. Site work and factory production can overlap after approvals, and queue time, utilities, and inspections affect your move-in date.

Before we send plans to the county, you sign off on the layout, window heights and options, so there are no surprises after submission. Deposit and refund terms are in your agreement before you pay anything.

“Signed in August and moved in the next April!?!”

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Timelines & billing

Your project in three phases

Each phase has two payments. The home and the site work have separate costs, so each percentage below applies to its own phase.

01 / Permitting

Permits start with your property.

1 to 9 months

Depends on your jurisdiction’s review.

Wolf employees prepare the plans and permit paperwork, work through jurisdiction review, and identify any third-party services your property requires.

Site planning and utility coordination
Application and review responses

A Wolf team member and customers reviewing a property plan together. — Working through a property plan together.

Payment 1Permitting Deposit: Typically $2,500–$5,000, confirmed in your agreement At agreement signing
Payment 2Permitting Closeout: The jurisdiction’s actual permit fees, estimated in your agreement At pre-issuance, once the jurisdiction approves the permits — timing depends on how long your jurisdiction takes

Permit guarantee: If approval is not possible, your signed permitting agreement defines the eligible refund and exclusions.

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02 / Factory construction

Built indoors in Battle Ground.

2 to 3 weeks

Once your production slot begins.

Wolf employees build your home in our Battle Ground factory, with dedicated trades working through a coordinated sequence of construction and inspections.

One production team and schedule
Framing, systems, finishes and details

A Wolf home with framed walls and window openings under construction inside the Battle Ground factory. — A Wolf home taking shape in the factory.

Payment 3Production Deposit: 25% of the home, calculated from the house choices in your agreement At the pre-production meeting, about one month before your production date
Payment 4Production Closeout: The remaining 75% of the home When the factory build is complete, typically 2 to 3 weeks after production starts

Site preparation can run alongside production once permits are approved.

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03 / Delivery & setup

From our factory to your address.

12 to 16 weeks

For the wider site-work and setup phase.

In Washington and Oregon, Wolf employees handle site preparation, foundation, delivery, placement, and utility connections, with third-party specialists when needed. Our field crew coordinates final inspections and walks the finished home with you. Outside Washington and Oregon, we deliver the home, and a local contractor handles the site work.

Site work, delivery and placement
Utilities, walkthrough and final approvals

A crane placing a Wolf home on its site beside an existing house. — A Wolf home being placed on its site.

Payment 5Delivery & Setup Deposit: 50% of the estimated site work in your agreement At the Initial Site Visit (ISV) with the Field Team
Payment 6Delivery & Setup Closeout: The remaining 50% of the field-service cost After the home is delivered, set, connected, tested, inspected, and walked through with you

Your proposal spells out the site work included for your property.

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Scope and payments follow your signed agreements. The permitting service fee is separate from jurisdiction fees. Home starting prices exclude appliances, permits, site work, utilities, delivery, and installation; your proposal assigns each cost and responsibility.

Full payment timeline

Welcome home

The keys come after final approvals.

After connections, testing, final inspections, any required occupancy approval, and your walkthrough, we complete closeout and hand over your keys, home-care binder, and warranty.

One company

Who does each part of the job

Most factory-built homes are sold through a builder, dealer, or general contractor. That company orders the home from a factory and lines up separate companies for the site work. On a Wolf project in Washington or Oregon, it’s one company the whole way.

Part of the job	Wolf project	Buying through a builder, dealer, or general contractor
Property review and permits	Wolf employees prepare and file the permit	You file, or hire a designer or contractor to do it
Building the home	Wolf employees build in our own factory	A separate factory the builder, dealer, or general contractor orders from
Excavation, foundation, and trenching	Wolf employees on our field crew	Contractors you hire, or that company’s subcontractors
Delivery and set	Wolf employees on our field crew	A transport company and an installer
Utility connections and final inspection	Wolf employees connect utilities and coordinate the jurisdiction’s inspection	More contractors, scheduled around each other
Warranty	Wolf employees, one company to call	The factory’s warranty, often filed through the builder, dealer, or general contractor

Some projects require third-party services, such as surveys or septic design and installation, depending on the property and jurisdiction. Outside Washington and Oregon, local contractors complete site work and utility connections on Wolf projects.

Planning details

Options book

Browse standard finishes, upgrades, and add-ons, including the Coastal and Cold Climate packages, or download the Options Book PDF.

Payment timeline

The six payments (a deposit and a closeout in each of three phases), with what triggers each one and what it covers.

Permits

What the permit service covers, typical review times by jurisdiction, SDCs, and the permit guarantee.

The permit guarantee

Our specialists prepare and manage the permit filing. If the jurisdiction will not approve the project, the permitting agreement explains the refund that applies. Review the eligible amount, exclusions and request process with Wolf before paying the permitting service fee.

Warranty & after move-in

Your warranty begins when the home is complete. Coverage documents and warranty requests are available in the Owner Portal.

Warranty coverage → See how the Owner Portal works →

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The process, start to finish

From dirt to done: the full build process

Our turn-key process from a raw lot to a finished, keys-in-hand home.

Shop tour with Derek

Walk the Battle Ground production floor with founder Derek Huegel.

Common questions

Before you start

How long does the whole process take?

Permitting typically takes 1 to 9 months. Factory construction takes 2 to 3 weeks once your production slot begins. Delivery and setup take 12 to 16 weeks. These are stage allowances and can overlap. Queue time, utilities, inspections, and final occupancy approval also affect move-in. Your proposal sets the expected sequence for your property.

When are payments due?

There are six payments across three phases. The permitting service fee is due at signing, with jurisdiction fees due before permits are issued. The home is paid 25% at the pre-production meeting and 75% when the factory build is complete. Delivery and setup are paid 50% at the Initial Site Visit and 50% at closeout. Each percentage applies to that phase’s cost, and your signed agreements define the final terms.

What if my project can’t be permitted?

Our permit specialists assess feasibility before you commit to the build. If approval is not possible, your signed permitting agreement defines the eligible refund, exclusions, and process. Ask to review those terms before paying the permitting service fee.

Do I need a general contractor?

For our turn-key projects in Washington and Oregon, no. Wolf employees handle design, permitting, factory construction, site work, delivery, and installation, with warranty service after move-in. Some projects require third-party services, such as surveys or septic design and installation, depending on the property and jurisdiction. Outside Washington and Oregon, Wolf delivers and sets the home, and a local contractor handles the site work. Wolf delivers modular homes to California from our factory in Southwest Washington. California isn’t part of our turn-key service, and a California home takes more work than a Washington or Oregon job. Title 24 adds its own energy review, and the Title 24 filing must list an outside contractor. We don’t have a standing HCD-approved model, so the drawings for each California home go through HCD approval on their own. You also need a qualified local contractor for the site work, and lining one up is part of planning the project. We price and schedule each California home on its own. We have delivered homes to Santa Rosa and Petaluma in Sonoma County and to St. Helena in Napa County.

Where does Wolf build — and is Idaho turn-key?

In Washington and Oregon, Wolf employees handle the full turn-key process: evaluation, design, permits, factory construction, site work, delivery, and installation. Some projects require third-party services, such as surveys or septic design and installation, depending on the property and jurisdiction. Idaho needs special plan approval, which adds time and cost, and a local contractor does the site work. California is quoted per project: Title 24 adds energy paperwork, each home’s drawings need their own HCD approval because we don’t have a standing HCD-approved model, and the site work needs a qualified local contractor. We have delivered homes to Santa Rosa, Petaluma, and St. Helena. Montana and Nevada are in our delivery area. Each needs state approval before the first home, and a local contractor does the site work. We have also completed projects in Alaska and review select deliveries up to about 1,000 miles from the factory when local modular rules allow.

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