The site must be accessible to and able to bear the weight of a concrete truck and a heavy crane. The ground or road must have the bearing capacity to support the stabilization arms of the crane. A crane can lift modules over other modest houses or trees, but needs sufficient clearance to rotate, maneuver and place the modules. Low power-lines can often be temporarily dropped for the duration of the set process. Your site contractor may need to secure road closures, lift procedures, and module prep and staging.

Crane costs will vary, but are generally billed hourly on a round-trip basis from the crane company to your site. Set and crane costs are contingent upon the quantity and size of modules and the distance traveled. Consult your local crane company for current rates.

The crane and set crew are hired by the site contractor or client, but Hive Modular can assist if necessary. In some cases, the factory will provide their own delivery and set crew. In these cases, the cost for this work would be included in the price of the modules.

The time duration for your set depends on the number of modules needed to make up your design. Generally, a B-Line Medium – which is constructed from 3 modules – takes approximately 5 hours to set. Click here to view a time-lapse video of one of our B-Line Medium homes being set.

After the modules are set, the site contractor or factory crew will “button-up” the home, which will consist of completing the mating seams of the roofing, house-wrap, siding, etc. in order to make the home weather-tight by the end of the day.

The timeline of on-site completion varies based on factory, client finish selection, and completion level of modules as delivered. This time frame has varied from 2 weeks to 2 months.

Hive Modular homes can be placed on a full basement, a crawlspace, or on pier foundations. We cannot place modules on a slab foundation. Modules need to be attached directly to the foundation walls or piers and require access space underneath for fastening and utility connections.