No Place Like Home
Shipshewana Homes Helps to Bring Dream Homes to Life
Writer & Photographer / Ali Snyder
For over three decades, Shipshewana Homes has helped families near and far bring their dream home to life. 
Beginning in July of 1977, the team at Shipshewana Homes had a vision to provide customers with a unique option for homebuilding. Manufactured homes are at the forefront of the business, but their approach is quite different. Compared to other manufactured homes in the industry, Shipshewana Homes provides an alternative to stick-built homes, which simply refers to the construction of the homes frame being built on-site with basic lumber and nails. What sets Shipshewana Homes apart from the competition is the style of manufactured homes they offer, along with the process they use to build them.
When Shipshewana Homes and JM Quality Construction joined forces in 2002, the idea of building dream homes for their customers took off. Joe Miller, founder of JM Quality Construction, is focused on combining the highest caliber of workmanship possible with customer service. This combination has made them one of the most trusted and desired residential and commercial homebuilding companies in the region.
When Miller had the opportunity to purchase Shipshewana Homes in April of 2014, he knew he wanted to focus on providing excellent customer service. Today much of their business comes from word of mouth from previous happy customers.
Shipshewana Homes utilizes a state-of-the-art engineering process in a climate-controlled environment. Unlike traditional stick-built homes that are built on-site, their modular homes are built using a unique assembly-line technique, and then shipped to the building site. Once the modular home arrives at the site, it is erected by a competent team of builders, staff and subcontractors. When the home is completed, you can tell no difference when comparing it to a typical home built on-site.
Building a modular home is an art form in itself. The design process starts with state-of-the-art computer technology. This helps customers get a vision of what their new home will look like. It also aids in providing the team and customers with drawings and a list of materials needed throughout the building process.
When it comes to the actual building process, customers homes are assembled in a modern factory setting. As each customers home goes from station to station, quality technicians and builders use their skills to bring the vision of the home to life.
One of the many benefits of this type of building process is that there are no issues due to weather, since the home is assembled indoors. Customers can rest assured that their home is quality-made, as all homes are inspected, up to code and of the highest craftsmanship.
Shipshewana Homes offers more than 800 high-quality and aesthetically pleasing stick-built modular homes to choose from. They work alongside premium homebuilders including Rochester Homes and Ritz-Craft Custom Homes. Partnering with these companies has allowed Shipshewana Homes to be a leader in the industry with fast build times, affordability and quality of service.
An additional benefit of choosing a stick-built modular home is the high efficiency. The Shipshewana Homes team prides itself on always using energy-efficient building materials and methods. From the exterior walls to the insulation to the thermopane, low-emissivity glass windows and exterior doors, customers are sure to be comfortable in their home while also saving on costs.
Shipshewana Homes keeps their official website up to date with their latest models, 3D tours, a gallery of prior home builds, financing information and an extensive FAQ section. All of this is especially helpful if you are getting familiar with the stick-built modular industry and trying to decide if this is the route you want to take. You can also visit the website, shipshewanahomes.com, to schedule a tour to see their homes in person.
If you are in the market for a new home, look no further than Shipshewana Homes.
Shipshewana Homes is located at 725 South Van Buren Street in Shipshewana. They can be reached at 260-768-4040. You can follow them on Facebook @shipshewanahomes where you can find their popular Set Day Giveaway! and enter to win fun and exciting prizes.
