How It’s Built

Live Oak Homes is an industry leader in producing top quality, high-value homes. At Live Oak Homes, they realize you have many options in your choice for home ownership. That is just one of the many reasons they take such pride in each home and strive to build the best home available.

Live Oak Homes are built in a controlled factory environment with state-of-the-art technology, which means they are able to produce a higher quality home more efficiently. Unlike site-built houses, their building materials and skilled employees are protected from the elements during the construction process. This prevents damage to the materials and allows them to avoid costly weather delays.

Live Oak Homes also saves you money by being extremely energy-efficient as certified and approved with the Energy Star label. Be sure to ask your sales associate for details on how your home can be constructed to Energy Star specifications.

These homes are built to meet and exceed quality standards required by the Federal HUD code. Each home is inspected by a third-party inspector as required by HUD, in addition to the many quality inspections performed by their caring staff members. When you buy a Live Oak home, you can rest assured you are getting the best value and quality home for your money.

C-channel Cross Member

Provides extra support, creating a stronger home.

Floors

With ¾” Tongue and Groove OSB floor decking, our floors are 25% thicker than the competition.

Side Walls

Our sidewalls are stronger than the competition, averaging just 10” between each stud (Wind Zone 2).

Live Oak Homes are built in a controlled factory environment with state of the art technology. This means that we are able to produce a higher quality home more efficiently. Unlike site built houses our building materials and skilled employees are protected from the elements during the construction process. This prevents damage to our materials and allows us to avoid costly weather delays.

Dooble and Triple Studding around all windows and doors

Live Oak Homes are precision built with quality brand name materials. We buy materials in bulk which saves us money, then we pass the savings on to you..

Stud Mounted Receptacles

We stud mount our receptacles, switches, and lights for better durability.

State-of-the-Art Engineered Trusses

Our State-Of-The-Art trusses give you a strong sturdy roof.

Ridge Beam

This is the backbone of your home, this stronger design is more durability and floor plan design flexibly. We have the strongest ridge beam in the industry.

Each Live Oak Home is engineered to maximize the use of space and to minimize any construction waste. Our state-of-the-art design allows maximum flexibility for the layout of your home. That means we can customize the floor plan of your home any way you want. For example, we can customize your home for special needs accessibility.

our R-6 ducts exceed all state efficiency ratings

 

R-21 ceiling insulatoin is standard

R-21 Blown Ceiling Insulation is standard on all Live Oak Homes, so you get lower utility bills.

 

shingle nailing

We hand nail our shingles so they will last longer, be more consistent and better fastened.

We know the roof is one of the most important parts of your home, so we make sure you get maximum performance.

 

residential vented eaves

Our homes are built to meet and exceed the quality standards required by the Federal HUD code. Each home is inspected by a third party inspector as required by HUD in addition to the many quality inspections preformed by our caring staff members.

When you are buying a Live Oak you can rest assured that you are getting the best value and quality home for your money.

 

Front and rear roof vents are standard

Along with fully ventilated eaves, the roof vents insure proper ventilation and air flow through your roof cavity.
What that means for you is, a reduced chance of mold, and more fresh air for your family, which can help reduce allergy symptoms.

 

Solution Dyed Carpets Throughout For Easy Cleaning

We install only solution dyed carpet in our homes. This means the our carpet color is continuous all the way throughout the carpet fiber, unlike our competitors carpet that only has color on the outside fibers of their carpet.

You could look at our carpet like a carrot with color all the way to the core while others carpet is more like an apple with color only on the outside skin.

Because our carpet is solution dyed you can clean and disinfect our carpet with a diluted bleach solution without any damage to the carpet.

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Premium Rebound Carpet Pad & Tack Strips

Some manufactures take a short cut and staple their carpet down in place of our residential tack strip application.

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A True Testament

The home below is a true testament to the strength and quality of Live Oak Homes. This home is located in Mexico Beach and is still standing after Hurricane Michael hit the Big Bend region. Live Oak Homes is proud to build homes with the strongest ceilings, walls and floors to keep families safe during times like these.