Lazy Days Community: Rebuilding After Wildfire
When the Holiday Farm Fire tore through Oregon’s McKenzie River Valley in September 2020, it leveled the Lazy Days Mobile Home and RV Park. Eighty people lost their homes. Some had lived there for decades. Four years later, the site has been rebuilt. This time, it’s designed to last.
A Better Way to Rebuild
Homes for Good, Lane County’s housing authority, put the project out for bid in early 2024. They could have gone the typical route—HUD-coded manufactured homes, same as what burned down. Instead, they chose IRC modular construction. Same code as site-built homes. Higher appraisal values. Better financing options. Lower long-term costs.
Ideabox bid the project and won the contract in March 2024. Then we brought Blazer in to build our designs and Bentlevel to transport and install.
Building While Building
The challenge wasn’t just designing fire-resistant homes. It was getting families back into housing fast while controlling costs for the developer.
We revised floor plans to meet new ADA, sound, sight, and wildfire requirements. Homes for Good increased the fully ADA-compliant units from one to two. Three homes near the highway got a different front kitchen configuration to mitigate road noise.
We coordinated with material suppliers, the site contractor, and the delivery team. We held weekly meetings with Homes for Good through December to work out the details.
Then we built 20 homes in a factory while the general contractor prepared 20 foundations. Indoor, year-round manufacturing. No weather delays. No site security costs. No waiting for one phase to finish before starting the next.
First 10 homes delivered in October. Second 10 in November. Move-in ready by February 2025.
What Got Built
Each two-bedroom home includes fire-resistant metal roofs, concrete siding, and defensible landscaping. ADA features throughout—grab bars, wide doors, wheelchair-accessible aisles. One unit is fully ADA-compliant with accessible kitchen and bath.
On-site water tanks and generators mean sprinklers can run even during a fire event.
Why It Matters
Twelve of the 20 homes are occupied, with the other eight in process. The community operates on a rent-to-own model. Residents will eventually own and manage the property.
By choosing IRC modular over manufactured housing, Homes for Good gave residents access to traditional financing, higher home values, and a longer product lifespan.
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