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Federal Construction Standards for Manufactured Homes
Unlike site-built homes, which are constructed to state and local building codes that vary from one jurisdiction to the next, manufactured homes built in the United States since June 1976 are constructed to a single federal standard administered by the Department of...Browse the full Resources Index
Roof Systems on Manufactured Homes
A manufactured home built to the HUD Code, the federal standard that has governed factory-built housing since June 15, 1976, often arrives from the factory with a roof system quite different from what a site-built house carries. Many older units left the factory with...Browse the full Resources Index
Siding and Skirting on Manufactured Homes
Skirting is one of those components that looks simple from the curb but carries real technical weight when a manufactured home sustains storm damage. The enclosed space beneath a manufactured home, bounded by skirting panels, serves functions that go beyond...Browse the full Resources Index
Valuation Approaches for Manufactured Homes
Valuing a manufactured home after a loss draws on a different body of reference material than valuing a site-built house, even though the underlying appraisal principles are the same. Manufactured homes are titled and, in many jurisdictions, taxed differently...Browse the full Resources Index
Modular Homes: Where They Fit Between Site Built and Manufactured
People often use the terms manufactured and modular interchangeably, but the two describe fundamentally different regulatory categories, and the difference matters once a claim requires technical documentation. A manufactured home is built entirely to the federal HUD...Browse the full Resources Index