Why Manufactured Housing?
Manufactured Housing vs. Site Built Housing
Manufactured Construction
FEDERALLY REGULATED: Manufactured homes must be built to the Housing and Urban Development Agency (HUD) code, a single federally regulated framework for home design and construction, including standards for health, safety, energy efficiency, and durability.
ALWAYS INSPECTED: HUD requires that each home is inspected by a third party inspector that reports directly to the Agency throughout the entire production process. This ensures that the houses are built to the highest standards of quality.
PROTECTED FROM THE ELEMENTS: All the manufacturing takes place in an enclosed manufacturing facility, protected from Mother Nature.
MASTERS OF CRAFT: Each station in the production line is staffed with a highly trained and managed staff. The employees at each station are certified in the work they perform. This is at each station in the production line. Plumbers only do plumbing. Electricians only do electrical work and so on. Each station is overseen by a manager responsible for quality, fit, and finish.
On-Site Construction
REGULATED LOCALLY: On site construction is regulated by the local authority having jurisdiction. Some states have regulations that aren’t as strict to the HUD code and don’t require the same standards.
INTERMITEND INSPECTED: On-site construction is only inspected during certain phases of construction. This can lead to construction deficiencies from being identified.
PROTECTED FROM THE ELEMENTS: You can’t prepare for Mother Nature. When the on-site house is being constructed there are days or even weeks when material and completed construction are exposed to the rough elements. This can lead to mold and other hazards.
MASTER OF NONE: On-site housing construction can have workers performing multiple tasks. They are a jack of all trades but a master of none. A carpenter might also be running electrical wire or installing plumbing.
