What are your opinions on modular/manufactured housing? Any experiences?
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The quality of modular housing are well control but the jointing from panel to panel are are difficult to control due to uneven flooring.To ensure acceptable level in not easy to achieve.If this is not achievable the finished quality will be compromised.When speed of erection is the essence of modular housing,and supervised is not well carried out the end results would be compromised
Alteration or renovation to finished modular housing also required specialized technique and those involved must have considerable working experienced on this type of housing.
Hence modular housing normally has greater quality defects over normal built house.
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not very dynamic for design, However there insulation value is great and they are usually pretty air tight.
Cheap to heat and cool.
not very dynamic for design, However there insulation value is great and they are usually pretty air tight.
Cheap to heat and cool.
It depends on the manufacturer. I've seen some real holes after just a short time. But I have seen some that have held as well as a stick built. I would definately recommend lots of research on the manufacturer you are choosing. Speak with people that have purchased and lived in them. Lots of online research will help to find info on companies rep and so forth. Always remember, you GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR!
i think they are great for the price but be careful when buying new ones i have had friends when their home was placed on the lot they were bent out of shape. they are very common in california. i myself prefer a standard home but ive seen some really nice modulars
It depends a lot on which part of the country you live in. Also if you have children. I have seen some manufacured homes demolished by kids. I have also seen some that cost a pretty penny. I don't think resale value is very good.
No offense but I've owned 3 in my adult life, and they will not be as efficient in any way, as a regular house will be.
Modulars, depending on the substances used can be better certainly than "manufactured" which is no more than a word used to describe what used to be "trailers" or "Mobile Homes"
The up side is that they are usually less expensive initially. The down side is that they become more expensive over the long term.
They are not well insulated, are constructed with the intent that they will depreciate over time, much like a car.
If for instance a modular was fabricated of pre poured/formed concrete slab, and roofed properly, with the interior walls and structure similar to block or frame housing, it will likely be the same in its years of life.
A manufactured home will not.
Rev. Steven
modular construction is made with wooden joists and all wooden construction and is built to the SAME standards as a "stick built" construction (that is what builders call a home built on site). modulars, in my opinion, are a NOTCH above a house built on site. they are built WITHOUT weather hindering the construction, they are not exposed to the elements. there are a lot of choices in modular construction AND there are companies that will allow you to custom design the layout. the modular and stick built appreciate in value the same. BEWARE OF THE DOUBLE-WIDE, which is ALSO referred to as manufactured housing. the double-wide will have a HUD sticker. the double wide is built with metal framing and is still considered a TRAILER. it just has more square footage than the standard single-wide mobile. the double-wide DEPRECIATES in value each year AND it has a TITLE just like your car. there is a way to get rid of the title (at least in michigan, please check details in your state). if a person puts a full basement under the double-wide they can get rid of the title because the taxing authorities then consider it REAL PROPERTY and tax you the same as such. even without the title, and on a full basement, the property still depreciates BECAUSE you always have to DISCLOSE to a future purchaser that it is a mobile/ trailer. i would never recommend a double-wide unless the purchaser planned to live their ENTIRE lives there... double-wides are A LOT less expensive. but if you MIGHT EVER move you will lose your pants. so, if the possibility is there for maybe moving... go modular. AND I ALSO want to mention that as double-wides age it is NEAR IMPOSSIBLE to find a financial institution that will lend funds to a borrower... and even if the title is destroyed after the double-wide is put on a foundation the HUD STICKER must remain in tact or NO LENDER will give anyone ANY funds to purchase it.