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Manufactured homes are built onto steel beams, and are transported in complete sections to the home site, where they are assembled. Wheels, hitch and axles are removed on site when the home is placed on a permanent foundation. Mobile homes, or trailers, are built on wheels, and can be pulled by a vehicle.
The MHINCC distinguishes among several types of factory-built housing: manufactured homes, modular homes, panelized homes, pre-cut homes, and mobile homes. From the same source, mobile home "is the term used for manufactured homes produced prior to June 15, 1976, when the HUD Code went into effect."
Example of a modern manufactured home in New Alexandria, Pennsylvania. 28 by 60 feet (8.5 m × 18.3 m) Manufactured home foundation Mobile homes built in the United States since June 1976, legally referred to as manufactured homes, are required to meet FHA certification requirements and come with attached metal certification tags.
Manufactured home. Like mobile homes, manufactured homes are built in a factory. They can be set up at their permanent location on blocks, metal piers or a permanent foundation. Unlike mobile ...
Modular homes are constructed on-site in modular units, with materials delivered from a factory. They are permanent structures that cannot be moved once they are built. According to HomeAdvisor ...
"40 Years Ago: Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards Act Passed". NLIHC Resource Library. National Low Income Housing Coalition. June 27, 2014. "Manufactured Home Builder Histories". Mobile Home Manufacturers. MobileHome.net. "Manufactured Housing and Standards". Manufactured Housing Programs.
In Australia, manufactured home parks are governed by additional legislation that does not apply to permanent modular homes. Possible developments in equivalence between modular and site-built housing types for the purposes of real estate appraisals, financing and zoning may increase the sales of modular homes over time. [30]
Construction of a prefabricated modular house (Click here for a time-lapse video) A prefabricated building, informally a prefab, is a building that is manufactured and constructed using prefabrication. It consists of factory-made components or units that are transported and assembled on-site to form the complete building.