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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."
[4]: 55 [5] [6] FEMA trailers were used to house thousands of people in South Florida displaced by Hurricane Andrew in August 1992, some for as long as two and a half years. [7] After Hurricane Charley in 2004, 17,000 FEMA-issued trailers and mobile homes were successfully deployed. [8]
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.
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Clayton Home Building Group committed to donating $300,000 to support the program. [71] Clayton Homes also partners with Family Promise to donate several homes per year to families who have experienced homelessness. [72] In 2021, Clayton Homes donated $450,000 and 3 off-site built homes to be used to prevent family homelessness. [73]
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.
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