MANUFACTURED HOME INSPECTION

Manufactured Home Inspections

Manufactured Home Inspection

Certified Inspectors provide manufactured home inspections and mobile home inspection services throughout South Florida. Mobile home, manufactured home, and modular homes are not all the same. Manufactured homes and mobile homes are both regulated by HUD, the Housing and Urban Development division of the federal government. According to HUD, a factory-built home prior to June 15, 1976 is a mobile home and one built after June 15, 1976 (when HUD code was first established) is a manufactured home. Both mobile homes and manufactured homes are prefabricated structures, built in a factory on a permanently attached chassis before being transported to site. A modular home, on the other hand, is built to the same local, county, and state building codes as a site-built home. ‍

‍The HUD code enacted in 1976, is what made a manufactured home different from a mobile home. The HUD code established federal standards for the building of manufactured housing. It involved regulating the construction and quality of all aspects of building a manufactured house, including:

• Design and construction
• Strength and durability
• Transportability
• Fire resistance
• Energy efficiency
• Overall quality
  
• Performance standards for all house systems, including electrical, plumbing, heating and air conditioning

WHAT IS A MANUFACTURED HOME CERTIFICATION AND WHY YOU NEED ONE?

1. A Manufactured Home Certification Inspection, also known as a HUD Inspection, is a structural inspection to confirm the following:
2. The home must be properly tied down on a permanent foundation.
3. Drainage around the house.
4. Additions cannot be supported by the structure of the Manufactured Home.
5. The Manufactured Home cannot have been moved from another location (1stPermanent Location)

Who will need this certification? Clients who apply for the following;

• Financing a federally backed loan
• Purchase or Refinance of a manufactured home
• Asked for by a lender, Some lenders or underwriters may require a certification on ”conventional” loans

MANUFATURED HOME INSPECTION SERVICES WE OFFER:

• General Manufactured Home Inspection
• Manufactured Home Permanent Foundation Certification
• Manufactured Home Additions Certifications
• 1st Permanent Location Certification

A mobile or manufactured home inspection performed by a Certified Manufactured or Mobile Homes Inspector can save our customers time and money, and most importantly provide a clear picture of the condition of the modular home under consideration.

‍Certified Inspectors staff in Certified in Manufactured Home Inspections. We inspect manufactured homes, mobile homes, or modular homes throughout the State of Florida. Call us at 561-285-0420 so you can learn more.​