Is a modular home different than a manufactured home?
Yes. A manufactured home is the legal name for what was historically referred to as a mobile home or trailer. Manufactured homes are built to the national Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Code administered by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development. By contrast, modular homes are built to state codes, which are the same codes that apply to site-built homes. The building code for manufactured homes is very flexible and permits the use of some materials which are much less expensive than those permitted by the state modular codes. For this reason, most manufactured homes are less expensive than modular homes. At Homes by iBS we have chosen to use materials that are equal to or better than those used in site-built construction. Manufactured Homes are also required by the code to have a permanently attached steel chassis, so that they can be transported to another location easily. Our Homes by iBS modular products are delivered to your home site on a returnable modul
