What are the differences between manufactured and modular homes?
Manufactured homes are also known as mobile homes. They are built on a non-removable steel chassis (about the size of a flat bed truck) and must pass the federal HUD building code. Manufactured homes are usually a single or double wide and have a low roof. They are single floor homes and do not have basements. Modular homes are the same as old-fashioned homes. They are constructed according state/local building codes. Modular homes can be any shape or size. They can be multi-leveled and can have basements. Modular homes are built in large segments at an off-site building center and then constructed at your building site.
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