What is the difference between a modular and a manufactured home?
The standard or construction code that the home is constructed and certified under. A modular home is constructed to a state construction code here in Indiana. In other states, a modular home is constructed to a state or local construction code. A manufactured home certified under the national Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards is so strictly regulated both in design and construction, that the home’s federal certification supersedes every state and local home construction code throughout the entire United States. A manufactured home can be shipped to any state in the United States. A modular home can only be sited within the area of the jurisdiction that approved the home. In Indiana, we have the Indiana Residential Code that regulates all modular and conventionally constructed homes. Therefore, an Indiana certified modular home can be located anywhere within Indiana.
