The Manufactured Housing Forums

Hello Anne: When the inspector comes out to the site, they will look into the back deck, among other things. One issue that needs to be looked into (if you're looking into an FHA loan) is if the manufactured home is installed on a permanent foundation. ALL FHA loans require that the manufactured hom...

CW:

This sounds good in theory but the odds of getting a 1970 MH Foundation to fit exactly to the dimensions of a new MH is probably not going to work. Even if the foundation was structurally sound, the dimensions probably wouldn't jive.

Generally speaking, that roof load of 30 psf (pounds per square feet) is generally the live load, or in some areas, the snow load. The dead load is generally calculated seperately. However, what you are seeing could be a combined (total) dead load plus live load. The live load could be 20 psf, and t...

Hello All: Sure Safe EFS is correct. We (engineers) use the most rigorous (stringent) code available to us. This could be at the national, state, county, or even city level. Although national codes publish snow loads and frost depth information, many local jurisdictions publish this information for ...