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I am assuming you mean a manufactured home. that being said, it was designed to meet the HID code which requires the manufacturer calculate the wind load against the home and the then determine the anchoring requirements. Typically, you will need a ground anchor within 2' of the end of the home and ...

You are looking at this kind of backwards. HUD only requires that the manufacturer design a home that will carry the roof snow load (and dead load) for a specific area. With that said, for most of the country, the manufacturers must design a home that can carry 20 PSF snow load. Most manufacturers h...

Here is a complete list of manufacturer names affected by the Champion bankruptcy;
Champion Homes
Dutch
Carolina Building Solutions
Commander
Fortune
Highland Manufacturing
Homes of Merit
New Era
North American
Redman
Silvercrest
Titan.

See the link to the press release.Keep in mind, Champion builds under a lot of different names: Redman, Dutch, Titan, etc.
do your homeowrk before you buy.
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases ... 58297.html

Your biggest problem is that very few manufactured homes are designed for the attachement of any structure. Check your owners manual, I will bet it says, any auxillery structure must be independantly support. Couple that with the need for a fire rated wall seperating the garage and home, and your eg...

If you mean Eagle River, they are fine. Actually they are one of the stronger manufacturers in the mid atlantic region.

As you may know, Fall Creek went through several ownership changes and name changes before they went out of business. When the first starting building homes, they built a very nice product. After a while, not so nice. Nobody can tell you is that price is reasonable without more information. You seem...

Everyone needs to check with their state or local authority before using any foundation system. A lot of states will not allow a frost protected shallow foundation as they typically rely on heat loss from the home. The floor of a MH is insualted and sealed, so heat loss should not occur. Keep in min...

On March 10, Fleetwood filed chapter 11. go to http://fleetwood.investorroom.com/index ... 3&item=405 for more info.

The Manufactured Housing Construction and Safety Standards (AKA the HUD Code), at 24 CFR 3280.707 requires that all fuel burning appliances be listed as approved for installation in a Manufactured Homes.
If the furnace does not indicate approved for Manufactured Housing, it could be dangerous.