The Manufactured Housing Forums

forget the retailer, contact the manufacturer. If the home has a defect, being the improper placement of roof fasteners, the manufacturer should be accountable. Forget warranties as well. The federall building code requires homes to perform and if your home is not performing due to a manufacturing d...

I am having dificulty with my retailer / installer of my new manufactured home. The retailer wants to use a pocket pentrometer to show what the soil bearing is, but since the manufacturers installation manual says, "if acceptable to the local authority having juristiction" my local code of...

I say you have a good complaint. Contact your state agency who handles consumer complaints. (but only if you are the first purchaser of this home). Their phone number is in the homeowners packet when you got the home.

If your home is only a few years old and you are experiencing these problems, your home is not durable as the federal code requires! Get with the manufacturer and advise them of these problems. I would also contact your state agency who handles consumer complaints!

Try to purchase a home that was built close to you. NY has many retailers, many of which do a poor job. Do your homework!

Cathy the best way to set your home is to attempt to get a installation manual from the manufacturer or try use locate an old ANSI standard 225.1 (1994).

Ruth, sounds like you have improper site grading under your home and to place a ground vapor barrier under the home in order to correct the poor site conditions may increase your moisture problems. Notify your manufacture, if you have a new home and let them know about your problem. they are require...