FHA Ground Set Options

[neurotic1]

We want our new double wide 2200 sq ft home ground set, FHA/VA approved. What are the options for this. I've been told block is the best but have also been told about something called green board. What is the most cost effective?

Thank you,
Diane

[admin]

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[prosetto]

We are first-time buyers of a mfd. home. We live about twenty miles west of Tucson, AZ. It is currently monsoon season which 'here' means lots of seasonal rain. The property is not in a flood plain but is near (within 1200') a riparian area where there is standing water. The house is ground-set (block wall construction) and back-filled approximately 24"-30". There are four 3x3 horizontal ventilation gradings which, I would think, allow rain water to stand under our home. To my knowledge, there was no drainage provided for this crawl space. We seem to have an unusual amount of mosquitoes in and around the house and I was wondering if these two things could be directly related. Also, is this horizontal grading method common? I have never seen anything like it.

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