How to know if your Manufactured Home is installed right ?

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David Oxhandler

How to know if your Manufactured Home is installed right ?

Post by David Oxhandler » Wed Feb 27, 2002 9:00 pm

What do you need to have ready when your manufactured home arrives at your home site....then what happens first ?

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