| Some people sometimes confuse one with the other | | | | together in an assembly line or a factory. All the parts |
| while others believe they are one and the same. What | | | | are built into one unit and shipped to the owner in a |
| exactly are modular homes and manufactured | | | | completed state. Manufactured homes were first |
| homes? How does a person determine one from the | | | | designed for mobile use, but people have been |
| other? These two are similar in some ways and | | | | purchasing these manufactured homes lately for |
| different in a lot of others. While both are considered | | | | stationary living. These manufactured houses are |
| the cheaper alternative to site-built houses, there are | | | | rooted to their sites either by having a foundation built |
| some factors that may let you build one in your area | | | | for it, employing anchors, or by using blocks to secure |
| but not the other. | | | | the house above ground. The owners of these mobile |
| What is a Modular Home? | | | | homes are given the option of keeping the wheels of |
| A modular home is a house that is built out of | | | | their houses with them should they decide to turn into |
| prefabricated materials. These prefab materials consist | | | | nomads and move from one place to another. |
| of the walls of the house, the roof, the floor, and all the | | | | The Differences between the Two |
| other basic parts of a house. While a modular home is | | | | While both types of houses are similar in that they are |
| still constructed from the ground up, since everything is | | | | pre-manufactured, the modular house is assembled on |
| already pre-constructed, all that is left to do is to ship | | | | site while the manufactured house comes fully |
| these pre-constructed portions to the owner's lot and | | | | assembled. Both are cheaper than site built houses but |
| have the local contractor that the owner hired put the | | | | there are some times when deed restrictions in certain |
| house up according to local building code rules. | | | | states and certain areas restrict the use of a |
| Modular homes only take a few days or even hours, | | | | manufactured home as a regular house. |
| depending upon size, to get constructed. This makes | | | | These restrictive covenants on certain sites may |
| them a pretty ideal choice for people who are working | | | | disallow the construction of one type of house as |
| to move in the soonest possible time they can. Modular | | | | opposed to the other. Since manufactured homes are |
| homes are also more cost effective than site-built | | | | usually smaller than modular homes due to the mobility |
| houses since the construction period is faster than | | | | factor of these pre-built houses, they are the ones |
| site-built homes and the walls and other components | | | | often affected by these restrictions. Knowing |
| are already built and ready for assembly. | | | | beforehand what restrictions are in place in the area |
| What is a Manufactured Home? | | | | you plan to put your home up in will help save you |
| Otherwise known as a mobile home, a manufactured | | | | from buying the wrong kind of house for your lot. |
| home is a home that is totally constructed and put | | | | |