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- From: nagle@netcom.com (John Nagle)
- Subject: Re: Manufactured Housing (not a mobile home)
- Message-ID: <1992Dec31.062808.2966@netcom.com>
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- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 06:28:08 GMT
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- ktong@shannon.jpl.nasa.gov (Kevin Tong) writes:
- >Does anyone out there know anything about manufactured housing or
- >has any experience with a house built using manufactured housing.
- >I'm not referring to a mobile home, I'm referring to a house that
- >is built in a factory and then shipped to the site and assembled
- >together. The finished product should look no different than a
- >stick built house.
-
- I looked into this once, around 1982, but I don't know who is
- still in business. There are basically three levels of manufactured
- houses. The first kind is one step up from a mobile home, with
- two house-halves delivered on big trailers. These may come with
- appliances, carpeting, etc. These are frowned upon in snotty
- jurisdictions, but are common in rural areas. You need a manufacturer
- not too far away, since these are oversized loads and require special
- routing for delivery.
-
- The second kind is panelized construction. You get a set of flat
- panels and assemble on site. Windows are installed, and interior walls
- may be. Foundation is built on-site. Geodesic domes are available
- in panelized form. Often used for vacation homes. Some nice designs
- are available. Common in resort and recreational areas.
-
- The third kind is log houses. There's actually a company called
- "Lincoln Logs", and they build log houses that look very much like those
- kid's toy log houses. You get a truckload of precut parts and stack them.
- High-end houses can be built this way, with squared-off logs, from
- Lindahl Cedar Homes. If you like solid cedar interior walls, this is the
- way to go. Plumbing and electrical present special problems; they usually
- are built into the base slab, and are difficult to modify. And the seals
- between the logs are crucial to weathertightness. Good soundproofing,
- though, with all that mass.
-
- Even for stick-built houses, factory-built rafter sections
- are common.
-
- I'd be interested in hearing about the current state of the art.
-
- John Nagle
-