Why Buy A Manufactured Home?

Value for Your Housing Dollar

When purchasing a home, you seek to find the most for your “housing dollar”. Manufactured homes provide great value, factory constructed housing averages anywhere from 10 to 35 percent less to build than a comparable site-built home, excluding the cost of land.  The benefits of manufactured homes include quality construction, modern amenities and livability you want and at a price that fits your budget!

Factory Constructed Housing

Factory constructed homes are built with the same building materials used in any site-built construction project.  A controlled factory environment where quality of construction is superior to what can be done outdoors giving manufactured homes an edge. 

Manufactured homes are built to a nationally recognized building code.  The HUD Building and Construction Code regulates and monitors the home’s design and construction, strength and durability, wind standards, fire resistance, energy efficiency and overall quality.  It also sets standards for the heating, plumbing, air-conditioning, thermal and electrical systems. 

The HUD Code also ensures compliance with these standards with a thorough inspection system that takes place at each phase of the construction process.

A few of the major benefits of manufactured homes are:

  • All aspects of the construction process constantly monitored and quality controlled.
  • Inclement weather doesn’t interfere with construction, causing costly delays.  Building materials are protected from the elements, which can cause wood products to warp or cause other needless damage.
  • All technicians, craftsmen and assemblers works as a team in the same areas becoming true craftsmen of their trade and all team members are professionally supervised.
  • Inventory is better controlled and materials are protected from theft.  There is far less waste of materials in a factory constructed home.
  • All construction materials, as well as interior features and appliances, are purchased in volume for additional savings.
  • All aspects of construction are continually inspected by not one, but several, inspectors.
  • When making a housing choice, wind resistance is an important factor, especially in Florida.  Every HUD Code factory-constructed home sold in Florida not only matches the strength of site-built homes, but actually exceeds homes constructed to local building codes by as much as 25%.
  • On balance when compared to local or state based building codes the HUD Code is comparable.  In some instances, the HUD Code is actually more stringent.  Sections in HUD Code dealing with ventilation, flame spread and structural loads are more restrictive than local building codes.

For more information on the value and benefits of manufactured homes or to find a manufactured home community in Florida, contact FMHA.