What is modular home and manufactured home and its difference ?
People sometimes confuse themselves with the other and others believe that they are the same. What exactly are manufactured and modular homes? How to determine one from the other? Both these homes are same is some way and contrast to each other in various ways. But both are always cheaper than site built homes, it includes some factors that may allow you to build one in your community but not the other.
What is a modular home?
A modular home is built with prefabricated materials. They include floor, walls, roofs and other basic parts of a home. Everything is already pre – constructed in modular home, they are constructed from the ground up. All that is left is to transfer these pre – constructed parts to the owner’s site and must place them according to the local building rules or codes.
Modular homes take only a few hours or day to complete, it totally depends on the size. This is ideal choice for people who are on a move. Modular homes are far more cost effective that on – site built homes since the construction period is always faster than traditional homes. For modular home other components and walls are already built for assembly.
What is a manufactured home?
Manufactured homes are also called as mobile homes. They are constructed and assembled in a factory. All parts are constructed together and shipped to the owner in a fulfilled state. Manufactured homes were designed especially for mobile use, but people started to buy these mobile homes for stationery living. These constructed homes are connected to their sites either by employing anchors, using blocks to ensure safety above ground or by having a foundation built. These homes have wheels on the bottom for shifting from one place to another.
What is the difference between the two?
Both homes are same they are pre – manufactured. A manufactured home comes fully assembled while the modular home is constructed on – site. Both are cheaper than traditional homes. But there are deed restrictions in certain states and areas that restrict mobile homes as a regular house. Before constructing a home in your area, sketch out a plan and put your home is a site that doesn’t cause problems.
There are many online experts who can help you in buying the best modular home, they are known as online real estate agents or property management providers.
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