What is a Modular Home?
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What is a Manufactured Home?
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| A Modular home is built to the International Residential Code. |
A Manufactured home is built to the Home Urban Development Code. |
| A Modular home must be placed on a permanent foundation, such as a basement or crawl space. |
A Manufactured home is built with a steel frame, and is placed on piers or a crawl space. It can be built "basement ready". |
| A Modular home has taped and textured drywall. Select models come with the first coat of flat paint. |
A Manufactured home has vinyl-wrapped drywall. Select models come with tape and textured drywall in main rooms. |
| A Modular home does not come with a furnace, hot water heater, or appliances. |
A Manufactured home comes with a furnace, hot water heater, refrigerator, and stove. |
| A Modular home is generally more expensive than a manufactured home. |
A Manufactured home is generally less expensive than a modular home. |
| Modular homes are available in one-story, two-story and loft models. |
Manufactured homes are known as Double Wides and Single Wides. |
| A Modular home is built in a controlled environment, and delivered to the building site in modules. |
A Manufactured home is built in a controlled environment an delivered to the building site in 1 or 2 sections. |