Pennsylvania Modular Homes
In Pennsylvania alone, it has been noted that 67 percent of the modular homes are situated in private lots and properties while the remaining 343 percent is situated in communities. That’s how the locals of Pennsylvania embraced the modular home industry.
However, some are still confused whether they were buying a modular home or a manufactured home. Although a modular and a manufactured home both came from weather controlled environment, a manufactured home is usually single-story homes unlike modular homes which can either be a single-story or two-story home. There are also a lot of customization options as to what design or style suits your preference if you opt to buy a modular home.
The Modular home industry in Pennsylvania has a strong support from PMHA or the Pennsylvania Manufactured Housing Association even though manufactured home is the first housing industry to develop in the said state. Currently, there are about 200 manufacturers of modular homes in Pennsylvania alone. Residents of the local state show a lot of enthusiasm with modular homes because they see more advantage, benefits and options. They call it as their “personalized homes”. Some manufacturers from Pennsylvania even give the buyers the option whether they would hire a professional (usually from the manufacturer’s team) or they would be hands-on in managing the site-building of their modular homes. There would be actually no potential problems in case a buyer would like to be hands-on with regards to the erection of their modular home since 95 percent of the unit is already complete before it is delivered to the area. In 2001, there were more or less 166,000 modular home units sold in Pennsylvania.
But why do they really prefer a modular home? Aside from being able to customize it, modular homes also gives the buyers the chance to save more money.
Since it has been almost completely built inside the factory, there is less time for the construction, less money to pay for the laborers. The erection of the house is not prone to delays made by bad weather. Moreover, it is also considered as one of the strongest dwellings ever made. The chances of having the materials polluted will decrease because it can never be taken out of the weather-controlled storage room unless it is already needed to be used. It does need so much housing maintenance for a long time.
The PHMA has the Housing and Urban Development Code Home Manufacturers and Modular Manufacturers as a part of their team. That is why interested buyers should never doubt whether modular units meet the standards set for a typical home or not. They see to it that a modular home is healthy for a single (or more) family to live in. When a modular home has already been given the HUD code seal (usually placed at the exterior of the house) it has already been recognized that it met the local state’s standards for the wind resistance, roof load, safety, durability and thermal efficiency. During the year 2005, the HUD code gave about 150,000 seal for modular homes in Pennsylvania.
