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Forums | Manufactured Housing | Re-Manufactured Homes |
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dyoungkeit6 | Posted - 20 December 2002 10:47    Re-Manufacturing Homes Existing manufactured homes that are single width delivery units are not allowed on most private lots. They must be at least 20 feet wide after assembly. These units can be re- manufactured by cutting the length into halfs or thirds, then setting the parts parallel to each other over a basement or crawl space sized for them. Steel frames can then be recycled. Inside remodeling due to the cut will require interior wall relocating. I assume that these factors will provide re-usable materials to close the cut open ends. Full span new trusses covering the whole new length or width will convert it's appearance and structure toward a stick built home which is much easier to mortgage at the going rates. The end product won't look like a manufactured home as configuration for travel will not divide the roof treusses. If this is done locally where no state line is crossed, will any HUD or FANNY MAE restriction be violated? Could doing this for customers be a legal business with local codes in compliance? Dean Youngkeit 21 North 100 East Willard, Utah 84340-0041 (435)734-0681 |