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FHA, VA & USDA Manufactured Home Foundation Certification Requirements
An FHA/VA/USDA-insured loan or a conventional loan is a major benefit available to help with the purchase of modular and manufactured homes. A low down payment and financially friendly terms can allow many more families to become homeowners.
To assure the buyer and taxpayers that the purchase is for a safe and properly constructed home, FHA/VA/USDA has instituted requirements for both the construction of the structure and for assuring the manufactured home foundation is able to withstand the expected storm winds while remaining stable and safe.
As an FHA-qualified engineering company, we can provide the required certification to ensure the mobile or manufactured home meets the foundation requirements. We certify that the manufactured home is in accordance with the HUD 7584 specification and the “Permanent Foundations Guide for Manufactured Housing HUD-007487,” September 1996 Edition, which includes paragraph 101-2 and HUD Handbook 4930.3.
Good quality control is achieved in the factory during the construction of your manufactured, modular, or mobile home through numerous HUD building inspections. We certify the foundation installation meets all HUD criteria.
Upon completion of factory construction and once all HUD construction standards are met, a metal plate is attached to each section of the manufactured home with a number for record-keeping, confirming that the structure has passed HUD quality control.
Licensed Professional Engineer Inspections for Mobile Home Foundation Certification
At the job site, though, it is more difficult to document that the manufactured home construction has met proper FHA/VA/USDA and conventional loan standards, and that’s why there is a requirement for a qualified licensed professional engineer to record in his certification the HUD plate numbers and to also certify that the manufactured home foundation meets the current installation standards for wind loads and FHA foundation certification found in HUD Handbook 4930.3 and HUD 7584.
If the mobile home foundation needs remedial work, the qualified structural engineer will record that in his report and describe the necessary improvements.
FHA & VA Manufactured Home Foundation Inspection Requirements
There are several construction elements that the qualified structural engineer looks for during the manufactured and modular home foundation inspection to ensure the structure meets foundation certification requirements. The adjacent picture shows the major components the inspector looks for as he goes through his checklist on site.
In addition to the foundation elements that must be in place, FHA/VA also has a directive on skirting construction. The requirement for structural reinforcement is addressed during the mobile home foundation inspection.
ADP & Associates, Inc. has a detailed drawing that provides guidance to licensed installers on upgrading skirting to meet structural requirements. That drawing describes a latticework of vertical and horizontal steel or timber members to which the typical vinyl skirting can be attached on the manufactured home.
Fast Manufactured Home Foundation Inspection & Certification
The FHA foundation inspection of the manufactured home can typically be completed and a report or certification furnished by ADP & Associates, Inc. within two to three days. At times, we understand there may be a need for a quicker turnaround, and we will make every effort to provide next- or even same-day service.
ADP & Associates, Inc. has specialized in modular and manufactured home inspections and mobile home foundation inspections since 1992 and has a wealth of experience and information on hand to provide prompt, dependable service.
ADP & Associates, Inc. is a civil engineering consulting firm
that has been serving clients since 1989.
We provide fast and affordable manufactured and modular home foundation inspections for FHA/VA/USDA-insured and conventional loans on both new and pre-owned homes across multiple states.
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