Can you tell me where to get a copy of the HUD manual? TIA.
Gary
Jeff Hedman wrote:
>
> Our firm does a significant number of these. We have a simple
> inspection form letter that we use that has all the inspection points
> listed on it, along with what will be required to bring the foundation
> into HUD compliance if those points fail. We inspect for 4 different
> items: skirting, what the support piers are, are there footings or a
> slab under the piers, and lateral anchorage to the foundation. We
> delete the sections from the form letter that passed or do not apply
> and the only calculations we would do are for the number of required
> tie downs (since we are not designing the foundation, only the
> straps). Some mortgage companies will ask you to certify that any
> additions to the manufactured home meet HUD standards. Be wary of
> these additions to these homes as we have been told by the State HUD
> people that all additions must be free standing (car ports or other
> additions may not bear on the existing manufactured home, which is not
> the case the majority of the time). Since most of these additions are
> extremely light, like car ports, we usually ignore this fact as these
> additions are not going to bring the manufactured home down (unless
> there are heavy snow loads which are not a problem in southern Utah).
> The additions of rooms or garages to these homes tend to be
> problematic unless the home was originally engineered for the addition
> which happens often in the case of a garage addition, but it is
> usually not verifiable. We do not have a problem with getting paid as
> we always use the same mortgage companies and they make sure we get
> paid. As far as the loan not closing if the foundation does not pass,
> we have not had this problem very often. Most times a contractor is
> hired to make the improvements, and after they are complete we come
> back out to reinspect (for an additional fee) and then issue a new
> letter that states that the home is in compliance. The HUD manual is
> not as complicated as it looks. If you get to the section on types of
> foundations, there are actually cross sections of the allowable types
> of permanent foundations. The manual also does say that the cross
> sections are only representative of the most common types of
> foundations and that additional foundation types would be acceptable,
> but with no guidelines as to what those additional types are.
>
>
>
> Jeff Hedman /*/, E.I.T./*/
>
> L.R. Pope Engineers & Surveyors, Inc.
>
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>
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>
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