Double Wide Mobile Homes vs Single Wide Singlewide Homes
Sábado, Dezembro 20th, 2008
Through the past several years or so, factory built homes (still commonly referred to as manufactured homes) have become a great alternative to shop for new homebuyers. Unlike the old shoddy singlewide homes in trailer parks that people think of, ready-built homes now come as two-story homes or even town homes and include features like cathedral ceilings and fireplaces.
The basic configuration to order factory built homes, however, is still single wide or double wide. Single wide or single-section trailer homes are made of one main unit. The average single side mobile home usually can have about 1,100 square feet of living space while double wides average about 1,700 square feet. Needless to say, there are also larger factory built homes, but single- and double-wides are still the most common sizes.
Manufactured homes do have their problems. According to Buyer Reports, single-section homes have more problems knowing floors, roofs, windows, and doors while multi-section home problems tend to seem to be related to the joining of the sections.
In part the problems relate to the fact that the home is constructed from a factory and then transported to another location via flatbed truck. The motion involved can have a unpopular effect on the joints and connectors. However, manufacturers of features homes do their best to correct any problems that may occur during transport.
Nowadays it may even prove to be impossible to tell the difference between a factory-built home and an on-site home unless you have known it being created. The most common difference is that mobile homes tend to have a lower roof slope because the home has to be moved under highway bridges.
On the other hand, the materials now used tend to become comparable to the quality of site-produced homes and, other than roof slope, generally resemble “regular” homes. Indeed, if a modular home were not located from a “trailer park”, most affiliates would become hard-pressed to tell the difference.
Nowadays more double-wides are sold than single-wides. In great part this is because the typical home buyer want more space, not less, and double-wides offer that at a price that is still far less expensive than a traditional home of the same size. Not only that, but zoning from many areas actually means that double-wide factory built homes are the smallest size allowed.
As a homeowner, you should also know that double-wide modular homes tend to hold…or even increase…their value as compared to single-wide homes.
For more on all types of new factory-built homes, used factory built homes and factory-built home loan programs, visit the Mobile Home Purchasers at http://www.mobilehomepurchasers.com







