Some things to look for;
How high are the outside walls. Some are only 7 foot and make them look bigger by always making a peaked roof.
A normal house has 8 foot walls and the windows start about a foot down from that. A modular house may have 7 foot walls. So to make it look proportioned the windows start a foot down. That can mean the windows are set low when you are on the inside. Some window tops appear to be at eye level and you have to bend down to look up at the trees and the sky. Also some cabinets etc. are only 80% of the normal stick built size.
There are "Manufactured Homes" = mobile homes in 1 to 3 long section put side by side.
There are "Modular Homes" = more square modules and more stick like.
Make sure you and the salesman are using the correct terms and you know what you are really looking at.
Watch for designs that aren't quite right because they needed a wall there to support it when it goes down the hiway.
Normal roof eaves to protect the walls from weather. Some have little or no eaves to meet the hiway load width.
Short eaves also make it look cheap.
How high are the outside walls. Some are only 7 foot and make them look bigger by always making a peaked roof.
A normal house has 8 foot walls and the windows start about a foot down from that. A modular house may have 7 foot walls. So to make it look proportioned the windows start a foot down. That can mean the windows are set low when you are on the inside. Some window tops appear to be at eye level and you have to bend down to look up at the trees and the sky. Also some cabinets etc. are only 80% of the normal stick built size.
There are "Manufactured Homes" = mobile homes in 1 to 3 long section put side by side.
There are "Modular Homes" = more square modules and more stick like.
Make sure you and the salesman are using the correct terms and you know what you are really looking at.
Watch for designs that aren't quite right because they needed a wall there to support it when it goes down the hiway.
Normal roof eaves to protect the walls from weather. Some have little or no eaves to meet the hiway load width.
Short eaves also make it look cheap.
