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Factory-built Homes

For people who need fast, affordable and reliable solutions for their housing problems, buying a home that is built in a factory and brought to the site may be the best solution. Site-installed homes can be either modular homes or manufacturered homes. Although both are built in a factory, modular and manufactured homes are quite different.

Modular Home: The "modular home" is built in a factory as a set of modules or sections using a building system that is very similar to site-built wood  frame construction. Completed sections are transported to the building site and placed on a permanent foundation. Internal electrical and plumbing systems are installed in the factory; electrical and plumbing work needed to provide service to the modular home is done on site. Modular homes must be built to state, local and regional codes where the home will be located.

Manufactured Home: "Manufactured home" is the term used to refer to those structures more commonly known as trailers or mobile homes. These homes use a completely different type of building system and are built to the Federal Construction Safety Standards Act (HUD-Code). Many communities have restrictions on where manufactured homes can be placed.
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Manufactured Homes - Mobile Homes, or Trailers
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Modular Homes: Faster and More Energy Efficient
Modular home

For those who need fast, affordable and reliable solutions for their housing problems, modular homes might be the best solution. In contrast to what many people think, modular homes are quite different than manufactured or trailer homes. In fact, they are very similar to site-built homes.
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Factory-built Homes: New Orleans and the Surrounding Area
factory built home in New Orleans one storey
Factory built homes are nearly undetectable from the street and, often, people cannot recognize, from appearance alone, the difference between a factory built home and a site built home. In New Orleans, manufacturers have been dedicated to creating stock designs that are specific to the New Orleans region. The architectural style of a typical New Orleans “shotgun” style house has been adopted and modified to create new home styles that fit seamlessly in their environments.