What is the difference between Modular or Manufactured Homes?
Below are some distinctions:
Site built and stick built home usually refers to a traditional single-family residence that is built at the same site on which the finished home will stand.
Mobile homes are now called “manufactured” homes.
The Manufactured Housing Institute defines a manufactured home as "a single-family house constructed entirely in a controlled factory environment, built to the federal Manufactured Home Construction and Safety Standards,
better known as the HUD Code" with a permanent chassis for transportability. This is the lowest cost stand-alone residence available. You can purchase a brand new single-section manufactured home for less than $29,000.
However, many communities do not allow manufactured homes and insurance is potentially costly.
Like manufactured houses, modular homes are built in a factory and quality inspected every step of the way.
Unlike manufactured homes, the pieces (“modules”) of the house are transported to the building site where they are put together by a local building contractor, and they have no chassis or wheels.
Also, modulars must conform to building codes in your specific location.