This two hour course is intended for new, intermediate and experienced home inspectors and will provide information that will offer a guide to the inspection of manufactured, modular, mobile and panelized houses. It is designed to cover the basics in each component, as well as proper installation techniques. It begins with discussion of the history of manufactured housing; covers inspectors’ uses of the data plate, HUD label and other information sources; and then studies site preparation, foundation requirements and layouts (footer sizes & pads & piers), design loads for foundations, anchorage and tie downs (straps, anchors & bolts). The next section will cover plumbing, electrical, roofs, exterior, crawl space, interior and a brief review of HUD maps showing flood zones, wind speeds, and Kentucky’s vulnerability to landsliding. Through the use of a power point presentation in a classroom environment along with multiple photographs of manufactured houses, when the student successfully completes a final exam, they will have earned 2 credit hours.
