Roof construction of a clayton built manufactured home starts inside a climate controlled home building facility with trained home builders assembling a complex truss system that has been specifically engineered to provide a secure foundation for the rest of the roof.
1997 clayton home roof construction.
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Once the chassis has been built to specifications the builders will use a jig or template to built the floor joists from 2x6s or sometimes 2x8s for the higher quality homes.
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The slope of most ranch and two story modular home roof pitches will either be a 5 12 or 7 12 pitch.
Would the trusses hold the extra wieght.
I have a dw 24 x56 built in 1997 schult i need a new roof can i do an overlay.
Since 1976 the federal government s department of housing and urban development has regulated the construction of all manufactured and prefabricated homes.
I was taught site built homes can handle three layers of shingles.
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Today quality homes built by adventure meet or exceed all local municipal or federal codes as applicable.
The james family owns a 1997 clayton double wide and ashley has been busy giving the home a gorgeous farmhouse makeover.
Clayton homes has years of experience in building quality modular and manufactured homes.
Manufactured home construction the solitaire homes difference.
Cape cod roof s offer the steep 12 12 roof providing space for additional living space.
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The size of each roof truss depends on the design roof load and pitch.
Recently most manufactures are using the steeper 7 12 roof pitch to differentiate modular homes over manufactured or mobile homes.
So the old shingles have to come off.
Since 1956 clayton has been providing affordable quality homes for all lifestyles.
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Besides the chassis and roof down structural integrity manufactured homes are built much like site built homes.
Previously standards and codes were voluntary.
Ashley james lives in a small town called maryville tn with her husband austin and their 8 month old baby girl lainey drew.
Mobile home construction at the factory.