Walking into the History of Mobile Homes
Did you know that the history of mobile homes dates back in the 1500s where Gypsies roomed the roads? Gypsies travel from one place to another in their horse drawn homes. Back then they didn’t know what the proper term for their house was. People would just call it the Gypsy house. But apparently, Gypsy houses became an inspiration for mobile homes.
The first mobile homes in America were built-in 1870s at the Outer Banks of North Carolina. These homes were beach properties and were movable. One mobile home is pulled or transported by a team of horses.
Gypsy’s Mobile Home
In 1926, automobile- pulled homes made their way to the American soil. They were called ‘Trailer Coaches‘. They were used during camping trips as a home away from home. After the World War 2, these trailers evolved into mobile homes because of the increasing need for returning soldiers and their families. Mobile homes were in- demand because it costs lower and it was built faster. These homes also allowed the Veterans to move where their jobs were conveniently.
Mobile homes had an averaged width of 8ft and length of 20ft by 1943. Three to four separate sections for sleeping but no bathroom inside. Nonetheless, by 1948, inside bathrooms were introduced by manufacturers. Since then, the mobile homes continue to get bigger and wider.
The Birth of HUD Code Mobile Homes
Thanks to the increasing popularity and benefits given by mobile homes, the United State Congress set rules and regulations on its construction and maintenance through the US Department of Housing and Urban Development in June 1976. It is now commonly called as the HUD Code. The codes set standards on how the mobile homes are built and how should owners maintain them. It also regulates how the mobile home park should function. The code divides the country into three climatic zones as they have seen that mobile homes should be built to withstand area specific weather disturbances. Establishment of insulated foundation and window requirements were also suggested in the HUD code.
Concerns about the effects of formaldehyde brought the HUD code to set its control, monitoring and emission in 1985. Construction materials are currently equipped with the maximum standards on the formaldehyde emission. Whole house ventilation as an option was maintained by the agency too.
Insulation was identified as increase the energy efficiency of the mobile home. This then prompted the US Department of Housing and Urban Development to change the code by increasing the standards in insulation and the thermal zone map.
Today, those who could not afford to build their homes or are not capable to pay huge amounts for home construction can now find an alternate way to own one. Usually the person who wants to have his own mobile home built seek for the help of the Federal Housing Administration for home financing. The terms or interests are lower in mobile home financing. To learn more about this home financing, you can contact a representative at Legendary Homes.
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