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Are there multiple terms for a mobile home?

Are they interchangeable? 

The quick answer is that there are differences, but let’s look at what those differences are so you know you are using the correct word.

Although each type of home shares similarities, each one is different in the way it is constructed or tied to a property. If you’ve been looking into house skirting, you might be wondering if it’s right for your kind of home. While differences exist, each of these types of homes benefits from mobile home underpinning.

Here are the key differences in each type of home.

Mobile Homes: Mobile homes originally had tires and were very much mobile. They could be moved from setting to setting and weren’t tied down to a piece of property. Over time, the industry changed to produce the manufactured home. People often refer to manufactured homes as “mobile homes,” but technically, if your home doesn’t have wheels, it’s not a mobile home. As for skirting, if you are moving your mobile home a lot, you probably can’t have and don’t need skirting.

Manufactured Homes: Manufactured homes do not have wheels and look like stick-built homes. They can be built on a cement slab or can be built on stilts. This adaptability provides two options for manufactured homes.

1. They can be titled and sold as real estate with a piece of property.
2. They can be left mobile – not built on a foundation – and not titled with a piece of property. The home could be relocated if desired.

They are mobile or permanent homes that, in regards to skirting, can benefit from mobile home skirting kits 16×80 or whatever size is appropriate for your manufactured home. 

Helpful Tip – Because of the confusion between the names, these kits are often referred to as mobile home skirting kits. So, if you see “mobile home skirting,” it will likely work with your manufactured home.

Modular Homes: Modular homes are similar to permanent manufactured homes in that they are often built on a cement slab or even a basement, and are titled with a piece of property. The way they differ is that modular homes are engineered in separate modules. Each unit, or module, is delivered to the building site where the home is put all together which gives some variety to how your module home is designed. If your module home is elevated off the ground, you should have skirting.

Park Homes: Park homes are different still, in that they are smaller dwellings that are built to a certain size that allows for municipalities not to have to inspect these homes. They are small enough to fit on a city lot in the backyard; for example, a mother-in-law or may live in a park home on the same lot as her child. The idea is that it provides another residence onsite, often just temporary. Though smaller and maybe only being used for a few years, park homes need skirting just like manufactured homes for the same reasons.

While each of these four types of homes has slight differences, all of them greatly benefit from manufactured home underpinning. If you’ve been searching for mobile home skirting kits 16×80, get in touch with DURASKIRT™. We are a house skirting company that can assist you with any questions or inquiries you might have, and we have house skirting kits for mobile, manufactured, modular, and park homes. Call us today at (360)419-9909.

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