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G U I D E T O F O U N D AT I O N A N D S U P P O RT

S Y S T E M S F O R M A N U FA C T U R E D H O M E S

Excellence in Design,

Manufacturing and Installation Series

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Factors to Consider in Design

Non-proprietary Foundation and SupportSystems

Proprietary Foundation and Support Systems

U.S. Department of Housing

and Urban Development

Office of Policy Development

and Research

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G U I D E T O F O U N D AT I O N A N D S U P P O RT

S Y S T E M S F O R M A N U FA C T U R E D H O M E S

Excellence in Design,

Manufacturing and Installation Series

Prepared for:

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Office of Policy Development and Research

Prepared by:

Manufactured Housing Research Alliance

New York, NY

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The Manufactured Housing Research Alliance wishes to acknowledge the assistance, advice, and guidance of a number of

people without whose help this publication would not have been possible.

The effort was lead by a project steering committee:

Bill Farish, Fleetwood Enterprises, Project Chair

Ed Bryant, Champion Enterprises

Charles Fanaro, Hi-Tech Housing

Bill Freeborne, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

James Reitzner, Asset Development Group

Andrea Vrankar, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Roger Walker, Ventana Development, LLC

Frank Walter, Manufactured Housing Institute

Other industry representatives whose advice and guidance helped shape the guide:

Gary Austin, Mobile Corral Homes, Inc.

J.R. Bader, Mausten Home Sales

David Conover, National Evaluation Service

Pamela B. Danner, Danner and Associates

Brian Fannon, Sun Communities

Siavash Farvardin, National Evaluation Service

Doug Gorman, Home Mart

John Ingargiola, Federal Emergency Management Agency

Therese P. McAllister, Greenhorne & O'Mara

Barry McCabe, Hometown America Communities

Gary McDaniel, Chateau Communities

Rick Mendlen, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

George Porter, Manufactured Housing Resources

Roger Wendt, Sunrise Home Service

Companies that submitted designs or product information:

The Anchor Post Company, LLC

Asset Development Group

Chateau Communities

Cherry Hill Homes

CWS Communities

Fast Track Foundation Systems

Fleetwood Homes

Goff's Fleetwood Home Center

Jensen's, Inc.

JM Products, Inc

Oliver Technologies, Inc.

Roger Huddleston Manufactured Homes

Tie Down Engineering

Ventana Development, LLC

Design, production, and editorial subcontractors:

Hoi L. Chu, HLC Group

Dorothy Foster

Jennifer Goode

Robert LaPointe

MHRA staff responsible for coordinating and facilitating development of the guide:

Emanuel Levy, Executive Director

Ed Salsbury, Project Coordinator

Sandra Ho, Editorial Director

Ian Klose, Staff

Kathleen Boodoo, Staff

D I S C L A I M E R O F W A R R A N T I E S A N D L I M I TAT I O N O F L I A B I L I T I E S

Neither the authors, nor reviewers, nor the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, nor the

Manufactured Housing Institute, nor the Manufactured Housing Research Alliance, nor any of their employees or

representatives makes any warranty, guarantee, or representation, expressed or implied, with respect to the accu?

racy, effectiveness, or usefulness of any information, method, or material in this document, nor assumes any lia?

bility for the use of any information, methods, or materials disclosed herein, or for damages arising from such use.

This publication is intended for the use of professional personnel who are competent to evaluate the significance

and limitations of the reported information and who should accept responsibility for the application of the material

it contains. All responsibility as to the appropriate use of information in this document is the responsibility of the

reader or user.

The contents of this report are the view of the contractor and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development or the US government.

Neither the U.S. government, nor MHRA endorse products or manufacturers. Trade or manufacturer's names that

appear herein are used solely because they are considered essential to the objective of the report. Companies that

appear in Chapter 4 paid a fee to include their material in the guide. Other foundation suppliers that MHRA was

aware of are listed at the end of Chapter 4. All manufacturers are welcome to participate in future versions of the

guide. Any claims made by a company were not independently verified by MHRA and makes no representation or

warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to warranties of title, noninfringement or

implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose and expressly disclaims any liability with

respect to the content or accuracy of this information. This is not a consumer report. There is no relative ranking of

systems.

MHRA does not endorse, certify or control the foundation systems presented as case studies in Chapter Three or the

company proprietary foundation systems presented in Chapter Four. The views and opinions of the companies

expressed in Chapter Four do not necessarily state or reflect those of MHRA, and shall not be used for advertising or

product endorsement purposes. MHRA does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, currency or reliability of the

information submitted by the companies concerning their proprietary foundation systems. The information obtained

from this guide is provided without warranties of any kind, either express or implied, including but not limited to

warranties of title, noninfringement or implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. The

use of any information contained in these materials is voluntary, and reliance on it by the user should be under?

taken after an independent review of its accuracy, completeness, currency and reliability.

The systems included in this guide are representative of the systems MHRA was aware of at the time of publication.

MHRA does not imply that these are all of the systems that exist.

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