Performance of mobile homes- a field inspection study

Abstract

SI Conversion UnitsIll 1.0 7 5.2.1 ANSI A119. AbstractA field Inspection study of mobile homes was conducted for the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The objective of the study was to evaluate the causes of mobile home problems by physically Inspecting available units at various locations In the United States. A total of 257 units were Inspected consisting mostly of mobile homes purchased by HUD and used as temporary housing for victims of the 1972 Hurricane Agnes disaster. The total number of problems found was 3,528 for the 257 units inspected. Of these problems, 2120 were directly related to inadequacies in the ANSI A119.1 Standard for Mobile Homes or the mobile home enforcement process (plan review, certification of designs, plant inspection), 934 were routine maintenance problems, and 374 were attributed to mechanical/electrical appliances and equipment. This report presents a computer listing of all problems plus photographic examples of observed problems.The number of mobile homes included in this study is small when compared to the total number of mobile homes now in use in the United States. Additionally, this was a problem oriented study and did not attempt to document the many areas of satisfactory mobile home performance.