Use of Manufacturer’s Installation Instructions

Use of Manufacturer’s Installation Instructions A. All new Factory-Built homes shall be installed in accordance with the manufacturer’s home installation instructions. These instructions may include but are not limited to the following details: 1. Skirting must have vents and an opening for access to the crawl space and heat tape outlet. 2. The dryer exhaust vent must terminate outside the home. 3. Combustion air vents may be needed for sealed combustion units and fireplaces. 4. A vapor barrier may be required on the soil. 5. Adequate clearance must be maintained between the soil and wood floor joists. 6. Water supply lines may be required to be insulated. 7. The lot should be properly graded to avoid standing water around and under the home. 8. The air conditioning condensate drain may be specified to have a termination outside the home. 9. Specifications for utility connections must be followed. B. For all new and used Factory-Built homes, the skirting, the end wall siding and trim pieces are not to be installed at the connection point of the end sections until the installer/transporter has confirmed the following requirements: 1. Floor connection: All floors of multi-section Factory-Built homes shall be securely fastened together along the entire length of the home such that the width of the gap between the two halves of the home is one (1) inch or less. Some filler material (APA rated sheathing (OSB or Plywood) not to exceed ½ inch thickness) are allowed in areas that exceed the one (1) inch allowable gap. The connections along the floor and any filler material used, for all new homes, must be in compliance with the manufacturer’s installation manual. 2. End walls: End walls of multi section Factory-Built homes shall be securely fastened together with the proper weather seal material installed such that the width of the gap between the two halves of the home is one (1) inch or less, pursuant to Manufactured Home Installation Standards 24 CFR 3285.801 (3) and 3285.802 (c). Some filler material (APA rated sheathing (OSB or Plywood) not to exceed ½ inch thickness) are allowed in areas that exceed the one (1) inch allowable gap. The connections along the end walls and any filler material used, for all new homes, must be in compliance with the manufacturer’s installation manual. 3. Siding and trim pieces are not to be installed at the connection of the end sections until the installer/transporter has provided to the retailer and/or State Fire Marshal’s office photographs of a.) the marriage line gap at each end of the mobile home showing end of the home with the serial number visible in the photograph and b.) a photograph of a ruler positioned at the widest portion of the end wall marriage line gap. 4. Any bottom board material that is damaged, during transport, set up and the installation of the lag bolts along the marriage line of the home, is required to be properly repaired according to the manufacturer’s installation instructions for all new manufactured homes or MH-5 instructions on all used manufactured homes for proper repair of the bottom board.