They All Look the Same.
What is the difference?
Modular (BOCA) Homes are assembled in factories. Most modular units are made in complete, box like sections, and multiple section units and stackable units are very common. Modulars are the strongest of all frame homes built. Modular homes are 95% complete when they leave the factory. They are sold direct through local dealers. During 2001 about 166,000 modular homes and apartments were sold.
Manufactured Homes since the passage in 1976 of the U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development Manufactured Home and Safety Standards (HUD-Code), exterior frame construction of mobile units has been on par with site built homes, but now manufactured homes are generally safer dwellings. HUD-Code homes are made by approximately 90 companies operating about 350 factories using techniques similar to modular methods but generally lighter constuction and always with a metal chassis as part of the floor system. It is believed that double-section HUD-Code homes which look like site-built homes will account for most low-cost housing in the future. HUD-Code homes are sold through dealers on display lots or from model homes in subdivisions. In 2001 about 192,000 HUD-Code homes were sold, and over half of those were double or multi-section units.
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