If you’re worried about high winds, you can communicate with us about having your home constructed and installed for Wind Zone II standards or higher as a means of caution. If you are looking to buy a new manufactured home, the best way to determine which wind zone your home will be in (once you choose which lot you’d like your home on), is to ask us! If you would like to check which zone your manufactured home was built to stand, there is a “Data Plate” within the inside of your home with information on it. In areas prone to hurricane-force winds (known as Wind Zones II and III, according to HUDs new Basic Wind Zone Map), the wind safety standards require that. Keep in mind that the HUD Code Wind Zones are not based on where your home is built, but rather where your manufactured home will be placed. Homes that are in the Wind Zone III must be built to withstand 110 miles per hours winds, and hurricanes are very frequent in this zone. Wind Zone II is designed for areas that are prone to hurricanes and can experience up to 100 miles per hour of wind speeds.
Most of the United States are where hurricanes are not expected and are usually designed for Wind Zone I. There are 3 wind zones currently Zone I, Zone II, and Zone III. Image from MHI (Manufactured Housing Institute) We include HUD Specifications for wind zone data, design loads, roof loads & tie-down specifications to protect manufactured homes and mobile homes or.
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Unfortunately, it is hard to upgrade your home to a higher zone once it is built, so be sure to know which Wind Zone you live in! However, a home designed for a lower Wind Zone cannot be constructed in a higher Wind Zone area. Homes that are designed and constructed for the higher Wind Zone can also be constructed in a lower Wind Zone. The chosen Wind Zone is dependent on where the home will be installed.
The HUD code specifies that homes shall be designed and constructed to conform to one of the three wind zones. Every manufactured home is built to the standards of HUD Code wind zone classifications.