- Author
- Pielert, J. H. | Greene, W. E., Jr. | Skoda, L. F. | Street, W. G.
- Title
- Performance of Mobile Homes. Summary Report. Final Report.
- Coporate
- National Bureau of Standards, Gaithersburg, MD
- Sponsor
- Department of Housing and Urban Development, Washington, DC
- Report
- NBSIR 76-1058, April 1976, 142 p.
- Distribution
- AVAILABLE FROM National Technical Information Service (NTIS), Technology Administration, U.S. Department of Commerce, Springfield, VA 22161. Telephone: 1-800-553-6847 or 703-605-6000; Fax: 703-605-6900. Website: http://www.ntis.gov
- Keywords
- construction | housing | mobile homes | mobile home parks | standards
- Abstract
- This project was funded at the National Bureau of Standards by the Department of Housing and Urban Development with the objective of documenting mobile home performance problems and relating them to possible inadequacies in the ANSI A119.1 Standard for Mobile Homes and the mobile home enforcement process. Additionally, the durability of mobile home components was a study objective for potential use in mortgage insurance evaluation. Mobile home performance data were obtained for 4,105 mobile homes, categorized and related to the project objectives. This summary report is the last of a series of four project reports. It documents the project approach, results of the various tasks, and presents conclusions and recommendations. This was a problem oriented study and did not attempt to document the many areas of satisfactory mobile home performance.