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I am curious, but starting with curiosity about the address so one might look into it.
2nd story on an old manufactured home? That would be quite the project, on a unit that certainly was not engineered to support such a load.
The one time I saw it done, IIRC, the addition and second floor was supported by the newly poured/expanded foundation supported by stilts, like what you frequently see on newer beach houses at the coast.
The one time I saw it done, IIRC, the addition and second floor was supported by the newly poured/expanded foundation supported by stilts, like what you frequently see on newer beach houses at the coast.
Right. The additional story would have to be 100% self-supported and not put any load at all on the manufactured unit.
You see a lot of old metal-roofed singlewide mobiles with what looks like a pole building built over them, to accommodate a pitched shingle roof.
I really wonder why someone would go to such lengths. Cost to build, I suppose, but having the best double-wide on the block doesn't sound like a great investment.
I have seen a few modified trailer based homes in the original parts of holly springs. Nothing in the 2nd story category but for sure additions that fully encapsulated the original trailer. You could only tell from the ends it started as a trailer.
Right. The additional story would have to be 100% self-supported and not put any load at all on the manufactured unit.
You see a lot of old metal-roofed singlewide mobiles with what looks like a pole building built over them, to accommodate a pitched shingle roof.
It also could have been a modular. A lot of them look like mobiles when they're delivered to the building site until they start getting set and bolted together.
We have three story waterfront townhouses in the neighboring town that started life as modular parts. Sales started at $400K and went up from there. That was twenty years ago, I don't know how much the sell for now.
It certainly sounds like the property owener is building without a permit. If you cannot find a building permit on the property, you could make a complaint to the relevant code enforcement agency: either Cary or Wake County.
In the south Cary area where a bunch of new developments have gone up, there's a small strip of road front land where several old, dilapidated manufactured homes were rolled onto the property. One of them has been 'converted' into a normal appearing house with foundation, second story, framed roof with shingles, new windows, garage, etc... it basically looks like a new home from the outside and nothing like what they started with. Is this some type of loophole scenario where someone doesn't have to pull permits or comply with building code? I'm not sure if the home is planned to be sold. There are 3 other manufactured homes like what they started with scattered on the property.
From what I've heard , in these situations , the home is still basically considered a mobile home ( in the tax depts.' eyes that is) so the taxes are much lower on them.
Anyone please feel free to correct me if I'm wrong but I've heard of people doing this type thing.
My daughter has a prefab on a foundation in Chatham county and it is taxed as a home would be. It is much better built than my Fortes house in Cary. Probably better quality control in a factory I guess.
A manufactured home could never bear the weight of a second story. And if its exterior covering was removed you would simply have a “barn” with a plumbing/electrical module inside. Why not? As long as you could get an occupancy permit it would be no more bizarre than living in an RV. Heating and cooling might suffer. Resale might be impossible. But it could be livable if inspected regularly. Hmmm.
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