How much does the laying the foundation tend to cost? I know it must vary and the price of raw materials changes all the time. I've been thinking about getting a manufactured home. Buying a built house is ridiculous right now in this market.
If the whole house sits on steel I-beams, I wonder if positioning some steel thimble shaped or cable reel shaped anchors such that the concrete was poured around most of them, but one end of the thimble was either flush with the top of the runner, or maybe stuck up a few inches above it, and once the house was sitting on top of them, the I- beams could be welded or bolted to the exposed part of thimbles? Come to think of it; if you welded some old coil springs from a junked car or truck in between the thimbles and the house, you might have yourself an earthquake resistant dwelling, especially if all the plumbing pipes had a segment of flexible hose, and all wiring was cut to leave a little slack, all services (water, electricity, and lp gas) went through emergency cutoffs in a little shack or box offset a few yards from the house and even the skirting was designed to crumble, bend, or flex, or was only cosmetically attached so that it would accommodate a certain amount of horizontal displacement for a few seconds. The construction industry was very slow to learn that it is way more about flexibility and way less about sheer strength and rigidity. Just a couple of thoughts… very easy and low cost things that might wind up saving lives and property in the event of a natural disaster. Who knows? It might lower liability insurance costs enough to pay for itself. Sure would be worth having an actuarial engineer come look at it.
I next home have be a modular I love the Browing 560 or Dorada I also love the Mosquite I hope modular won't be very expensive
I wish I lived in Texas so I could get one of your homes!
Would've love to see the actual setting of home. This is nice but doesn't show how the home is set.
Nice haircut Bill!
Lol. I can give you the name of my stylist if you like😀
Nicely done.
Thank you! Cheers!
should've video'd the setting of the house
Very interesting.
Glad you think so!
How much does the laying the foundation tend to cost? I know it must vary and the price of raw materials changes all the time. I've been thinking about getting a manufactured home. Buying a built house is ridiculous right now in this market.
Right now, and this will likely change, basic foundation will run around 9k
Do it yourself....4k
Cost?
Foundations are bid site specific. Range would be from 8000 to 12000
truly overkill for a foundation
If the whole house sits on steel I-beams, I wonder if positioning some steel thimble shaped or cable reel shaped anchors such that the concrete was poured around most of them, but one end of the thimble was either flush with the top of the runner, or maybe stuck up a few inches above it, and once the house was sitting on top of them, the I- beams could be welded or bolted to the exposed part of thimbles? Come to think of it; if you welded some old coil springs from a junked car or truck in between the thimbles and the house, you might have yourself an earthquake resistant dwelling, especially if all the plumbing pipes had a segment of flexible hose, and all wiring was cut to leave a little slack, all services (water, electricity, and lp gas) went through emergency cutoffs in a little shack or box offset a few yards from the house and even the skirting was designed to crumble, bend, or flex, or was only cosmetically attached so that it would accommodate a certain amount of horizontal displacement for a few seconds. The construction industry was very slow to learn that it is way more about flexibility and way less about sheer strength and rigidity. Just a couple of thoughts… very easy and low cost things that might wind up saving lives and property in the event of a natural disaster. Who knows? It might lower liability insurance costs enough to pay for itself. Sure would be worth having an actuarial engineer come look at it.