HUD/FHA Foundation Certification
Manufactured Home Foundation Certifications
If you are buying or selling a manufactured (mobile) home in the Greater St. Louis Missouri or Illinois Metro East Region then most likely a foundation certification will be required. For all FHA and VA loans, an engineer's foundation certification is required that states that the home is placed on a permanent foundation that complies with the "HUD Permanent Foundation Guide for Manufactured Homes", dated 1996 by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
We perform on-site inspections and observations of manufactured/mobile home foundations to ensure conformance to federal government regulations for mortgage lenders, loan officers, real estate agents, and home owners. If the manufactured (mobile) home foundation is in conformance with governing standard ( FHA, HUD, VA), an Engineer's Foundation Certification will be issued to ensure that FHA/HUD/VA loan guidelines are met and in compliance. Not only do we issue engineering foundation certificates, but the engineers at Foundation Certifications are a full service engineering design firm for the manufactured (mobile) housing industry. Foundation Certifications can design a retrofit for an existing non-compliant mobile home foundation, or engineer a custom foundation design for installation of new manufactured home directly from the manufacturer.
On VA & FHA-insured loans, the foundation on all manufactured must meet a certain criteria of structural stability and an Engineering Certification is required. The engineer's certification specifies that the foundation complies with the HUD Permanent Foundation Guide for Manufactured Homes (PFGMH - HUD 7584), a requirement for all FHA-insured loans. CBC Home Inspections has partnered with the engineers at "Foundation Certifications" to provide a turn-key foundation certification service to you. To place your order, or if you have any questions or concerns regarding the process and cost of a manufactured/mobile home foundation certification, contact me, Chris, directly at 618-560-9986 or chris@cbchomeinspect.com and I'll assist you with getting your foundation inspection process started immediately, with a 3 to 5 day turn around time completion. We also have a 24-48 hour RUSH service available. What is the foundation engineer's certificate?
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