Manufactured Home Foundation Certifications
Fast Turnaround – Certification reports are available the next business day.
🧱 Structural Stability:
- We partner with a licensed professional engineer, who verifies and certifies that the foundation is:
- Properly designed and installed
- Adequately supporting the home
- Anchored to resist wind, soil movement, and settlement
- Buyers want reassurance that the home isn’t going to shift, sag, or crack over time.
📜 Code & HUD Compliance
- Manufactured homes have very specific foundation standards. The certification confirms the foundation complies with:
- HUD Permanent Foundations Guide for Manufactured Housing
- Local building codes (where applicable)
- This matters a lot if the home was moved, modified, or placed years ago.
Lender requirement:
- Most lenders (including FHA, VA, USDA, and many conventional lenders) require a foundation certification. It confirms the home is on a permanent foundation and meets HUD and local requirements.
- No certification = higher risk of the loan being delayed or outright denied.
- Loan officers and insurance agents often overlook the requirement, resulting in settlement delays.
A foundation certification turns a manufactured home from “maybe acceptable” into “financeable, insurable, and structurally verified.” It’s a relatively small upfront cost that can help a buyer avoid significant financial and legal risks later.