Mobile Home Construction Codes
Mobile home construction codes supported by Touchstone.
AIR provides the following codes for mobile home (manufactured home) construction:
If you run a Detailed Loss Analysis with the AIR Hurricane Model for the United States for Touchstone 6.x and Touchstone7.x, the loss results will not match. This is because there is a change in the mobile home factors (the damage multipliers) for this construction class. The mobile home factor is changed when the backfilled and subarea information is changed for many locations.
Construction Code |
Category |
Description |
|---|---|---|
191 |
Mobile Homes |
Represents a weighted average of tie-down types, including no tie-downs. Use this code for a mobile home (manufactured home) when the tie-down information is unknown. |
192 |
Mobile Home with No Tie-Downs |
Use this code for a mobile home (manufactured home) with no anchoring systems present. |
193 |
Mobile Home with Partial Tie-Downs |
Use this code for a mobile home (manufactured home) when the tie-downs are either over-the-top ties or frame ties, but not both, or with fewer ties than recommended by the manufacturer. |
194 |
Mobile Home with Full Tie-Downs |
Use this code for a mobile home (manufactured home) when the anchoring system uses both over-the-top ties and frame ties. Typically, ten frame ties and seven over-the-top ties are required for full tie-down in single-wide mobile homes. |