The News Media- Manufactured Home Friend or Foe?

The News Media:  Minnesota Manufactured Home Friend or Foe?

By:  Dustin Falling- Sales Manager of Life Style Homes of Litchfield

With all the recent tornadoes throughout the U.S. the media has had a lot of coverage on this.  I have always found it interesting they generally pick on the manufactured homes (what they call mobile homes).  They also usually focus on the older homes, which actually are still called mobile homes.  Even though neighborhood after neighborhood of stick built homes are devastated by these storms the focus seems to be on the manufactured homes.

However, I did find one news report that focused on an older mobile that was damaged from a tornado and showing a newer manufactured home adjacent to this damaged one that was in perfect condition. 

Being in the business the construction methods of a manufactured home is basically the same as a stick built home.  If properly installed a manufactured home can withstand heavy winds in the wind zone it was built for.  I have always said it a tornado is going to hit your home directly, good luck.  Regardless of the home you live in always find the safest shelter and wait it out.