I'd be OK with a dilapidated mobile home on a lot I really liked, even if only as a place to live where I had my proverbial dream house built.
New stick built houses use tons of OSB everywhere, and have so for at least a couple of decades. So they are just as bad.
For sure. We've had some new builds that use it for flooring, wall and roofing.
It is stronger and more expensive. But it can't handle moisture. In the case of my swamp shack, OSB right over a crawlspace that floods a lot. Not ideal. A coworker of mine has a roof desk that's osb and had a leak - it's gone.
I see houses get rained on often with OSB - happened to sister/BiL … he asked the contractor to start framing the garage and give the house/OSB a couple days of sun/wind before the wrap and went on …They use OSB pretty much everywhere here for sheathing and underlayment. These houses are exposed to rain and whatever until the siding and roofing go on. Who knows what condition that stuff is in afterwards.
OSB and particleboard are two entirely different products. Particleboard will disintegrate when exposed to water, OSB won't (but it does expand when wet). OSB will rot like plywood if exposed to water for long time periods. Marine OSB (like AdvanTech) will not expand or rot and is supposed to be better than Marine plywood.New stick built houses use tons of OSB everywhere, and have so for at least a couple of decades. So they are just as bad.
This approach make good senses if you stick to the plan. It’s temporary solution in order to achieve a long term goal. One just has to be absolutely certain it is where they truly want to stay.I'd be OK with a dilapidated mobile home on a lot I really liked, even if only as a place to live where I had my proverbial dream house built.
What's the price difference to get into something newer? That way you aren't spending $500+ a month and breaking your back renovating yet again another house.
What about a townhouse ?
It will never appreciate in value and likely depreciate like everything out there with wheels.
If you can accept losing money purchase price vs a stick built home appreciating go for it.
You shouldn’t be scared of a crawl space.
Getting to everything is nice.
One should be able to pick up one or three out in Craig,CO with Tri-State in the process of shucking coal fired generation and the corresponding closing of the mines. But almost anything you purchase out there will have the frame under it that is rolled in on. They had almost fifty years of prosperity, but the parties over boys. It's back to sheep herding for you. And this caveat. Craig is the coldest place in the state and the place is full of scum buzzards.$180K in the south still buys a real house.
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Scum buzzards? Is that the same as scum and villainy?And this caveat. Craig is the coldest place in the state and the place is full of scum buzzards.
I believe most of the ones around here are Clayton, there's a Clayton dealer right in town for quite a while.Check out Clayton homes like others mentioned nothing wrong with a manufactured house they're stick built just in 2-3 sections.
Are you staying in New York or relocating? In sc there’s Clayton homes & H&H builders I have a Clayton and H&H builders dealer 5 mins from me. Also there’s palm harbor and champion manufactured/modular homes. My parents have a palm harbor built in 2017 I’d rate it a 7/10 my aunt has a champion built earlier 2000’s maybe 05-07 I personally like the champion build quality better I’d give a 8.5-9/10. Nothing’s perfect out there me and my wife had a free standing house built by mungo homes and we’re disappointed with the quality materials and overall fit & finish. I would take a manufactured modular home any day.I believe most of the ones around here are Clayton, there's a Clayton dealer right in town for quite a while.