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Manufactured Home Inspection

South Dakota Manufactured Home Inspection Information

Approved for 16 hours of South Dakota home inspector continuing education credits!

Delivery Method: Online

Manufactured homes, which are often also referred to as mobile homes, are one of the fastest-growing home inspection markets in the United States. PHII's course is available online and helps you learn at your own pace how to perform an inspection on a manufactured home. You will also learn how to write a professional home inspection report that properly addresses a manufactured home's components and systems.

Manufactured Home Inspection Course
PHII is proud to offer the only course that includes manufactured housing report forms.
Because mobile/manufactured housing is built to Housing and Urban Development (HUD) regulations, they must be inspected differently than traditional site-built housing. These different regulations affect the design and construction methods, which can differ significantly from traditionally-built homes. 







Some important points specifically about manufactured housing covered in the course include: 
  • Non-removable chassis, 
  • Bracing and support systems, 
  • Four-wire electrical service common to all manufactured homes, 
  • Polybutylene supply piping, 
  • Wind/load/thermal zone ratings, 
  • Metal roofing, 
  • Skirting, 
  • Under wrap, 
  • Potentially hazardous aluminum wiring.
And other useful topics and knowledge.

Some manufactured home producers use cheaper, lower quality materials and faster, less scrupulous methods - our course will help you distinguish mobile homes that use better construction materials and practices from those that use lower quality - but not necessarily substandard - materials. The course also covers the varied construction methods, some of the benefits and disadvantages of each, and how to recognize them. 

Of particular note, the HUD Manufactured Home Construction & Safety Standards is covered in the course, and the relevant regulations and practices for electrical, gas, water and sewer hookups.

What You Will Master
  • Understanding manufactured, modular, and site-built construction and the relevant differences
  • Reading HUD Labels and interpreting Data Plates
  • Comparing HUD code with common residential code, with key differences explained
  • Identifying the correct wind/load/thermal zone
  • Foundations, piers, and stabilizing systems
  • Reporting on Roof-overs and other homeowner-added systems
  • Common structural defects from lower quality materials
  • Inspecting the skirting, crawl spaces and belly wrap
  • Four-wire electrical panels and proper neutral buss bonding
  • Recognizing fire hazards and HUD-required egress for fire and other emergencies
And much more!

Package Includes:

  • Tracking via the Internet 
  • Online Course Access 
  • Computerized Flashcards & Testing 
  • Certificate 
  • Toll Free Support 
  • Bonus Manufactured Home Inspection Report Addendum Forms.


16 Credit Hours FL CE | Course # 0000317 | 16 Course Hours

South Dakota Manufactured Home Inspection Course Approval

South Dakota course approval - 16653780004606Cert.pdfThe Manufactured Home Inspection course has been approved for 16 hours of continuing education credit in South Dakota. To remain on active status, the licensed/registered home inspector must complete 24 hours of approved continuing education by December 31st of the year the license/registration expires. Home Inspection Licenses need to be renewed every 2 years.  Course Number: 4606R1625

Continuing Education Approvals

Manufactured Home Inspection can be used for continuing education credits in Oregon, Tennessee, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Indiana, Kansas, Wisconsin, New Hampshire, West Virginia, Florida, Illinois, South & Dakota



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Manufactured Home Inspection $299.00