I would avoid trailers. Not sturdy, stable or energy efficient. The flat
roofs hold water/snow/litter.
In addition, several parishes we looked at are refusing to allow trailers.
Which I agree with. They are a blight and are tornado magnets. Follow the
maps of tornado alley, and look at all the trailer parks.
In addition, they are not stable in hurricanes, tornados (my aunt's
neighbor's was flipped off its bricks, yes, they are on bricks to hold them
up) and rock in storms. My aunt had one when she first moved to AL in the
late 70s. Our fist summer there the storms were so bad the trailer rocked
and almost fell off the posts. We started clearing land for the foundation
for a real, stable house to be built. It's survived 3 tornados I've been
there for and innumerable snow storms. Plus it's cheaper to heat!
Several parishes we looked at have rules that a trailer has be from a
certain year (i.e., nothing before 1995, etc.). Check the local codes and
covenants for property. You'd want something stable that'll last a
lifetime, a tin can is not that.
Case in point, Mum's was opened like a Spam can when Katrina hit her home.
My brother's house (1 acres IN FRONT of mum) only had room peeled back. Only
other damage was a few boards that were stuck in the siding. If it was a
trailer, it would have went through like a hot knife through butter. I'VE
put my hand through the walls of a trailer in a fight with a brother when I
was 13. Mum threw a pot at an animal trying to get in one night and made a
very large hole in her brand new, specially built 68K double-wide. I
wouldn't live in one if it was given to me.
Jeanne
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