The pleasure of inspecting of a pretty nice manufactured home today. It had been really well-maintained and look like a very pretty home. As in all things what really matters is what you don’t see. That’s why they hire us.
At the end of the inspection we get a chance to go under the crawl space and one of the first things I notice is that cinder block piers they have used are not all facing the correct orientation. The holes in cinder blocks should always be facing up and down not horizontally.
They have very little structural strength when you set them on their side or stand them on their end. This is certainly an incorrect installation and needs to be corrected.
As I continued the inspection I noticed that the cinder block pier is tipped alot. I tap it with my foot gently and the whole pier moves, it is making almost no contact with the beam.
The last cinder block pier in the corner was even better it’s not even touching the beam that is supposed to support it. This manufactured home normally would have several metal straps or other connections to the ground to protect it against earthquakes and wind. There were none on the entire structure. I think I know why this house has been for sale for a while I hope that they will make the repairs.