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Steel & concrete modular homes in Maine
Modular homes are built to state and local building codes and set on a permanent foundation. Here is what applies in Maine.
Maine program
- Administering agency
- Manufactured Housing Board, Dept. of Professional and Financial Regulation
- Program / authority
- 10 M.R.S. 9042-9048 (Manufactured Housing Act); 02-385 CMR Chapter 110 (State Certification of Modular Homes)
- Code basis
- 2015 International Residential Code (per rule text read), plus Maine Uniform Building and Energy Code
- Inspection & seal
- Approval via inspection agency, local option, or special program; approved inspection agencies monitor manufacturers; the manufacturer's label is attached under the compliance assurance program.
- Good to know
- Zoning, setbacks, and on-site work are reserved to local government; State-certified modular homes are deemed to comply with local laws within the scope of certification.
- Official source
- https://www.maine.gov/pfr/professionallicensing/sites/maine.gov.pfr.professionallicensing/files/inline-files/MHB_385c110.pdf
Summarised from public sources; rules change. Confirm with Maine’s agency and your local building department before ordering.
Your project in Maine
Step 1
Confirm zoning & permits
Local jurisdiction sets lot, setback and design rules. See Permits & Zoning.
Step 2
Plans reviewed to state code
We stamp plans for the code that applies in Maine.
Step 3
Factory build & inspection
Third-party or state inspection happens in the factory, then final on site.
Step 4
Set, connect, certify
Modules crane in, joints are torqued and inspected, and local sign-off issues the CO.