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Steel & concrete modular homes in Rhode Island
Modular homes are built to state and local building codes and set on a permanent foundation. Here is what applies in Rhode Island.
Rhode Island program
- Administering agency
- Rhode Island State Building Commissioner (State Building Code Commission)
- Program / authority
- RISBC-1 Section 430 (Modular Construction); R.I. Gen. Laws 23-27.3-111.3.1
- Code basis
- Rhode Island Building Code (2021 IBC basis) or RI Residential One and Two-Family Code as appropriate
- Inspection & seal
- Factory inspection is by an approved third-party inspector; approval procedures are set by the State Building Commissioner.
- Good to know
- RISBC-1 states 2024 laws repealed Rhode Island's membership in the IIBC compact; verify the current rule version.
- Official source
- https://rules.sos.ri.gov/Regulations/part/510-00-00-1?reg_id=13346
Summarised from public sources; rules change. Confirm with Rhode Island’s agency and your local building department before ordering.
Your project in Rhode Island
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 Rhode Island.
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.