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Steel & concrete modular homes in Virginia
Modular homes are built to state and local building codes and set on a permanent foundation. Here is what applies in Virginia.
Virginia program
- Administering agency
- VA Dept. of Housing and Community Development (DHCD), State Building Codes Office
- Program / authority
- Virginia Industrialized Building Safety Regulations, 13VAC5-91; Code of Virginia 36-70 et seq.
- Code basis
- Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code (13VAC5-63)
- Inspection & seal
- In-factory construction of industrialized (modular) buildings is regulated by DHCD, with a registration seal near the electric panel.
- Good to know
- HUD-certified manufactured homes are excluded from the industrialized building program.
- Official source
- https://law.lis.virginia.gov/admincode/title13/agency5/chapter91/section10/
Summarised from public sources; rules change. Confirm with Virginia’s agency and your local building department before ordering.
Your project in Virginia
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 Virginia.
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.