Mobile homes for year-round use

The housing issue remains an acute problem in our country. The high cost of finished housing, as well as land and building materials for construction, forces many families to rent an apartment or take out a mortgage, deliberately driving themselves into debt bondage for many years. Buying a mobile home will solve the housing problem. From this article, readers will learn about the merits of such housing.

Design

Companies that produce such houses use materials with low heat dissipation, applying innovative technologies that help to build it quickly. And also make it suitable for year-round living and resistant to seismic vibrations.

The design allows you to install the building on any suitable site, and if necessary, quickly transport it to another place. No need for mobile housing installation capital foundation... They can be installed on screw piles, concrete blocks or other rigid base. Some models can be operated on a low loader semitrailer, which makes them easier to transport if necessary. Depending on the design, they are as follows:

• houses consisting of one block;
• modular, consisting of several blocks;
• transformers.

Consisting of one block, it is convenient to use as a country house, bathhouse or sauna. Their internal structure depends on its purpose.

Modular consist of separate parts assembled into one structure. Each section fulfills its purpose and is equipped with the necessary communications. The finished modules are brought to the construction site and assembled into a single structure.

An interesting technical solution is self-folding mobile homes, which are manufactured by Ten Fold Engineering. Once assembled, it is placed in a standard container and transported to the installation site by truck. After unloading at the installation site, it is enough to press a button to turn the structure into a full-fledged building with an area of ​​60 sq. m.

Mobile home-transformer

In such a folding bed, it will remain to bring furniture, since communications have already been installed in it and lamps that work from solar panels are built in.

Types of mobile homes

Manufacturers produce various types of mobile housing, which differ in design, interior and exterior decoration, and, consequently, living conditions. The following types are distinguished:

• mobile home based on Canadian technology;
• English mobile homes;
• residential modules of the Aleut type;
• Finnish collapsible;
• mobile Dutch type;
• trailers and autocampers.

They all have their own advantages and disadvantages. Let's take a quick look at each type.

English

Such houses are full-fledged housing and are adapted for living throughout the year. English mobile homes come in two versions: single-house and double-house, which differ in their dimensions. The first option is a compact building that can be transported by a tractor on a loading platform. The dimensions of the double-house do not allow it to be transported at one time, so they are delivered to the place in parts. Their length is from 6 to 15 meters, width - from 2 to 7 meters. The number of rooms depends on the size of such a mobile structure.

After installation on site, it is possible to connect to the central water supply and sewerage system.Companies producing ready-made houses equip them with the necessary furniture and household appliances. They have a bathroom and toilet, and gas or electric heating.

Mobile home based on Canadian technology

A feature of this technology is the use of durable SIP panels. Such a panel consists of two oriented strand board (OSB), between which a layer of expanded polystyrene is laid, which retains heat well, and is also not subject to decomposition and the action of aggressive media. A specially glued SIP-panel can withstand up to 10 tons per meter of vertical load and more than a ton per 1 m² of lateral load.

House made by Canadian technology

Such parameters are several times higher than the requirements for panel houses. Due to the strength of the SIP panels, the construction of the Canadian mobile home does not require a rigid frame.

Finnish

Finnish movable collapsible houses are assembled on a prepared site from highly finished external panels or modular blocks manufactured at the factory. They can be built on a permanent or temporary foundation such as a Swedish insulated board.

Such a foundation is a container of dense foam, in which all communications and the heating system are laid. Further, a layer of concrete 30 cm thick is poured into the container. If necessary, it can be easily disassembled and transported to another place.

"Aleut"

Residential modules "Aleut" are made of composite materials, which provides the structure with high strength and low weight. These characteristics and moisture resistance of materials allow it to be installed on any ground, even without a temporary foundation or on a floating platform.

The house consists of two blocks, each weighing about 1500 kg, and a terrace. The module is divided into zones of different functionality and is equipped with an exhaust ventilation system with an air recuperator. There is a sensor that monitors the level of carbon dioxide. It is possible to connect to the power supply, water supply and sewerage system. The complete set of the Aleut mobile module includes a set of furniture and household appliances.

Trailers and campers

In such mobile homes, you can live and travel at the same time. IN auto campere the driver's seat is separated from the residential block. The camper is equipped with everything that a normal home has: a shower, toilet, sleeping places, as well as recreation and cooking areas. A trailer van with a living block inside is called a trailer.

In zones with a cold climate, you cannot live in them all year round, but in a warm climate it is quite convenient.

DIY options for building

In addition to buying a ready-made mobile home, you can build a house according to your own project. You can order it, or you can do it yourself. There are special programs that allow you to design any structure with a computer, for example, "Dom-3D" (see. House design software).

To build yourself, you can go in several ways.

1. Weld a strong metal frame that can withstand lifting by a truck crane or jacks if it is necessary to load it for transportation. And then this frame is already sheathed, insulated and carried out communications.
2. Use a ready-made metal container for construction. They have sufficient strength and can be easily lifted and transported. When converting it into a living space, it is enough to make the necessary openings, insulate and carry out communications.
   

   Small container house with pile foundations

   Given the several sizes of their execution, you can get housing with a different usable area. Well, as an option, you can easily make a modular house from them.

3. Wood is less durable, and making a frame that can be easily loaded and transported is more difficult, but possible.It all depends on the size. You can simply build a wooden house on a metal frame or on a trailer. Wood is, of course, preferable as it is warmer and lighter.

Foundation

Depending on the size, mobile homes may, in general, do without a foundation or do not require a complex structure. It will be enough to install it on a solid, level surface. Moreover, when there is a likelihood of a quick move to a new place.

If the housing has an impressive weight and size, and it is not planned to move, then it is better to make a foundation. As a base, you can use: piles, reinforced concrete blocks, slabs or strip foundation.

Outcome

In conclusion of the article, it should be noted that the purchase or construction of a mobile home will help solve the housing problems of many families. According to the reviews of people living in such houses, this housing is quite suitable for year-round living. However, the technology and quality of work must be strictly observed, otherwise it will be uncomfortable or very expensive to live in such a house in winter due to the increased consumption of funds for heating.

The main advantages of such housing – it does not need to be registered in the cadastral register, a building permit is not needed and there is the possibility of a quick move from place to place.