Glossary
Manufactured Home Installer Terms & Vocabulary
15 essential manufactured home installer terms with plain-English definitions: the vocabulary you’ll hear in training and on day one.
Key manufactured home installer vocabulary
These 15 terms come up constantly in manufactured home installer training, on the job and in interviews. Knowing them helps you follow instructions, document accurately and sound prepared.
- Chassis
- Steel frame.
- Crossover
- Utility connections between sections.
- Final inspection
- Code check.
- Ground anchor
- Holds tie-downs.
- HUD code
- Federal manufactured home standard.
- Leveling
- Making the home level.
- Marriage line
- Where sections join.
- Modular home
- Built to local codes.
- Pier
- Support under the home.
- Set crew
- Installation team.
- Site prep
- Preparing the ground.
- Skirting
- Cover around the base.
- Tie-down
- Anchor strap.
- Vapor barrier
- Ground moisture cover.
- Wind zone
- Area wind rating.
Practice these terms
Test yourself with the free Manufactured Home Installer practice test: it includes vocabulary questions built from this list. For a complete course, see Manufactured Home Installer training.
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