[Imports] Mountlake Terrace, WA Building and Address Import

[Clifford Snow]

Hey Steve,

On Fri, Jul 1, 2022 at 4:26 AM stevea <steveaOSM at softworkers.com> wrote:

> >>> On Thu, Jun 30, 2022 at 4:28 AM Marc_marc
> >>> ? ? ?what's building=manufactured ? manufactured seem to be how
> >>    the building
> >>> ? ? ?is build, not what it look like
>
> It might be a USA-specific (or even California- or Western North
> America-specific) term, but I have often heard “manufactured home” as a
> synonym for “mobile home,” as in the “single-wide” or “double-wide”
> sometimes-called “trailers” that make up (in groups of dozens or even
> hundreds) what used to be called “trailer parks” (and may still be in
> places) but seem to more often be called “mobile home parks.”  (But I’ve
> never heard of them called “manufactured home parks”).
>

Another name is modular home for what I'm trying to tag. They differ from
mobile homes aka static caravans in that they are transported to the final
site via a specialized trailer where they are installed onto a fixed
foundation. Unlike a mobile home which is equipped with wheels and axles
and usually blocked up with either jacks or blocks. Around here, the
modular homes are called manufactured homes. I suspect in other parts of
the US they could be called something else. I do think knowing that they
exist is important. However with only 7 in the whole town I'm not that big
a deal. My county has hundreds but the county doesn't have the records to
indicate where they exist.

>
> As the construction / materials are similar to what I’ve experienced in
> “portable / temporary school or office buildings” (occasionally called a
> “pod” in some contexts, especially when grouped into small clusters of such
> buildings), these might be called “manufactured building” (schoolroom,
> office building…) rather than “manufactured home.”
>
> I agree that it is true that these are not financed (or zoned) like usual
> homes.  It is also true that they are “portable” or “mobile” as they can be
> moved and are of a (somewhat) temporary nature, as they do not have a
> long-term foundation to the earth such as a poured concrete slab or a
> basement.
>
> The portable school rooms are similar I suspect but don't have any first
hand knowledge of their construction.

Best,
Clifford


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