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Meet Dave!

Dave Smith is a graduate of Westmont High School in Cambell, CA, with further education at West Valley and Cabrillo Colleges in Constructional Technology.

Dave is a journeyman carpenter, a licensed general carpenter, and a licensed Realtor.

He was introduced into customer service/warranty capacity of the manufactured housing industry in 1998, where he worked with new home buyers and became familiar with all of the different Mobile Home Manufacturers.

In 2010, Dave worked closely with the residents of Oakridge Mobile Home Park that lost their homes, along with the rest of their many belongings in the Sylmar Fire.  He was able to help them get their lives back with brand new custom designed homes.

Dave has called the Central Coast home since 1984.  He lives there with his wife and two children and manages the Alliance Manufactured Home office in Sunny Soquel.

To get to know Dave, or any one of our many friendly agents better, please click here.

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Testimonial From Happy Customers!

I would highly recommend Alliance Manufactured Homes for the following reasons:

Sales staff are great to work with. They are very knowledgeable on all aspects of MFH’s and the various parks in the Bay Area.

The Installation of the home was on time and complete. Alliance has always been very responsive to all our needs along the way.

My wife and I are very happy living in our Karsten home. The home is well built and nice to look at. All our family and friends have made nice comments about it. Our utility bills are very low since home is very efficient.

Sincerely,

Dwight & Jessie Modrell

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The 5 Q’s

Skyline Manufactured Homes: Customer Satisfaction and Safety

QUALITY EMPLOYEES – At the heart of every Skyline factory are the employees who work to build your home. Skyline employees are a proud and dedicated group whose goal is to provide the best home for your hard-earned money.

QUALITY BRANDS – Skyline understands the importance of using quality name-brand materials and appliances. After all, this isn’t just another house, this is your home. With names like Rheem, Delta, Owens-Corning, Coleman, Congolium, Shaw, and GE you can be confident that a Skyline home is built with with some of the best names in home construction.

QUALITY CONTROL – Skyline’s Quality Assurance Process is paramount in ensuring compliance with Federal Manufactured Home Construction Safety Standards (or HUD code). Skyline’s in-house quality control team, as well as independent third party agencies, inspects your home during each phase of the construction process. These codes ensure that your home is built to specific structural, mechanical, plumbing, electrical, and safety standards.

QUALITY MATERIALS – All Skyline homes are built in an environmentally controlled manufacturing facility with no exposure to the outside elements. The same holds true for our building material storage. They store all building materials in an environmentally controlled warehouse, with no exposure to the outdoor elements. All materials are stored per the supplier’s recommendations. Their own internal Quality Assurance Process requires a weekly inspection of stored materials to assure they are in ready-to-use condition. Their suppliers, independent third Party inspection provider, and other governing agencies also conduct periodic inspections of our stored materials.

QUALITY HOME DESIGN – Skyline homes are designed to enhance the quality of today’s lifestyles. They have a home to fit whatever stage of life you are in. First time home buyers, a family that’s growing, or an empty nest can all find homes to fit their needs. Their design team had created a portfolio of floor plans, decors, and optional amenities to ensure the flexibility needed to satisfy your housing needs.

The 5 Q’s are important to us.
The 5 Q’s are important for your Satisfaction & Safety.
Why Compromise? Check out the Available Skyline Homes Today.

Information in this post is based on the Skyline Website.
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What is a Manufactured Home?

Manufactured housing (also known as prefabricated housing) is a type of housing unit that is largely assembled in factories and then transported to sites of use.

In the United States, the term manufactured housing specifically refers to a house built entirely in a protected environment under a federal code set by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The term mobile home describes factory-built homes produced prior to the 1976 HUD Code enactment.

The original focus of this form of housing was its mobility. Units were initially marketed primarily to people whose lifestyle required mobility. However, beginning in the 1950s, these homes began to be marketed primarily as an inexpensive form of housing designed to be set up and left in a location for long periods of time, or even permanently installed with a masonry foundation. Previously, units had been eight feet or less in width, but in 1956, the 10-foot (3.0 m) wide home was introduced. This helped solidify the line between mobile and house/travel trailers, since the smaller units could be moved simply with an automobile, but the larger, wider units required the services of a professional trucking company. In the 1960s and ’70s, the homes became even longer and wider, making the mobility of the units more difficult. Today, when a factory-built home is moved to a location, it is usually kept there permanently.

Both types of homes – manufactured and modular – are commonly referred to as factory built housing, but they are not identical. Modular homes are transported on flatbed trucks rather than beingtowed, and lack axles and an automotive-type frame. However, some modular houses are towed behind a semi-truck or toter on a frame similar to that of a trailer. The house is usually in two pieces and is hauled by two separate trucks. Each frame has five or more axles, depending on the size of the house. Once the house has reached its location, the axles and the tongue of the frame are then removed, and the house is set on a concrete foundation by a large crane. Most modern modular homes, once fully assembled, are indistinguishable from site-built homes. Their roofs are usually transported as separate units, eradicating the telltale roof line of the factory built home.

Source: Wikipedia

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