Approval education

Factory-Built Housing vs Local Permit

The most important approval boundary: factory-built structure review is not the same as final site approval.

Two approval lanes

Factory-built housing review can support the structure and model documentation, while the local jurisdiction still reviews how that structure lands on a specific property. The buyer needs both ideas separated before trusting a budget.

What the R numbers help with

R-22345 and R-22348 are useful product proof points because they identify model documentation and state-level factory-built housing review context. They make the product more credible than an unsupported rendering.

What remains local

Foundation, anchoring, utility connections, placement, setbacks, drainage, fire access, inspection sequence, and site conditions are local project issues. The factory approval packet does not make those disappear.

Why this affects cost

Local review can create plan revisions, engineering requirements, utility upgrades, inspection fees, or site-work changes. That is why permits and local fees deserve their own calculator line.

How to talk about it safely

The safe sales message is: the product has factory-built documentation to review, and the installed project still needs local site approval. That builds confidence without making a site-ready permit claim.