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It seems that the problem is that zoning laws in most places prevent turning more land into more trailer parks, but it's not clear to me that those laws prevent
by qiqing 11y ago
It seems that the problem is that zoning laws in most places prevent turning more land into more trailer parks, but it's not clear to me that those laws prevent some kind of vertical stacking.
I can imagine a few mechanical engineers taking on the task of building a frame of some kind that allows folks to vertically stack mobile homes up to 3 or 4 stories high with outdoor stairs. You have then effectively tripled or quadrupled the supply of rentable 'pads' which would keep it affordable for those on fixed income.
- toomuchtodo 11y agoGoogle "cargo container dorms"
- jessaustin 11y agoIt's a creative idea, but mobile homes really aren't designed for that. The biggest problem would be poorly-insulated floors suddenly exposed to the open air at elevation, although perhaps some skirting could be developed to interface with the frame or the house below. However it seems that the idiosyncratic plumbing, siding, roofing, heating, etc. components particular to this style of home would not be robust to lifting to or existing at the heights required. Also I doubt the fire codes would ever be amended to allow this scenario.
- Zach_the_Lizard 11y agoA lot of places ban buildings above X height or stories tall, and I'd imagine stacked trailers count as far as this goes.
- logfromblammo 11y agoYou put the frame and stairs in a warehouse-style steel-framed building. That saves on some requirements for the housing units themselves. Many zoning laws also include peak height restrictions, which limit the practical height of such a building to 3 stories. But factory-built homes are usually half the cost of a site-built home for the same usable floor area.