The devastation and destruction were horrendous. Two direct hits in 20 days … and still suffered no serious structural damage.ġ3 years later, on September 10th, 2017, Hurricane Irma made landfall in Cudjoe Key in the Florida Keys as a Category 4, 140 mph storm.
Stuart, Florida, took 2 direct hits from Frances and Jeanne within 20 days of each other, and still, the Jacobsen’s held fast.
All of them hit Florida with 120 – 150 mph devastating winds and caused billions upon billions of dollars in damage. In 2004, four major hurricanes Charlie, Frances, Ivan, and Jeanne, decimated our state for more than 45 days. Real Life stories about Jacobsen and Palm Harbor Homes Visit our MOBILE/MANUFACTURED HOMES page for other related blog posts on this subject, or go to the INDEX for a complete listing of all our articles.Jacobsen and Palm Harbor Homes hold a very unique distinction among Florida Manufacturers … they are built for life.
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What do I need to know about buying a foreclosed mobile home?. When did a ground cover vapor barrier (plastic sheet) become required under a mobile/manufactured home?. What is a "HUD label verification letter" for a mobile/manufactured home?. How do I determine the age of a very old mobile home?. What are the most common defects in mobile/manufactured home foundation piers?. Where can I file a complaint if I have problems with my new or used manufactured/mobile home in Florida?. Here’s links to a collection of our blog posts about MOBILE/MANUFACTURED HOMES: To learn more, see our blog post What is a D-sticker mobile home? It’s called a “D-sticker” home, and means that it has been designed to meet the wind resistance requirement of ASCE 7-88, Exposure D-which is a standard referenced in the HUD Code. There is also a special category for manufactured homes to be sited within 1500 feet of the coastline in hurricane-prone areas of the country. Click on the link below to How do I find out how old a mobile home is and who manufactured it? to find out where to find the data plate. If you are checking out a used mobile home, the wind zone rating is noted on the home’s data plate. Want a sturdier mobile home? Upgrade to the next higher wind zone rating. And, although you can’t place a mobile home constructed to Zone I standards in Zone II, you can upgrade to higher than the required rating: Zone II homes can be sited in Zone I (although there is no Zone I in Florida), and Zone III homes can be put in Zone II. You should expect to pay several thousand dollars per step to upgrade to each higher wind zone. 
See the map below for a general idea of the location of each zone.Īll of the counties in Florida are in Zone II, except the following Zone III counties, which are primarily South Florida, plus two counties at the bump-out in the Panhandle Gulf coastline: Broward, Charlotte, Collier, Dade, Franklin, Gulf, Hendry, Lee, Martin, Manatee, Monroe, Palm Beach, Pinellas, and Sarasota. is in Zone I, with coastal and southern, hurricane-prone areas upgraded to Zones II (rated to withstand 100-mph winds) and III (up to 110-mph winds). The three wind zones for mobile homes are noted with Roman Numerals: I, II, and III.
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