Built on a chassis and legally defined as ‘mobile homes’, whether residential park homes can be moved once sited is a reasonable question to consider. Technically, the answer is yes, but they’re not designed to be. In this article, we’ll explore the technicalities behind that.

Fundamentally, the ability to move a park home is not as straightforward as towing a caravan. Park homes are designed to be permanently stationed once sited. This is for number of reasons ranging from its construction, legal consideration and practical logistics.

How Park Homes Are Built and Why Moving Them Is Difficult

Park homes located at Parklands of Lincoln are typically 20’ wide, which requires the unit to be transported in two halves. Upon the home being sited, the home is joined together at the two halves. Once the park home’s utilities and connections are completed, a brick skirt (built around the underneath of the home for aesthetic reasons) and brick steps are built for accessing the home (as it is obviously raised from the ground).

To disassemble all the components for transportation would demand logistical challenges. Moreover, the transportation of park homes is costly as it requires a LGV, licensed driver(s), permits, route planning and escorted vehicles throughout their journey, notwithstanding the re-assembling of the home upon re-siting.

Important Consideration To Moving A Park Home

It is not unfeasible to move a sited park home, but it does come with risks which are important to consider.

Damage

Relocating them may weaken the structure; vibrations and stresses during the disassemble and transport can cause damage to the frame, walls, and/or internal fittings. The age of the park home may also play a big part in this, as built to different standard, may not be as robust as modern homes that are built to British Standard BS 3632.

Warranties

New park homes often come with warranties. For example, at Parklands, all new homes built on our site come with a 10 year structural warranty. Moving your home, these may be affected.

Site Licensing and Relocation Restrictions

Most park home developments operate under a licensing system, in which a site owner must consent to a sited park home being moved. Moreover, finding a new park site willing to accept a relocated home can be challenging, as some parks have strict rules about the age or condition of homes. Local planning regulations may also impose restrictions on where park homes can be sited.

Moving a Park Home: Is It a Good Idea?

It is plainly obvious that there are major obstacles to re-siting a park home. In our opinion it is ill-advised to re-locate a park home due to the high risks involved in terms of damage and end cost which may eliminate any initial ideas of cost saving anyway. Moreover, almost all park home developments insist that ‘new’ park homes are bought through the park operator, so it is highly unlikely that this option has any feasibility.

Over 55? Looking for the perfect place to retire? We urge to come and explore our park home development in Lincoln, a safe, secure community in the peaceful village of Waddington. Just minutes from all the amenities you’ll ever need, it’s the ideal place to site your park home with confidence (and never worry about relocating!)

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