What is a structural integrity report for a moved home?
It is a signed report from a Professional Engineer who inspects your manufactured home at its current site. It answers one question: was the home damaged, altered, or weakened when it moved?
What does the engineer look at?
The inspection focuses on the parts of a manufactured home most affected by transport and reinstallation. Three areas matter most:
- The frame and chassis, including distortion, damage, weld changes, corrosion, and whether the frame is carrying the home as intended.
- For a multi-section home, the connections between sections and any visible signs of movement.
- The piers, footings, anchors, and tie-downs at the new site, and the load path they create.
Our guide on what moving does to a manufactured home explains each of these in more detail.
Where is the inspection done?
At the property where the home sits now. We document current conditions on site, then give a clear structural opinion within the scope we agreed on. The report is a PDF signed by the engineer, so it can go into the loan file.
Who asks for this report?
Usually a lender. A lender may request a structural integrity assessment for a relocated home, and the exact wording of that request matters. "Structural integrity report" can mean different things across loan programs, so send the written condition before anything is quoted.
Is it the same as a foundation certification?
Not necessarily. A foundation certification addresses a specific foundation standard, while a structural integrity report evaluates the home after relocation. Some files need one, some need both, and your lender decides.
If the request names a foundation standard, see foundation requirements after a move.
Does the report get the loan approved?
No. The report supports the lender's review. The lender looks at the complete file and confirms whether the home and the loan meet applicable requirements, and we cannot promise that any home or loan will qualify.
An honest report can also describe findings you were hoping not to see. If it does, ask the engineer what further information or work is needed before you authorize anything more.
What should you do next?
Get the lender's requirement in writing, and gather what you know about where the home was moved from and when. Our structural integrity report service covers the inspection and the signed report.
Reports are signed by an engineer licensed in the state where the home sits: Missouri, Arkansas, Illinois, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, or Indiana.
Send us the address and your lender's wording. We reply within one business day.