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Steel & concrete modular homes in Minnesota
Modular homes are built to state and local building codes and set on a permanent foundation. Here is what applies in Minnesota.
Minnesota program
- Administering agency
- Dept. of Labor and Industry (Industrialized Buildings Commission seal)
- Program / authority
- Minn. Rules chapter 1361 (Industrialized/Modular Buildings); Minn. Stat. 326B.194
- Code basis
- Model Rules for Industrialized/Modular Buildings (July 9, 1993 ed. and Dec. 1993 amendments) as incorporated in rule text read
- Inspection & seal
- Units sold or installed must bear an Industrialized Buildings Commission (IBC) seal and data plate certifying code compliance.
- Good to know
- The IBC seal is conclusive on all agencies and municipalities of the state; installation must still comply with the Minnesota State Building Code.
- Official source
- https://www.revisor.mn.gov/rules/1361/full
Summarised from public sources; rules change. Confirm with Minnesota’s agency and your local building department before ordering.
Your project in Minnesota
Step 1
Confirm zoning & permits
Local jurisdiction sets lot, setback and design rules. See Permits & Zoning.
Step 2
Plans reviewed to state code
We stamp plans for the code that applies in Minnesota.
Step 3
Factory build & inspection
Third-party or state inspection happens in the factory, then final on site.
Step 4
Set, connect, certify
Modules crane in, joints are torqued and inspected, and local sign-off issues the CO.