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Steel & concrete modular homes in New Mexico
Modular homes are built to state and local building codes and set on a permanent foundation. Here is what applies in New Mexico.
New Mexico program
- Administering agency
- Construction Industries Division (CID), Regulation and Licensing Department
- Program / authority
- 14.6.7 NMAC Modular Building Structures (replaced 14.12.3 NMAC, eff. 7/1/2018)
- Code basis
- New Mexico construction codes in Title 14, Chapters 5 through 10 NMAC
- Inspection & seal
- Manufacturers must use an approved third-party in-plant inspection agency; inspectors attach a compliance decal and a data plate is placed on each section.
- Good to know
- Installation is inspected by CID or local authority having jurisdiction, which issues the Modular Building Certificate of Occupancy.
- Official source
- https://www.rld.nm.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/14_6_7-Modular-Building-Structures.pdf
Summarised from public sources; rules change. Confirm with New Mexico’s agency and your local building department before ordering.
Your project in New Mexico
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 New Mexico.
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.