Mobile, manufactured and modular homes
Manufactured and Mobile Home HVAC
Ductwork, return air and equipment sizing for long, narrow floor plans, across Greater Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth and the rural areas around them.
Chapter 01
Why the far bedroom never cools
Most trouble in a mobile or manufactured home starts in the ductwork, not the air conditioner. Many of these homes run a single trunk down the length of the floor plan, with a branch off it to each room. The rooms nearest the equipment get plenty of air. The bedroom at the far end of a long, narrow house gets whatever is left, and in a Houston summer that is not much.
The return side is the second problem. Without enough return air, the system cannot pull air back from rooms with the door closed, so those rooms stay warm and the equipment runs longer than it should. Owners usually blame the air conditioner and ask for a bigger one. A bigger unit on the same starved ducts only moves the problem.
Then there is the tight envelope. Houston humidity meets a smaller, tighter house, and moisture control becomes part of the job. A system that cools fast but never runs long enough to pull water out of the air leaves a home that feels clammy at the right temperature.
A Miller condenser beside a manufactured home with grey siding and skirting
How we set up a long, narrow house
We start with the floor plan, because equipment sizing for an elongated home is not the same exercise as sizing for a square one. The load is spread along a long run, and the real question is whether one trunk can carry it to the far end.
From there the work is practical. We seal the duct joints and seams that leak conditioned air before it reaches a room. We add return-air vents where the house is missing them, so the system can draw from the rooms that need it. We balance the airflow so the far bedroom gets its share, and we check that the equipment suits the house and the Houston-area humidity, not just the square footage.
When the ducts are past sealing, duct repair and replacement are on the table. You hear what we found and what your choices are before we replace anything.
Chapter 03
Pre-1976, HUD Code and modular: three different homes
A home built in 1975 and a home built in 1977 were built under different rules, and the right HVAC plan for each starts there.
Mobile homes built after June 1976 fall under the HUD Code. Homes built before that date do not, and they are a different job. We ask which side of that line your home sits on, because it shapes what we expect to find and what we recommend. Modular homes are a third case, and we service those too.
The team carries over 100 years of combined experience, and we've spent decades on homes like yours. This is a specialty here, not a side job.
Our site-built service area centers on Tomball, Klein, Spring, The Woodlands, Rayford, Cypress, Conroe and Magnolia. Manufactured and modular homes reach much further. We service them across Greater Houston, the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and outlying rural areas, so if you are past the usual map, call and ask.
Over 20 years in business, NATE-certified technicians, licence TACLB27361E, licensed and insured. Call (832) 698-4273.
From a customer after an install
“The technician was very respectful and courteous. He was very knowledgeable as to what he was doing. This young man did a great job in installing our AC system.”