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Manufacturers: accessible features for modular and manufactured homes are available but typically optional and add modest cost
Summary
Industry witnesses from Pecto Holmes told the committee that manufacturers can add accessibility options—36‑inch doors, low‑threshold roll‑in showers, higher toilets and grab bars—but those features are generally optional and would add modest up‑front costs (basic accommodations roughly $3,000–$5,000; roll‑in showers $1,500–$3,000).
Representatives from Pecto Holmes, including Dean Pecto Holmes and Ashley Eberly, spoke to the committee about how accessibility features are handled in factory‑built housing.
Dean Pecto Holmes said manufacturers can provide many accessibility options but they are not standard in base HUD‑code manufactured homes; modular homes built to state code can be more customizable. "There are options, but they are not standard," he said, adding that factories will…
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