Manufactured home stabilizing foundation system

A method of stabilizing a manufactured home mounted upon piers and connected to soil anchors, wherein the piers are arranged in spaced, opposed pairs along a length of the home and a soil anchor is engaged in the soil adjacent each pier, comprising the steps of:

• sizing an outer lateral stabilizer to fit between each pier and its adjacent anchor;
• placing said outer lateral stabilizer between each pier and its adjacent anchor so that said outer lateral stabilizer is in contact at its opposite ends with the pier and the anchor;
• connecting ties between said manufactured home and each of said anchors;
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• drawing tension in said ties until the anchors are pre-loaded to a predetermined stress and the outer stabilizers are compressed between the anchors and the pier.

A method of installing a stabilizing foundation system for a manufactured home mounted upon piers supported by the ground, wherein the piers are arranged in spaced, opposed pairs along a length of the manufactured home, the method comprising the steps of:

• placing at least one stabilizer plate under each pier;
• driving a plurality of soil anchors into the ground about the manufactured home, with the soil anchors being arranged in association with the piers so that each anchor is located outwardly of each pier and so that two anchors and two piers define an approximately straight line across the manufactured home;
• attaching a tie between each anchor and the manufactured home at a location above the pier associated with said anchor;
• placing an outer stabilizer bar between each anchor and its associated pier so that said outer stabilizer bar is in contact with the anchor and the stabilizer plate of its associated pier;
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• placing an intermediate stabilizer bar between each pair of piers so that said intermediate stabilizer bar is in contact with a stabilizer plate under each of the pair of piers;
• whereby a nearly contiguous stabilizing foundation is formed that includes two anchors, two outer stabilizer bars, at least two stabilizer plates, and an intermediate stabilizer bar.

A kit for use in forming a stabilizing foundation for a manufactured home mounted upon piers supported by the ground, wherein the piers are arranged in at least one pair of opposed piers along a length of the manufactured home, the kit comprising:

• a pair of soil anchors adapted to be inserted into the ground, outwards of the pair of opposed piers so that said anchors are adapted to define a straight line with the pair of opposed piers across the manufactured home;
• a pair of ties for attachment to the manufactured home adjacent each pair of opposed piers, each tie attached to each anchor;
• at least two stabilizer plates for placement under the pair of opposed piers;
• a pair of outer stabilizer bars adapted to be placed between the anchors and each pair of opposed piers;
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• an intermediate stabilizer bar adapted to be placed between the pair of opposed piers.

A stabilizing foundation system for a manufactured home mounted upon pairs of piers supported by the ground, wherein the pairs of piers are spaced along a length of the manufactured home and support the home, the stabilizing foundation system comprising:

• a plurality of soil anchors adapted to be inserted into the ground on opposite sides of the home with each pair of said anchors for respective arrangement in association with each pair of piers, each pair of anchors adapted for straddling a pair of piers;
• ties attached to both of said anchors of each pair of anchors and for attachment to the manufactured home at a location above each associated pair of piers;
• stabilizer bars extending between each anchor and each of the associated pairs of piers;
• so that if the manufactured home moves away from one anchor due to the forces applied by wind, the one anchor is drawn toward its pier by the tie and the stabilizer bar engaging the one anchor resists movement of the one anchor by abutment of its other end against the pier.

A stabilizing foundation system for a manufactured home having a predetermined weight comprising:

• piers adapted to be supported by the ground and spaced along a length of the manufactured home such that the piers bear the weight of the manufactured home;
• pairs of soil anchors for insertion into the ground on opposite sides of and in alignment with at least one pier;
• stabilizer bars adapted to extend along the ground between the anchors of each pair of anchors and its respective pier;
• ties connected to said anchors and for connection to the manufactured home, the ties drawing said anchors of each pair of anchors toward its respective pier;
• so that the weight of the home bearing upon the piers resists movement of the piers, and the stabilizer bars extending from the piers to the anchors resist movement of the anchors and their associated tie toward the pier.

A stabilizing foundation system for a manufactured home having a predetermined weight, comprising:

• piers adapted to be supported by the ground and spaced along a length of the manufactured home such that the piers bear the weight of the manufactured home;
• a soil anchor for insertion into the ground adjacent one of said piers;
• a stabilizer bar having opposed ends and extending between and in abutment at its opposed ends with said pier and said anchor;
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• a tie connected to said anchor and for connection to said manufactured home, the tie drawing said anchor toward said pier and into compression with said stabilizer bar;
• so that the weight of the home bearing upon the pier resists movement of the pier;
• and the stabilizer bar extending from the pier to the anchor resists movement of the anchor and the tie toward the pier.

A stabilizing foundation system for a manufactured home comprising:

• piers supported by the ground for supporting a manufactured home;
• first and second soil anchors positioned in the ground on opposite sides of said piers;
• ties connected each at one end to one of said first and second anchors and sloped upwardly for connection at its other end to said home;
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• compression means having opposed ends and extending between and engaging at its opposed ends said anchors and said piers;
• so that lateral movement of said manufactured home in response to wind force is resisted by the transmission of force from said first anchor and its tie, through the compression means, the piers and to the second anchor.

A stabilizing foundation system for supporting a manufactured home on the ground comprising:

• first and second piers supported on the ground for supporting the manufactured home,
• a compression bar extending between and engaging at its ends said first and second piers at the ground;
• first strap means connected at one of its ends to said first pier adjacent the ground and extending upwardly from said first pier to a position above said second pier for connection to the manufactured home above said second pier;
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• second strap means connected at one of its ends to said second pier adjacent the ground and extending upwardly from said second pier to a position above said first pier for connection to the manufactured home above said first pier.