Patent ID: 7681373

Claim:
A method of supporting and protecting a manufactured home structure comprising the steps of: a) providing a manufactured home with vertical manufactured side and end walls, an at least one door, and an at least one window; b) setting up said manufactured home to accommodate a plurality of onsite exterior wall panels to stand exterior to, substantially flush, and parallel of said vertical manufactured side and end walls; c) preparing said plurality of on site exterior wall panels to allow for openings to accommodate said an at least one corresponding door and an at least one corresponding window to said vertical manufactured side and end walls of said manufactured home; d) preparing said plurality of onsite exterior wall panels with a means of attachment directly to a foundation; e) preparing a site with the said foundation consisting of an anchor system and a footing structure placed along the perimeter of the manufactured home with a means of attachment; f) attaching the said manufactured home to the said foundation using the said anchoring system; g) attaching onsite the said plurality of onsite exterior wall panels directly to the said footing structure of the said foundation; and h) attaching the said plurality of onsite exterior wall panels to the said manufactured home, wherein the said plurality of onsite exterior wall panels are substantially flush against and substantially vertically enclose all of the said vertical [outer] manufactured side and end walls of the said mobile home.