Corrugated Panels Provide Contemporary Aesthetic for California Apartments
You’d never guess the 30-unit complex known as Downtown Terrace in San Luis Obispo, Calif., was made up entirely of mobile homes. Each two-story unit was manufactured in a factory and delivered with OSB siding. As a finishing touch, corrugated panels from McElroy Metal were installed as the façade to each building.
“Technically, they’re mobile homes,” says John Belsher, project manager at Belsher Law of San Luis Obispo. “They are registered by the state as mobile homes, licensed as mobile homes and taxed as mobile homes. They were manufactured in a mobile home factory. I didn’t like the factory finishes that were available, so I found the corrugated metal siding.”