The Trailer houses are designed and
built like conventional houses. They're made with conventional wood-siding walls, asphalt
shingle roofs, conventional windows, and doors, and virtually everything inside conforms
with standard home building practices. They are also located on permanent foundations.They have conventional doors and windows. That means they are everyday doors
and windows that people use. They also have wood siding walls. That means the outside of
the trailers is made of wood. Another detail is an asphalt shingle roof. An asphalt
shingle roof is a waterproof roof. Standard building inside is also a detail. Everything
inside is like a regular home. The house has a permanent foundation. It keeps the floor
from moving and makes the house stay in its place.
The trailers came from the United States of America. The time period
trailers were popular was from 1940 to the present.
Contemporary folk houses, like those of the past, reflect the
continuing need for basic, economical shelter without concern for fashionable stylistic
design or detailing. That's why it fit in that time period.