Age and type of house
A skirt panel around a park home stayed clipped on. What of the chassis has the inspection not seen?
The chassis, the supports and the steel under the floor, wherever that skirt covered them. A panel that stayed clipped on blocks the view underneath. The visit can record the skirt, the steps and the body it could walk through. It does not unclip the skirt unless the scope said so. A house-survey PDF also does not read the pitch agreement. Do not treat the unseen chassis as sound, and do not rename this home as a house system.
Last reviewed 24 October 2026. Written for buyers in England and Wales unless this answer says otherwise. No named surveyor has signed this page. It is general guidance, not a report on your house, and not legal advice.
What is the fuller explanation?
Park homes sit above a chassis, with a skirt around the gap that keeps weather and animals out and hides the steel, the wheels or the stands. Clips and trims are there so the skirt stays on. A normal look from outside sees dents, open joints and rot in a timber trim. It does not see corrosion on the chassis rails or whether a support has sunk. Carpets inside are not lifted, so the floor deck from above is not a view of the steel either. If the skirt stayed on, write the chassis as not seen.
Do not call the unit a PRC, Airey, Cornish, BISF or no-fines house because it looks factory-made. It is a park home, and this inspection is only as wide as the panels that were open. The report also does not read a pitch agreement, so it cannot tell you about selling, moving or site rules. Those papers need a solicitor or the site operator. Condition of the body you walked through can still be useful. It is not a clean chassis. Say that plainly to anyone who asks what was inspected.
What should you ask your surveyor?
- Did any skirt panel come off, or did the whole skirt stay clipped on?
- What of the chassis, stands or underside, if anything, was actually visible?
- Are you keeping this description free of house-system names?
What are the typical next steps?
- State that the chassis was not seen if the skirt stayed on.
- Do not call the park home a PRC or other house system.
- Do not use the survey as a reading of the pitch agreement.
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Also asked about this
If the floor feels firm, has the chassis been seen?
No. A firm floor is the deck under your feet. The chassis behind a clipped skirt was not inspected.
Will a standard house-survey sentence cover the underside automatically?
No. If the skirt stayed on, the chassis may not have been seen. The report should say so rather than imply a full underfloor look.