Resort-grade, down to the warranty.
Most park models are a wood box on a trailer frame. Here is what changes when the structure is steel‡.
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One year is the norm. Ours is ten, and it covers the full unit.
| Comparison criterion | Mytikas | Typical park model |
|---|---|---|
| Warranty | 10 years, full unit: structure, roof and exterior, insulation, plumbing, electrical, heating and cooling, interior finishes and our factory installation.* Appliances: 5 years. | One-year limited warranty is the norm. Where a longer term is offered, it usually covers structural components only.1 |
| Frame | 100% recycled galvanized American steel, roll-formed in our Florence, Colorado factory | Wood, 2×4 or 2×6 at 16 in. on center2 |
| Fire | Class A fire-rated exterior envelope: James Hardie fiber cement siding over a fire-rated insulated panel, a standing seam steel roof† with no soffits for embers to enter, Class A decking, and a steel structure that won't burn. Fire sprinklers available where a jurisdiction requires them.7 | Wood frame behind vinyl, engineered wood or log siding. |
| Rot, termites, mold | Structurally immune. Steel does not rot or warp, and it gives termites nothing to eat. The James Hardie fiber cement siding resists moisture damage and holds no appeal for termites, and the foam behind it, continuous rigid foam and closed-cell foam, is not a food source for mold or insects.10 | Treatable, not immune. The frame is the food source. |
| Wall insulation | R-33. Closed-cell foam plus continuous rigid foam. | R-11 to R-19 in published specs, usually fiberglass batt2 |
| Roof insulation | R-45. Closed-cell foam plus rigid foam. | R-19 to R-33 in published specs2 |
| Floor insulation | R-35. Closed-cell foam plus rigid foam. | R-11 to R-22 in published specs2 |
| Thermal bridging | Continuous rigid foam breaks the bridge through the framing | Cavity-only insulation. Bridging usually unaddressed. |
| Exterior cladding | James Hardie HZ5 fiber cement, rated to 2,200°F, over a fire-rated insulated envelope | Vinyl, engineered wood or log siding is common. Some use fiber cement. One builder 3D-prints its walls from recycled plastic. Usually over a wood frame.3 |
| Roofing | 26-gauge standing seam American steel | Asphalt shingles or metal roofing. Gauge is rarely published.3 |
| Chassis | Permanently integrated custom steel chassis. Set it as a permanent or a temporary structure, or keep the axles and wheels for an RVIA park model installation. | Varies. Commonly a generic trailer frame carrying a wood box. |
| Snow load | 90 PSF standard. Up to 140 PSF available. | 30 to 50 PSF in published specs4 |
| Wind rating | Engineered for 120 MPH sustained winds, the wind speed of a Category 3 hurricane.8 | Rarely published for park models. |
| Heating and cooling | Rinnai boiler and Unico high-velocity air handler, with central air | RV furnace or mini-split6 |
| Certification | RVIA certified to ANSI A119.5, and built to meet the most recent IRC, IMC, IFGC, IPC and IECC. Certified as a Colorado tiny home. Built to exceed HUD manufactured home standards, with HUD certification in progress.9 Can be set as a permanent structure such as an ADU, as a temporary structure, or as an RVIA-certified park model, as your jurisdiction allows. | Varies. ANSI A119.5 and RVIA. |
| Order to delivery | 45 to 55 days from order and deposit | Commonly 14 to 26 weeks. |
| Volume orders | A 120,000 sq ft factory built for volume. Orders of 10 to 100 or more cabins, built on time for your project. Large orders generally ship inside a 90 to 120 day window. Ask us for a schedule. | Capacity varies widely. Many builders produce a few cabins at a time. |
| Delivery and install | Delivered, set and secured by Mytikas crews, who check every system on site before handover, under the same 10-year warranty. Included within 150 miles, then a published $7 per mile. | Arranged through a dealer or outside hauler and billed separately. Rates are rarely published. Leveling, hookups, transit-damage repairs and systems testing are often left to the buyer.5 |
| Who builds it | Our own full-time American craftsmen, including electricians and plumbers: steel, framing, electrical, plumbing, cabinetry | Production labor with subcontracted trades. The mix of domestic and foreign labor varies by manufacturer. Cabinetry commonly outsourced. |
| Sourcing | Proudly built in the USA with 95% domestic materials. Framed, finished and detailed in Florence, Colorado, including cabinetry built in house. | Typically undisclosed. A mix of domestic and imported materials. |
Typical Park Model column reflects published specifications and dealer materials from 25 manufacturers, surveyed September 2026. Figures are ranges across that set, not any single manufacturer. Mytikas figures are from the Basecamp, Ridgeline and Summit specification sheets.
* The 10-year full-unit warranty is a limited warranty. Conditions and exclusions apply. See the warranty summary.
Factory-supplied kitchen and laundry appliances are covered for five years, in personal, rental and hospitality use. You call Mytikas and we coordinate the service.
Clayton Park Models: one-year limited warranty (https://claytonparkmodels.com/about/faqs/).
Cavco Creekside Cabins, as listed by RVPMT: one full year (https://rvpmt.com/series/creekside-cabins-series-by-cavco/).
Zook Cabins: one-year workmanship warranty, appliances excluded (https://www.zookcabins.com/planning/park-model/package).
Hilltop Structures: 12-month warranty on structure (https://hilltopstructures.com/cabins/park-model-rv-cabins/).
Athens Park, as listed by Colorado Park Model Homes: one-year structural, plumbing and electrical limited warranty (https://www.coloradoparkmodelhomes.com/our-park-model-nathrop-colorado-community-on-a-river/).
Cavco Creekside Cabins: 2×4 walls at 16 in., R-11 walls, R-14 floor, R-28 roof.
Athens Park Series, as listed by Park Models Direct: 2×4 walls at 16 in., R-11 walls and floors, R-21 ceiling (https://lt.parkmodelsdirect.com/series/athens-park-series/).
Clayton Park Models: R-13 walls.
Elevation Park Models: 2×6 walls at 16 in., R-19 walls, R-22 floors, R-33 roof (https://www.elevationparkmodels.com/canadian-construction-standard-features/).
Rocky Mountain Sheds: R-13 walls, R-19 floor and roof (https://www.rockymtnsheds.com/products/cabins/park-model-rvs).
Cavco Creekside Cabins: painted OSB lap siding, metal roof.
Elevation Park Models: vinyl siding, architectural shingles.
Rocky Mountain Sheds: log siding or vinyl Dutch lap.
Clayton Park Models: James Hardie lap siding.
Kropf: shingles standard, metal optional (https://kropfind.com/roofing/).
Azure Printed Homes: walls printed from a material that is more than 60% recycled plastic, with a UV coating the company recommends recoating every 15 years.
Cavco Creekside Cabins: 30 lb roof load.
Athens Park Series: 30 lb roof trusses.
Rocky Mountain Sheds: 50 lb snow load roof system.
For reference, the 2023 Pikes Peak Regional Building Code sets the roof snow load at 30 PSF below 7,000 ft and 40 PSF at or above 7,000 ft (https://www.pprbd.org/File/ByAlias/DesignCriteria).
Zook Cabins: delivery and placement on the buyer's foundation only; leveling and utility hookups are the customer's (https://www.zookcabins.com/planning/park-model/delivery-details).
Clayton Park Models: delivery priced through retail partners and varies by location.
Hilltop Structures: uses outside haulers beyond its own service area.
A mini-split heats and cools the room its wall-mounted head sits in. Rooms without a head need transfer fans, and mini-splits dehumidify and filter less than ducted systems (U.S. Department of Energy Building America Solution Center). Air-source heat pumps, mini-splits included, also deliver less heat as the air gets thinner and colder. ACCA Manual S calls for reducing published capacity by 8 to 10% at 5,000 to 6,000 ft, and one manufacturer's engineering bulletin lists correction factors of 0.74 at 8,000 ft and 0.69 at 10,000 ft. In laboratory testing at about 5,860 ft, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory measured a 7.4% loss of capacity from elevation on a cold-climate mini-split, which also delivered about 65% of its mild-weather capacity at 5°F (NREL/TP-5500-89413, 2024; Fujitsu General America VRF Engineering Bulletin 001, 2016). A cold-climate model sized for the site's elevation and design temperature can heat a mountain cabin, but its nameplate rating should not be taken at face value above 5,000 ft. Fuel-fired equipment is derated for elevation as well, so any heating system should be sized for the site. An RV furnace is a compact appliance made for recreational vehicles. A Mytikas cabin uses a Rinnai boiler and a Unico high-velocity air handler with central air, the kind of system specified in custom homes: conditioned air reaches every room through small ducts and nothing hangs on the wall.
James Hardie's limited warranty for HZ5 siding states that the product will not be damaged by termites or other wood-boring insects, and the company describes the siding as resisting damage from moisture (https://www.jameshardie.com/product-catalog/exterior-siding-products/hardie-plank-lap-siding/). Closed-cell spray foam and rigid foam board are not a food source for mold, termites or other insects (Spray Polyurethane Foam Alliance, https://www.sprayfoam.org/faqs/; Applied Building Technology Group Research Report 1703-09). No material is pest-proof. Insects can tunnel through foam even though they cannot feed on it, and any exterior surface can collect surface mildew, which washes off. That is why the structure behind the foam is steel.
Available where a jurisdiction requires them. Sprinklers are quoted per project and are not part of the standard options list.
120 MPH sustained (one-minute) wind is our structural engineer's design specification. Independent third-party testing has not yet been completed. The National Hurricane Center classes sustained winds of 111 to 129 MPH as Category 3 (https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/aboutsshws.php). Building codes state wind differently, as a three-second gust under ASCE 7, so the two figures are not interchangeable. A wind rating covers wind only, not storm surge, flooding or flying debris, and depends on the cabin being anchored as specified.
Mytikas cabins are built to exceed the HUD manufactured home construction and safety standards. They are not yet HUD certified. HUD certification requires a set number of units to pass through the factory and on-site inspections at several locations. We expect to complete it in the second quarter of 2027.
Specifications, materials, finishes, appliances, fixtures and dimensions reflect current plans and may change before delivery. Mytikas Industries may substitute components of equal or greater value and quality. Dimensions and square footage are approximate. Renderings are illustrative. Option prices apply to standard configurations. The executed purchase agreement is the binding agreement between the parties.
† Roofing panels carry a 20-year warranty from their supplier.
‡ Wall framing members and joists are ICC-ES Evaluated. See ICC-ES Evaluation Report ESR-4576 at www.icc-es.org.