Bathroom Drain Clogged? – Video

Mobile Home Repair

I am working on a video which shows how to use a simple, inexpensive, tool to clear the clog.  This is the first time I have tried something like this so it will no doubt take a few tries for me to get it right. Please use the comment box to let me know what [...]

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Phoenix Brand Faucet Repair – A Reader suggestion

Mobile Home Repair

I got this faucet repair suggestion from Derek. He says “The “Phoenix” brand shower handles seem prone to ‘strip out’ where they engage the splined part of the valve. After a few trips to buy new ones at a local home improvement store, I created a fix for this problem. Cut a short (3/4 “) [...]

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Bathroom Floor Repair – Update

Mobile Home Repair

For most floors in a mobile home I think wood laminate flooring makes a lot of sense.  It looks good, is reasonably easy to install, and is easy to clean. I wrote How to Install Laminate Flooring to show exactly how it can be done and how it looks in a mobile home. Unfortunately, today’s [...]

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Finding Competent Repair Help

Mobile Home Repair

I am frequently asked for help finding someone who does good, affordable, repair work. I find that difficult because repair people tend to work in a very limited area and there is no way for me to hear about them. Many handymen won’t work on mobile homes which makes the problem more difficult. I refer [...]

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Mobile Homes & Water Leaks

Mobile Home Repair

Water is the kiss of death in a mobile home so extreme care should be taken to be sure leaks are quickly discovered and fixed.  Unfortunately, the variety of materials used, the terminology and the sizing issues, all combine to make water line repairs much more difficult then they should be.  In addition the defective nature of the Poly tubing which [...]

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Vinyl Coated Drywall in Mobile Homes

Mobile Home Repair

From a reader.  Thanks LeAnne I have a 1995 Palm Harbor that has regular drywall in all the public spaces, but the vinyl covered wallboard in the bedrooms and bathrooms.  I would like to say that I’ve had GREAT success texturizing and painting this stuff.  So far, in one room, I simply applied two coats of regular latex primer, then [...]

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Tools For Mobile Home Repair

Mobile Home Repair

The right tools can make jobs go much more quickly.  However, many are expensive and there are lots of choices.  There are always tradeoffs between price and quality.  If you don’t have experience, it can be very difficult standing in the hardware store trying to figure out what you really need.  On these pages I will attempt to provide some [...]

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Renovation A-105 Specific Problems

Mobile Home Renovation

This page has closeup pictures of many of the problems that need to be fixed in this home. All images link to larger pictures. Your browser may require you to click on the large photo a second time to see it full size. Many of these trim strips are loose and/or faded from the sun. [...]

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Renovation Overview A-105

Mobile Home Renovation

The pictures and descriptions below will give you a feel for what the home looked like before any work was done. For fun you might pretend you are thinking of buying this house and make a list of all the work it needs. Then compare that to the contractors proposal. The pictures all link to [...]

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Completed Renovation A-105

Mobile Home Renovation

The pictures below take you on a walkthrough of this home after all the repairs were completed. Click on any of the pictures to see a larger version. Note that your browser may resize the image to fit your screen, so you may have to click it a second time to see the full detail. Standing by the [...]

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