A reader asks, “I have a 1989 14×70 mobile home. When I bought it and moved it into a park the manager of the park told me I would have to update the roof the following year. The roof on it is the older metal type roof. It does have a peak on it but…
Are you willing/able to make the repairs yourself? If you have to hire someone to do all the work, it probably doesn’t make sense. I know from the emails I get it is often hard to find someone to repair a mobile home. Regular plumbers don’t like them because they use different parts and are…
A reader asks : “I have a 2010 14×76 single wide, what i want to do is basically add another 14×76 on to the existing structure, i know that i will have to ave a secure foundation for the existing part and for the new part. What i want to know is, in your opinion…
Your water heater fails so you go to the home improvement place looking for a new one. You quickly discover that if they stock water heaters for mobile homes they cost at least $100 more than the same size and quality as those for site built homes. Even worse, they not have any and want…
I have mentioned elsewhere that a reversable cordless drill is the most useful tool you can have for working on a mobile home. Corded drills are cheaper and have more torque (twisting power) but the cord can be a pain if you are climbing a ladder or crawling under the home. Obviously, drills can be…
Manufactured home renovation plan Posted below are details about how one home owner approached the renovation of their mobile home. You will need to make adjustments depending on your budget and skills, but it is a nice overview of the process. Amy and her husband bought a newer home that apparently came without water leaks….
I know that. Everyone who has done home renovation or repair projects knows that. He still sneaks up on you! We have extremely hard water. Living in New Mexico we also have very dry air. As a result the faucets become covered with rock hard lime deposits quickly. Our kitchen sink had been getting slower…
Rhonda asks “I had a plumber come in because there is a lot of water accumulating under my trailer. he tells me it is coming from the ac pipe, and that it is normal. But I’ve checked under my neighbors trailers and they do not have this problem, but at the same time i looked…
