Inside is where I put all the posts that relate to the inside of the home but are not part of a major system like plumbing or electrical. It includes things like wall treatments, ceiling fans, doors, appliances, etc.
When cabinet doors in a mobile home stick the cure depends on the cause. Sanding or planing the door probably isn’t the best solution. In a new home, or one that has just been moved, the sticking door is probably a fairly simple adjustment problem. A home is twisted and bounced around during transport and…
If cabinet doors become loose, try tightening the screws that hold them. In many cases this will fix the problem. If you find that the screw(s) just turn without tightening, the threads are stripped and more effort will be required to fix the problem. Matches, not wood dowel, have been the usual wood filler material…
There are two issues with mobile home cabinets: Can I repair/refinish the cabinets I have? Yes you can. There are lots of YouTube videos showing how it is done. Can I replace them with stock cabinets from the home improvement centers? Yes. There is nothing unique about mobile home cabinets, so replacing them is an…
In almost all cases, the opportunity and problems of drywall are the same for mobile homes as for site built houses. However, in a mobile home, the weight is a concern. If you are replacing wood paneling with sheetrock, you are adding a lot of weight for which the home was not designed. In that…
The first time I saw the multi-inch gap at the bottom of a mobile home interior door I thought some really bad carpenter had been at work on it. Of course, I learned later the large gap at the bottom of every interior door is deliberate and provides the cold air return to the furnace….
Wainscoting will cover damage on the lower part of a wall. It can be done several ways depending on your taste and budget. The cheapest is probably buying some wood paneling and cutting it in thirds. I have also seen so plastic material that would hold stain and could be made to match existing colors….
Condensation on the inside of windows has become an increasingly common problem in newer mobile homes. While the old homes were drafty and expensive to heat and cool because they leaked so much air, all that air movement took excess moisture from cooking and bathing out of the house. New homes are sealed much more…
The wood paneling used in older homes can probably be replaced with a closely matching panel but since it makes the homes so dark inside getting rid of it or covering it up is a frequent renovation activity. Many people just paint it white, which works, but always looks like panel painted white. Sometimes people…
Manufactured Home Cabinets Mobile Home cabinets are some of the cheapest, poorly constructed furnishings known to man. They are frequently made of paper and held together with staples. In addition, the manufacturers build them them themselves from a variety of supplies. The supplies change frequently to meet changes in decor and lower prices from vendors….
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…
