like greg said upgrade my be good deal. also home depot has replacement door windows and screens the ones i've seen are like storm windows but it may be an option also.

yeah it's me just a thought , if bugs want to get in they will,but don't make it easy for them , check every where for holes and cracks, windows doors not sealed right, holes in the floor ,the under belly ,the ac/heating duct, even the exhaust vent in the bath if you have one,, i used to have a summ...

moth balls works for me, i gring them up and throw them under the house and around the house,of course packs in the housetoo, remember grand ma knows best, the other guys may have more ideas but short of shrink wrapping the house this works for me,

1st it's easton above philly, yeah i'm kind of a river rat. heh heh not really, the pillars must be pured down below the frost line . around here it's 36 inches. sounds like you could be on some shifting ground may be under ground water .not familiar with that part of p.a. i know a local guy who lev...

thats why we use 3 ft deep poured footing around hear, sounds like the pads arn't deep enough and had broken over time with the freezing.,6 inch is alot i would jack it and block it until you can get some one proffesional to lift and repair the footings. i'll work on getting you a contact . how far ...

yes i own it and until now aside from the roof leaking .it seemed to be in good condition, again this is my first m/h and still dicovering the diffs from a stick home, mostly what i've done was remodel up to now but in doing that i found these issues, the roof leaks are stopped for now but i do need...

well i don't see any shut off valve, the supply pipe should be supported,insulation can't be doing any good being open and flying around,should be wraped better. vertical pipeshoulp be potable water quality metal,for strenght. aw hell the whole thing should be dug up and refitted with nice elbow and...

ok new question on old prblem, was going to start perimetr blocking on my house today and i saw the outside wall next to the entry door was bowed out,interior of that area follows same ,it is a outside wall and is the side of the m/h that seems to be sagging floor.it's not just the sideing ,feels li...

if you cut that way you should inspect the footerr and joist for damageif it is then that should be replaced. try to go from one joist to the other and use additonal braceing under the repair panel.the wall may had water damage to the sheet rock that can be minor, depends how long it,s been wet, don...

kitchen cabinets you may want to look for used or preowned cabinets (real wood), and finish them how you want, the base cabinets are useually bult in and alot of work to remove, but if these are in good condition you may look at some panels to cover the cab face they come in 2' x4' panels and have a...

first you have to see where it is disconnected and determine if it is broken, my home has a rubber elbow with 2 hose clamps that secure it to the main seware, that came loos on mine and was a simple fix. , if it is broken these rubber boots will work , i like them it's easy to use and somewhat flexa...

well as long as the bath room is empty i would just replace the bad spot,if it's not too big. i did the same with my bath. and relocated heat duct, use a patch and some braceing, then cover with pad and flooring,. covering the floor and soft spot will not really fixe any thing, soft spot is prob rot...

my thoughts are very hungry thanks lol, i wrapped the water lines and sealed underbelly last years in searching for air leaks in the trunk, also i created acess panels in the underbelly with ply wood at certain areas. i was thinking of using insulated flex duct to replace ducting and new floor vents...

ok ,needs a footing or cement pad,mine has a footing pad 3 ft deep and 24 inch x 24 inch, blocks should be stacked with holes veritcal, cement cap blocks added to take up asmuch clearance as possible no wood excep for a shim if needed. wood compresses over time. must be solid from the ground up,and ...

thanks for that info , thats why i like this site ,you tell it like it is, now i can tell her no can't do it,and this is why. lol. but i am going to replace the floor ducts and vents, and fing a furnace newer model of what i have. thanks again