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- Sat Aug 06, 2011 5:23 am
- Forum: Off Topic Discussions
- Topic: Park Rules
- Replies: 12
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Re: Park Rules
my park is pretty ok. it's small about 23 homes.all the new homes comeing in have to be set on cement pillars and staked block. no room for any more . last one was set up last year.here the age ranges from 63 witch is the oldest, by the renovations on it you would know that it's that old. it looks l...
- Sun Jun 19, 2011 7:56 am
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: Vinyl Siding
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1942
Re: Vinyl Siding
once you take off a piece or 2 of the sideing you shoud see either ply wood ,or a fiber board type of panel used for sheathing. you may also see nothing but insulation and hopefully a moister barrier. what ever you find,as long as you have the sideing off now's the time to inspect for damage and gap...
- Tue Jun 14, 2011 5:06 am
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: plumbing and vents
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1198
Re: plumbing and vents
hi greg she's on a municiple sewar. and the only vent i know of in that part of the drain was the one i bypassed with the rerouting. the house has 2 mains it seems and this one in question is closest to the street. don't see anything that looks like a vent out side on the grounds. my father-in -law ...
- Mon Jun 13, 2011 6:34 am
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: plumbing and vents
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1198
plumbing and vents
Hi guys, i have a question . Working on mom's kitcken sink. this not a mobile but i figure the plumbing should be same principle. Ok replumbed the kitchen sink drain pipe to a main drain (4 inch). old one was 1 1/2 metal pipe block solid for about 3 ft. ran 2 inch pipe from the main drain to the bas...
- Thu May 19, 2011 6:52 am
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: RE-Shingle or complete tear off?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7622
Re: RE-Shingle or complete tear off?
well the way i see it ,are you doing it for cosmetic reasons or a problem remidy, if there's a prob i would like to see how bad the prob is . the sheathing may be damaged or rotted. and should be replaced.removeing the old is the only way you can see. like greg said ,a buyer may ask why a roof over?...
- Thu May 19, 2011 6:39 am
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: underground utilities
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2081
Re: underground utilities
under ground is great ,untill you have a problem,power lead to my home had an open in it and because it was from the meter to the house it was my responsibility. dug up 35 ft to find conduit and found break in it. caused by dum dum contractor with his bobcat trying to remove a nearby fence post. I d...
- Tue May 17, 2011 2:23 pm
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: What could be causing this?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3510
Re: What could be causing this?
ever see some one dust for fingerprints, well seems like a similar thing only the dust flowing through the house is acting like the fingerprint dust, i'll bet most of the spots are where you touch with your hands, blinds, refrig certain areas of the wall,ect take note what you touch in association t...
- Tue May 17, 2011 6:56 am
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: Gravel around skirting -- good idea?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 15139
Re: Gravel around skirting -- good idea?
hello, i've done the same as jd . only i used 4x4 preasure treated , made like a make shift foundation,since my m/h is on anincline,(slope of a mountian,bottom) i get alot of water run off.i installed a french drain on the one side <(faceing uphill) and used the screening and rock to cover it. i wou...
- Fri May 13, 2011 6:07 am
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: pipes in winter
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8687
Re: pipes in winter
funny you should say that davey cause that was my job every year with my dad's summer home in seaside. it was a 2 bed stick home about the size of a double wide. we had our own well and propane set up with crawl space under it. basicly it was a very very well constucted m/f with out the I beams and ...
- Mon May 09, 2011 7:04 am
- Forum: Off Topic Discussions
- Topic: Lawnmower maintenence 101....arrrgghhh!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5320
Re: Lawnmower maintenence 101....arrrgghhh!
hey audie you tell the most funny stories, man i and picture the hole thing. i have neighbor here , fit the charactor to a T, ought to come sit a spell and jaw awhile figgur yall be getting along quite nice.
- Mon May 09, 2011 7:00 am
- Forum: Off Topic Discussions
- Topic: Lawnmower maintenence 101....arrrgghhh!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5320
Re: Lawnmower maintenence 101....arrrgghhh!
I don't care who you r that's funny right thar.
- Sun May 08, 2011 8:51 pm
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: Anchoring Relocated MH Help
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2848
Re: Anchoring Relocated MH Help
hello if the house isn't going to be moved any more why not just build up a perimiter foundation? use that as anchor similar to a stick house, good and solid, no floor bowing , good support of the rim joists and outer walls and roof. no critters under your house, and no skirting to get blown away br...
- Sat May 07, 2011 8:40 am
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: Plywood to replace bathroom subfloor
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7850
Re: Plywood to replace bathroom subfloor
hello, i just finished a bath in my daughters 87 zimmer, same issue with the shower stall. i've found that most thicknesses are 3/4 or 5/8 should measure it, don't be fooled sometimes the partical board exspands with the wettness and you can't get accurate measurment . make sure you get all of the d...
- Sat May 07, 2011 5:13 am
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: wall panel removal
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2042
Re: wall panel removal
well it depends if the wall in question has been replaced ,or if it's original. on my house a 94 astro all the origan walls are glued and nailed to the studs, some times if you can gently pry up an edge you can work up and down the length of the panel and work it off the nails useing a sharp scraper...
- Fri May 06, 2011 7:25 am
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: My little project - Redman Homes Brighton 1996 model 5613
- Replies: 8
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Re: My little project - Redman Homes Brighton 1996 model 561
hm the boat idea goood one, may be when you do it you can build a board walk next to it. i just finished mine . you can make a sign,( my ship fineally came in) always liked the sea and shore my self. raised in seaside,nj