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- Wed Oct 28, 2015 8:35 am
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: crawl space fan anyone?
- Replies: 7
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Re: crawl space fan anyone?
Probably not. I've been amazed at the amount of ventilation provided only by the vented skirting. I have made puddles of water from repairs that evaporated away in just a day. Like a gallon of more of standing water
- Mon Sep 28, 2015 9:19 pm
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: Any ideas how to fix this wood rot on a 2000 Breckenridge
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9113
Re: Any ideas how to fix this wood rot on a 2000 Breckenridg
Yeesh - piece of leftover vinyl? Wood trim? Lots a caulk is my vote
- Mon Sep 28, 2015 9:14 pm
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: Shower and Tub
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4551
Re: Shower and Tub
Short answer: yes. But use Greg's technique
- Sun Sep 27, 2015 8:56 am
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: Shower and Tub
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4551
Re: Shower and Tub
Hmm... it appears that what you have *is* a Roman Tub. With wasted space. I say, get out the graph paper and design your ideal bathroom. Gut it - that dusky rose color theme smells like my grandma's house. Don't worry about electric in that wall, just don't go chainsaw massacre crazy on it. And open...
- Sat Sep 26, 2015 7:15 pm
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: Shower and Tub
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4551
Re: Shower and Tub
Sawzall. Done. Consider a Roman Tub. I did one of those in a 92 Geurdon. Build a little 2x6 wall up to the tub lip (1/2" shorter) cover outside with hardibacker, hardi the walls, tile the wall outside and top (the backer and tile makes up the 1/2"), drop in tub, plumb & tile. Yeah it's...
- Sat Sep 26, 2015 8:59 am
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: cheapo skirting insulation
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3076
Re: cheapo skirting insulation
Sounds like too much work. I'd just use foam board
- Thu Sep 24, 2015 10:02 pm
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: Flush mount window style. What style should I replace with?
- Replies: 7
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Re: Flush mount window style. What style should I replace wi
I special order windows @ Lowe's to fit. Screw reframing. Pita.
- Wed Sep 23, 2015 11:30 am
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: Flush mount window style. What style should I replace with?
- Replies: 7
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Re: Flush mount window style. What style should I replace wi
Double pane vinyl windows with nail fins. Back the fins with putty tape, use 1-1/4" stainless hex head screws (1/4" head). Then caulk around edges, and use trim if desired over the fins. You can later apply vinyl siding right over the fins. Inside, I use white primed mdf to trimout the ins...
- Thu Sep 17, 2015 9:23 am
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: What is Best thickness of laminate flooring for double wide
- Replies: 15
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Re: What is Best thickness of laminate flooring for double w
Dude, I use 7mm in rentals, and it's all good. You're overthinking it.
- Mon Sep 14, 2015 10:36 pm
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: dryer vent
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5514
Re: dryer vent
I use the rigid ducting as shown, tape all joints and seams with aluminum tape. Support with plumbers tape or tie wraps
- Sun Sep 13, 2015 3:49 pm
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: What is plumbers tape used for on the roof?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3815
Re: What is plumbers tape used for on the roof?
Yeah, I feel ya. I hate having to resize. Download an app, resize, then attach. Guess it's just how it has to work for now
- Sun Sep 13, 2015 8:27 am
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: What is plumbers tape used for on the roof?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3815
- Sun Sep 13, 2015 8:24 am
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: What is plumbers tape used for on the roof?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3815
- Sun Sep 13, 2015 8:23 am
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: Any ideas how to fix this wood rot on a 2000 Breckenridge
- Replies: 15
- Views: 9113
Re: Any ideas how to fix this wood rot on a 2000 Breckenridg
I'd take the whole Bay out, frame a new big window in flat.
- Sun Sep 13, 2015 8:20 am
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: Pex to shutoffs
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2396
Re: Pex to shutoffs
I like it. All lines will be 1/2.