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- Wed Jul 22, 2015 9:09 am
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: Keeping old siding- let the sunshine in?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3956
Re: Keeping old siding- let the sunshine in?
I don't believe Great Stuff is waterproof; dab of paintable caulk on the hole
- Wed Jul 22, 2015 9:06 am
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: Desperate for Help - How to Repair?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3382
Re: Desperate for Help - How to Repair?
You don't sound like a do-it-yourselfer. Best bet is to keep looking for a plumber, or a *reliable* handyman (church?) to troubleshoot and fix or re-plumb
- Wed Jul 22, 2015 8:59 am
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: Water heater relief valve?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3076
Re: Water heater relief valve?
Add a couple of elbows & straight lengths so the relief drains outside the Skirting.
- Wed Jul 22, 2015 8:54 am
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: Water Heater drain in wrong place
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1781
Re: Water Heater drain in wrong place
Secure power, secure cold inlet, secure hot outlet (not usually a shutoff here, but shut it if there is), open hot and cold faucets inside house to depressurize the lines. NOW, why couldn't you disconnect the water lines at the tank top /side? Then spin that sucker around and get a hose on the drain...
- Sat Jul 18, 2015 10:40 am
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: skirting top flap
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1641
Re: skirting top flap
It just jacks back in - check you tube for a how to
- Mon Jul 06, 2015 10:00 am
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: Putting new MH on existing lot
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3379
Re: Putting new MH on existing lot
Ask your building dept. I know that in Pettis County, regs outside of city limits are non-existent. Inside, a building permit would be required, which means inspections. No big deal, just use a reputable installer. But ask.
- Thu Apr 16, 2015 8:44 am
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: replace fiberboard ceiling panels
- Replies: 5
- Views: 11191
Re: replace fiberboard ceiling panels
Yes your plan seems sensible. The hard part is removal, and then leak location & repair. Installing new ceiling is relatively easy, as long as all damage inside is repaired. You may find that the paneling gussets have deteriorated, causing the ceiling-attachment edge of a truss to sag. New plywo...
- Thu Apr 16, 2015 8:39 am
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: replace fiberboard ceiling panels
- Replies: 5
- Views: 11191
Re: replace fiberboard ceiling panels
What lurks beneath those "thin strips of wood"... mwuuhahaha
- Wed Apr 15, 2015 3:44 pm
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: replace fiberboard ceiling panels
- Replies: 5
- Views: 11191
Re: replace fiberboard ceiling panels
Old will not come down easily; they are stapled to the trusses with a million staples. Flat-top screwdriver to pry, and channel locks to lever-pull.
- Sun Apr 12, 2015 9:45 am
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: Replace floor joists - would you?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4902
Re: Replace floor joists - would you?
Agreed. I'd bet a doughnut that you were "advised" by a contractor.
- Fri Mar 20, 2015 9:23 am
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: INTERTHERM M3RL080A
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4729
Re: INTERTHERM M3RL080A
Hey subguy, me too. Only 8 yrs, was a nuke.
- Fri Mar 20, 2015 9:21 am
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: Installing New windows
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6721
Re: Installing New windows
Didn't getit: [email protected]
- Wed Mar 18, 2015 6:41 pm
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: Installing New windows
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6721
Re: Installing New windows
Cheapest new windows is custom order from lowes; I get the nailing fins, we call 'em Nascar windows - think of a pit crew changing wheels. Butyl tape on the back of the fin, new 1-1/4 inch long, 1/4" hex drive stainless fasteners, easy peasy. Hard part is trimming out inside, and that ain't tha...
- Wed Mar 04, 2015 4:05 pm
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: Aluminum siding repair
- Replies: 10
- Views: 10709
Re: Aluminum siding repair
Combine them: 1 big window
- Tue Mar 03, 2015 9:34 am
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: Plumbing Help needed for elbow at water heater
- Replies: 13
- Views: 14137
Re: Plumbing Help needed for elbow at water heater
Polybutylene... and it sucks. Often breaks at clamps or fittings. I use a pex transition fitting, but unless you have the tools, go with the sharkbite, say I.