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- Fri Dec 25, 2015 10:51 am
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: Opinions on how to insulate 2x2 vaulted ceilings
- Replies: 4
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Re: Opinions on how to insulate 2x2 vaulted ceilings
Im in TN.I have a 2 by 2 vaulted ceiling trusses in my kitchen and living room.We had ungodly light bills last year from the polar vortex.I have furnace heat but in process of getting a heat pump.No matter what you have if it goes out as quick as it goes in.Whats the point.The only economical heatin...
- Tue Dec 22, 2015 12:45 pm
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: Opinions on how to insulate 2x2 vaulted ceilings
- Replies: 4
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Opinions on how to insulate 2x2 vaulted ceilings
Hi,i live in a 14 x 60 giles Kentuckian.It has flat ceilings everywhere but kitchen and living room.The vaulted ceilings in the living room and kitchen are 2 x 2 with old inefficient red fiberglass insulation.The vapor barrier if you can call it that has the same consistency of bread plastic of a mi...
- Thu Mar 12, 2015 8:30 am
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: ceilings are turning yellow again?why??we dont smoke either
- Replies: 2
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ceilings are turning yellow again?why??we dont smoke either
Hi,live in a metal on metal singlwide.We painted our ceilings about 5 months ago.We used kilz and paint over that.2 coats of kilz and 2 coats of paint.Our ceilings are turning yellow again.We dont smoke either what is causing this??Poor insulation in the attic?we have 7 foot flat ceilings.Is this mo...
- Thu Feb 26, 2015 10:46 am
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: Looking ot add r38 or r30 to attic?anyone foreseen problems?
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Looking ot add r38 or r30 to attic?anyone foreseen problems?
Hi,when it gets warmer here in TN.Im going to tear our 30 year old rolled roof off with overhangs and new metal panels.At that time,im also going to reinsulate the attic/roof cavity with either R30 or R38.Yes it will be expensive but our light bills have been well ungodly.I live in a 14 x 60 Giles m...
- Wed Jan 14, 2015 7:46 am
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: Floor insulation and use of rigid polystyrene as belly board
- Replies: 7
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Re: Floor insulation and use of rigid polystyrene as belly b
How much is it a foot?Our floors are really cold.I can get r19 23 wide from Blevins for 40.00 for 133sq bundle.Which I think is a great price.Thought about 4 x 8 1/2 foil board put behind underpinning too.I can get it for 4.00 a sheet.I didn't know if no air in the floor joists would cause rot.Unles...
- Mon Jan 12, 2015 8:35 pm
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: Floor insulation and use of rigid polystyrene as belly board
- Replies: 7
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Floor insulation and use of rigid polystyrene as belly board
Hi,i hope I don't get in trouble for asking 2 questions in short of a time.I completely gutted our insulation in the floor.The previous owner was in short.... nasty and liked rat poison.The count so far is 4 dead cats,2 dead possums,multiple bones,and enough wolf rat crap to fill a gallon milk jug.T...
- Mon Jan 12, 2015 8:24 pm
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: installing gutters question?screwing into top plate or truss
- Replies: 1
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installing gutters question?screwing into top plate or truss
Hi,looking to put real gutters on my 14 x 60 metal roof metal siding singlewide.Ive put gutters on roofs before with overhangs and no way of screwing into electrical wires.I know the makeup of my home there is a single top plate and sitting on it is a 2 x 3 or 4 stringer.What am I screwing the gutte...