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- Sun Jun 26, 2016 10:29 am
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: PLYWOOD UNDERBELLY
- Replies: 8
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PLYWOOD UNDERBELLY
I just closed on my first mobile home a 1972 12X65 single wide which is in very good shape for its age,on the 24th of June, which was empty for a year it was winterized when the owner moved. It's total electric with baseboard heat. I looked under the home to see the condition of the underbelly, the ...
- Fri Jun 03, 2016 3:05 pm
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: Restudding walls
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8377
Re: Restudding walls
So if I went with the adjustable outriggers on the perimeter walls so I can replace the insulation and paneling with bead board . The question that I have is how much of a span that will have to have between outriggers??? The next question is do I need to put say a 2x8 or a double 2x8 under the rim ...
- Thu Jun 02, 2016 10:00 am
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: Restudding walls
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8377
Re: Restudding walls
Thats sounds like a lot of work and expense that it might not be worth the afford maybe just adding new insulation and bead board would be the best way to go. If I added perimeter blocking I would have to have the piers below the frost line correct??????
- Wed Jun 01, 2016 8:40 am
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: Restudding walls
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8377
Re: Restudding walls
I was thinking of the outriggers would I need one on each joist or every other one, are would I need to put a 2x8 under the floor joist say in a 12 ft. span then the outriggers about 4 ft. apart
- Tue May 31, 2016 2:09 pm
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: Restudding walls
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8377
Re: Restudding walls
I was thinking of maybe OSB and bead board or 1/2 drywall . Could I use adjustable outriggers instead on perimeter blocking because I would have to put pier below the frost line in IL. If it's to much of a problem I will just put bead board up. Your thoughts
- Mon May 30, 2016 8:40 am
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: Restudding walls
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8377
Re: Restudding walls
Thank you Greg but the problem I have is that I'm trying to leave up the exterior siding for now until spring/ the plan was to remove the wood paneling and do a room at a time with studs and new insulation with vapor bearier. Do you think I can add a 2x6 next to the 2x2 stud and add maybe a 2x4 for ...
- Sat May 28, 2016 7:49 am
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: Restudding walls
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8377
Re: Restudding walls
If I added a 2x4 in front of each stud that is there would that be close to a 2x6 or do I have remove the old stud and replace with the 2x6 because I would have to add to the top and bottom plate as well correct?????
- Fri May 27, 2016 8:55 am
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: Restudding walls
- Replies: 14
- Views: 8377
Restudding walls
I going to remove the old wood paneling in my MH its a SW 12x65 can i add on the the studs with a 2x4 and also top and bottom plates that way the wall cavity would be about 5 inch for better insulation then after winter I can remove the steel siding and windows install new windows and housewrap and ...
- Tue May 24, 2016 6:19 pm
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: New old home
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4263
Re: New old home
Thanks Greg there is duct work under there because it has central A/C. I dont know if they made all electric homes back then but there is no closet for the furnace unless it was under the home. I will have to get my old body under there and look see when we get up there to do some work before we mov...
- Tue May 24, 2016 11:35 am
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: New old home
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4263
Re: New old home
Do you have any advise on which how can I address that, I dont know if someone removed the furnance or it was all ways baseboard heat, the home might have been total electric?????
- Mon May 23, 2016 1:49 pm
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: New old home
- Replies: 6
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New old home
I just bought a 1972 single wide the title has KEY as the manufacture that is in very good shape, its located in IL about 50 miles south of Chicago in a 55+ park. I never owned or lived in a mobile home before and have a few question before the move, which will be the end of July. It is all electric...