roofing

sb121 · Sun Jan 27, 2008 10:08 pm

I am looking to put up a pitched roof 3:12, or 4:12 on a mobile home built in the late 60's early 70's. Can anybody tell me if this is possible, and does anybody know what the supporting walls are made of. Will the walls hold the support of the roof?

Mon Jan 28, 2008 12:07 am

Only way I'd do that is to build a complete roof-over.

Here's a link of some nice roof-overs in Florida. Many of these roof-overs are built over older mobile homes.

http://www.mobilehomerepair.com/roofoverpics.html

Mark

mp183 · Mon Jan 28, 2008 12:41 pm

Mine has a new roof over the old roof.
It's held by the original walls which are 2x3.
It's a higher pitch so it only comes in contact with the old
roof on the outside walls.
It's been like that for years.
It's in the Adirondacks in a town that gets the most snow
in that area. I'm amazed that it's able to withstand the
pressure from the snow on the roof.
There was 2 feet of snow on it this winter when it was being
renovated with all the walls removed and before tha new
2x4 studs were put in.
The guy that is doing the renovation removed the snow from the roof since he did not want to loose a customer.
I'm re-doing it and putting in 2x4 studs.
The trailer has a permanent foundation so some of
the load is distributed to that.
Trailer is fromt the 1970's.
I would not encourage anyone to do this but I'm not
goint to argue with success.

sb121 · Mon Jan 28, 2008 5:28 pm

what do u mean by doing a complete roof over?

Yanita · Mon Jan 28, 2008 6:14 pm

Hi sb121,

For a mobile home roof over you can look in the "Articles" link above, the article is titled an "inexpensive roof over."

This is also covered in the Repair Manual that is available through the Books/Parts link above, you can also order the download manual should you ant.

If you have further questions about this please start your own thread so the original poster and yourself gets the answers needed without confusion.

Thanks,
Yanita

JD · Tue Jan 29, 2008 2:54 am

Hi sb121,

The link that Mark left for you shows the roof overs. The ones in the pictures are basically "Pole barn" type roofs, where the roof is built onto posts above the mobile home. This keeps all weight of the roof off of the home.

I would never recommend building a framed roof onto the mobile home itself. This can cause major damage to your home. While I have seen this damage many times, I have seen homes that seem to do alright with it. I wouldn't take the chance myself. I like the way mp183 says "I would not encourage anyone to do this but I'm not
goint to argue with success."

JD