So many questions
Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2010 8:35 am
Hi all!
Sorry if this is in the wrong topic section, I'm hitting a couple topics in one post. We just purchased our doublewide in July and have had many many problems with it. It's a 1993 and I'm not even sure of the brand. It's a 28x70 with an addition, making it 2440 sq. ft. We live in NY and temps here range from 0 to 90 and in the winter I'd say average temp is 20... I could be wrong.
Problem #1... we went through 285 gallons of propane in 26 days!!! Ran out overnight while we slept. I keep the programmable thermostat on 66 during the day and while we sleep and 68 from 4pm until we go to bed (usually 9pmish). Cost us $815 to fill the tank... $715 for the actual propane and $100 emergency delivery charge. CRAZINESS!!! I put plastic on the windows, weatherstripping on the exterior doors, play the curtain game and we close off the addition in the winter. Ideas???
Problem #2... Ice dams on the roof. We shoveled the roof on Wednesday after seeing 4' of snow and ice hanging over the eaves in some spots. (Yes, 4 feet!) We DID have the heat wire in the back of the house but ruined it when shoveling. I did the "ice melt in pantyhose trick" but it didn't seem to work well. I then bought some Roof Melt and that seemed to help in MOST areas, but some of the ice is probably 4" thick on the edges... HELP!!!
Problem #3... Skylight leaked in September. We removed it and patched the roof, put new shingles on and insulated the ceiling. So far, so good, right? We put drywall over it and now we have a 1/4" gap where the drywall is recessed... not sure how to fix that. We have those stupid popcorn ceilings and bought the stuff to put it up but now we have a gap to fix first...
Problem #4... which I've read extensively already on this website... I removed a few batton strips in the bathroom and mudded... now I have the smooth spots at the seams... guess I'll go to Lowe's and either buy textured paint or skim the walls.
Any help you can offer will be muchly appreciated!!!
Thank you in advance guys!!!
Sorry if this is in the wrong topic section, I'm hitting a couple topics in one post. We just purchased our doublewide in July and have had many many problems with it. It's a 1993 and I'm not even sure of the brand. It's a 28x70 with an addition, making it 2440 sq. ft. We live in NY and temps here range from 0 to 90 and in the winter I'd say average temp is 20... I could be wrong.
Problem #1... we went through 285 gallons of propane in 26 days!!! Ran out overnight while we slept. I keep the programmable thermostat on 66 during the day and while we sleep and 68 from 4pm until we go to bed (usually 9pmish). Cost us $815 to fill the tank... $715 for the actual propane and $100 emergency delivery charge. CRAZINESS!!! I put plastic on the windows, weatherstripping on the exterior doors, play the curtain game and we close off the addition in the winter. Ideas???
Problem #2... Ice dams on the roof. We shoveled the roof on Wednesday after seeing 4' of snow and ice hanging over the eaves in some spots. (Yes, 4 feet!) We DID have the heat wire in the back of the house but ruined it when shoveling. I did the "ice melt in pantyhose trick" but it didn't seem to work well. I then bought some Roof Melt and that seemed to help in MOST areas, but some of the ice is probably 4" thick on the edges... HELP!!!
Problem #3... Skylight leaked in September. We removed it and patched the roof, put new shingles on and insulated the ceiling. So far, so good, right? We put drywall over it and now we have a 1/4" gap where the drywall is recessed... not sure how to fix that. We have those stupid popcorn ceilings and bought the stuff to put it up but now we have a gap to fix first...
Problem #4... which I've read extensively already on this website... I removed a few batton strips in the bathroom and mudded... now I have the smooth spots at the seams... guess I'll go to Lowe's and either buy textured paint or skim the walls.
Any help you can offer will be muchly appreciated!!!
Thank you in advance guys!!!