New to this forum and new to mobile homes
Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 9:26 pm
Hello It is my hope to garner some tips from more seasoned folk as I enter this new experience..My wife and I are retired and planning to rent an older single width 3 bedroom mobile home in October. It is located on a dead end street in a small community of mixed housing in eastern Ontario.
The owners are long time residents of the village and rent several properties and are well respected in the community as our we. The previous tenants were heavy smokers and left the place in shabby condition...The owner is a general contractor and he is having the place painted from top to bottom ...he has torn out all the carpeting and replacing it with "floating floors" throughout and is replacing the commode and has repaired and repainted the 8x18 ft deck.
Some time ago he changed the Coleman oil furnace over to electric baseboard heaters and I have asked that he remove said furnace to free up some storage space.
The unit seems high on it's foundation like about 4 feet off the ground..there is no visible damage to the current siding .. no evidence of a leaky roof..so...how well insulated are these old units?
I would really appreciate any advice that might be useful for a first time user ...thank you for reading and I look forward to your thoughts on this endeavor ...Bill
The owners are long time residents of the village and rent several properties and are well respected in the community as our we. The previous tenants were heavy smokers and left the place in shabby condition...The owner is a general contractor and he is having the place painted from top to bottom ...he has torn out all the carpeting and replacing it with "floating floors" throughout and is replacing the commode and has repaired and repainted the 8x18 ft deck.
Some time ago he changed the Coleman oil furnace over to electric baseboard heaters and I have asked that he remove said furnace to free up some storage space.
The unit seems high on it's foundation like about 4 feet off the ground..there is no visible damage to the current siding .. no evidence of a leaky roof..so...how well insulated are these old units?
I would really appreciate any advice that might be useful for a first time user ...thank you for reading and I look forward to your thoughts on this endeavor ...Bill