Anchoring Relocated MH Help
Posted: Sat May 07, 2011 4:21 pm
We purchased a 1999 Fleetwood triple wide repo and had it relocated. Unfortunately, the mover we hired didn't finish the job and now we are left with a MH that has not been anchored. The double wide part is 28 x 54 and the third piece is 14 x 30.
From what we are reading, the anchors should have been installed prior to the house placement, but since they weren't we are now looking for ways that we can do this ourselves.
The home is located on a ranch in New Mexico (Wind Zone 2) with rocky soil conditions. We are looking at various types of anchor systems. We purchased Mark's book, but Helix seems to be the only thing he covers, which I don't think will work for the rocky soil. We are unsure how to get the rock anchors driven into the hard soil underneath the house. We've only seen pictures of these anchors and have no real working knowledge of how they work or how they are installed.
This is our first MH and it is used as a vacation home some 300 miles away from us. Therefore, we usually only have a couple of days at a time to work on the house - 1 or 2 times a month.
We found another system online that might work for us, XI2. This system looks very doable for us but we need to know if Is it a viable alternative to driving the anchors into the ground? We are unclear if it can in fact be used as an alternative or if that system is only used in conjunction with other anchor systems. Any and all ideas / comments / suggestions appreciated.
From what we are reading, the anchors should have been installed prior to the house placement, but since they weren't we are now looking for ways that we can do this ourselves.
The home is located on a ranch in New Mexico (Wind Zone 2) with rocky soil conditions. We are looking at various types of anchor systems. We purchased Mark's book, but Helix seems to be the only thing he covers, which I don't think will work for the rocky soil. We are unsure how to get the rock anchors driven into the hard soil underneath the house. We've only seen pictures of these anchors and have no real working knowledge of how they work or how they are installed.
This is our first MH and it is used as a vacation home some 300 miles away from us. Therefore, we usually only have a couple of days at a time to work on the house - 1 or 2 times a month.
We found another system online that might work for us, XI2. This system looks very doable for us but we need to know if Is it a viable alternative to driving the anchors into the ground? We are unclear if it can in fact be used as an alternative or if that system is only used in conjunction with other anchor systems. Any and all ideas / comments / suggestions appreciated.