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- Fri May 14, 2010 12:40 am
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: Celotex fiberboard sheathing
- Replies: 2
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Celotex fiberboard sheathing
I own a 90's Liberty 14x72 that has Celotex fiberboard as sheathing underneath the vinyl siding. I know from looking at the material myself, that it doesn't seem to hold up well under damp conditions. My question is this: If I replace the vinyl siding and remove the fiberboard, what thickness of ply...
- Wed Aug 26, 2009 9:10 pm
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: Heat tape
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2667
Heat tape
With fall approaching and winter just around the corner, now is a good time for those living in colder climates to check your heat tape. This link: http://www.mygreathome.com/fix-it_guide/heat_tape.htm provides excellent information and guidance regarding this topic. Site owner Mark Bower also provi...
- Sun Aug 02, 2009 6:48 pm
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: drywall
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1668
RE: drywall
I would go with 3/8", which is standard on most mobile homes. The reason has to do with the amount of weight put on the outlying perimeter of the home. Also, the paneling coming off is generally about 3/8" thick. With that in mind, you have to take in consideration the electrical outlets a...
- Sun Aug 02, 2009 5:41 pm
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: A how to on MH door replacement with standard size doors
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2010
RE: A how to on MH door replacement with standard size doors
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- Sun Jul 12, 2009 8:27 pm
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: Outswing doors
- Replies: 9
- Views: 112679
RE: Outswing doors
I had the same problem you did with my back door. It was a cheap stryofoam filled outswing door with a tiny little window and no screen door. I took off the trim around the door on the inside and wrote down the rough opening measurements. Keep in mind that most exterior mobile home doors that I've c...
- Sun Jul 12, 2009 8:02 pm
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: basement under single wide???
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7823
RE: basement under single wide???
Here is a link to Sylvia's picture page: https://www.mobilehomerepair.com/phpbb/a ... user_id=64
- Sat Jan 10, 2009 5:56 pm
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: installing new windows
- Replies: 9
- Views: 81386
- Tue May 20, 2008 9:48 pm
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: Water Leak Potential
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2381
Monty, as you know you need to get things dried out ASAP. Water and Mobiles are not a good combination. Greg Thanks for the heads up Greg. Luckily, I the water spread wasn't too bad. We bought a wet/dry vac and sucked all the water up from beneath the carpet and ran fans on it. The kitchen floor ha...
- Mon May 19, 2008 8:47 pm
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: Water Leak Potential
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2381
Water Leak Potential
I bought a new washer and dryer for my mobile home last November. The company I bought it from came and set it all up and connected the water hoses. The water hoses were the standard black rubber hoses. I came home from work today to find my entire laundry room, kitchen floor and half of the carpete...
- Sun Feb 24, 2008 4:18 pm
- Forum: Mobile Home Repair
- Topic: New member
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1881
New member
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