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by Mark440
Wed Dec 04, 2019 10:09 am
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: General plumbing questions
Replies: 8
Views: 9824

Re: General plumbing questions

I believe that any of the tapes are possessed by some sort of evil deity. If you need the tape to stick and stay put - it will peel itself off as soon as you aren't looking. OTOH, if you need to undo a taped area - there is no way the stuff will peel off in any manner that resembles sanity. :D When ...
by Mark440
Wed Nov 27, 2019 11:53 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: General plumbing questions
Replies: 8
Views: 9824

Re: General plumbing questions

When i gutted the belly - I found the piping was (for the most part) not suspended from the floor joists. it was mostly just left laying on top of the belly. I see it as a staggering display of the penny-pinching cheap methods used to assemble these homes. For instance, my shower heads were somewhat...
by Mark440
Mon Nov 25, 2019 6:12 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: Installing Outdoor Electrical Outlets
Replies: 3
Views: 36612

Re: Installing Outdoor Electrical Outlets

A couple things... 1) Use an offset strategy - but pay attention to the placement of wall studs - and wall wiring. 2) Pencil out where you need to cut to fit in an "old work" box. Cut it out, and assemble the box/wire/outlet. -OR- Just use a surface mount box. All you need is a small hole ...
by Mark440
Thu Oct 31, 2019 8:33 am
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: Foundation power vents
Replies: 1
Views: 18376

Foundation power vents

has anyone installed any kind of the "power vents" in the foundation skirting? I've been looking at installing a couple-two-three of the 6 or 7 inch power vents controlled by a humidistat instead of the standard 'free flow' vent thingies. The ones that are reversible would seem to be a per...
by Mark440
Thu Oct 31, 2019 8:25 am
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: House Painting Question
Replies: 1
Views: 7512

Re: House Painting Question

I would be hard pressed to think $9700 was a fair price for painting an interior. Does that quote include ceilings? Are you a heavy smoker requiring all surfaces to be treated with Kilz first? Have the walls been painted previously - and there are problems with that paint job? There is a lot of info...
by Mark440
Wed Oct 23, 2019 11:06 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: Sub Floors and vapor barrier
Replies: 2
Views: 23866

Re: Sub Floors and vapor barrier

Definitely get a vapor barrier down so to stop any further damage. Also, check the belly to be sure it is in good condition. Just a heads up - depending on how moist it has been under there - you may have some mold/mildew issues to contend with. Good luck!
by Mark440
Wed Oct 16, 2019 9:32 am
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: Recommendations for insulation under belly
Replies: 3
Views: 12800

Re: Recommendations for insulation under belly

uh-oh......I got to back track on the win. Was out just kinda of checking on things....and one corner has some terrifying signs of breach. I used landscape timbers - turned up on edge, then staked to contain the pea gravel at about 6" out from the skirting panels. The depth below grade is about...
by Mark440
Sun Oct 13, 2019 5:52 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: Recommendations for insulation under belly
Replies: 3
Views: 12800

Re: Recommendations for insulation under belly

being my skirting was plastic - and critters had chewed clean through it in multiple places....and being i was tired of patching holes in the belly....I had all of it torn completely out. Had a company come in a spray foam on the entire underside, and then installed metal skirting with an abundance ...
by Mark440
Wed Sep 11, 2019 10:31 am
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: Another rim joist question?
Replies: 3
Views: 22336

Re: Another rim joist question?

Hate to say it - but I really don't have a very high opinion of "inspectors". I financed via VA - and VA required the inspection. The only thing the "inspector" noted was my tie-downs were not cemented into the ground. The closing was postponed until the owner had some goofball c...
by Mark440
Mon Jul 08, 2019 10:04 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: U-channel for 3/8" sheetrock edges
Replies: 2
Views: 2154

Re: U-channel for 3/8" sheetrock edges

I don't think that either big orange or big blue carry anything. You might check with Orange Aluminum as they have an extremely wide variety of extruded aluminum...and their prices are pretty danged good as well. Checking their website...under Products > Channels...on the left side of that page is a...
by Mark440
Mon Jul 01, 2019 11:30 am
Forum: All Other HVAC Questions
Topic: HVAC duct redirect - IT WORKS !
Replies: 0
Views: 23037

HVAC duct redirect - IT WORKS !

A combination of factors all came together - in the worst way - which left my underside ducting in shambles. The main piece of ducting in each half of this double wide looked like swiss cheese, and the flex duct got ripped and torn by the re-level contractor. It's easy enough to replace the flex duc...
by Mark440
Sun Jun 30, 2019 12:58 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: Best method for skirting
Replies: 6
Views: 17775

Re: Best method for skirting

Call around, prices here are all over the place. check some of the lumber yards also. If you have any steel roofers in your area, you may be able to buy cutoffs long enough for skirting. Greg Also check with regular metal roofing suppliers as sometimes a customer cancels an order - so it all kinda ...
by Mark440
Sun Jun 30, 2019 12:51 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: What is this called?
Replies: 2
Views: 6359

Re: What is this called?

If the round work box was screwed in via the 4 mounting holes - then you can get an exact replacement from orange or blue big box. But! If you cannot access how this box was mounted - you will have to get a work box that has little plastic 'flags' that flip into place behind the mounting surface to ...
by Mark440
Sun Jun 30, 2019 12:45 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: Skirting vents oriented vertically?
Replies: 4
Views: 4971

Re: Skirting vents oriented vertically?

After a few setbacks.... I'll start installing my new skirting this coming week. I've got some siding panels that have rot at the bottom, so that will be repaired first - and then it is on to the skirting! I have read recently that venting is not necessary as long as there is thorough and complete g...
by Mark440
Tue Jun 11, 2019 11:04 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: Help! Possible no tie downs, home seems quite unstable
Replies: 2
Views: 2621

Re: Help! Possible no tie downs, home seems quite unstable

When I had my place re-leveled, I also had them install the Xi2 foundation stabilization system. I had them do all 4 corners - and any vibration is now gone. At each corner - they dug a hole about 2ft x 2ft x 2ft, and then filled it with concrete. The re-level plus 4 of the retro fits was $3200. Her...