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by asa
Fri Nov 07, 2014 11:42 am
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: Major remodel to save money on rent. Need advice!
Replies: 9
Views: 7398

Re: Major remodel to save money on rent. Need advice!

I'll just say that costs add up quickly. Not the big things that you think of, but the small things. If you do the sheetrock yourself, you'll spend a fair amount in screws. You'll need tape and mud and trowels and sanders. Are you redoing the kitchen? Cabinets, counter top, sink, faucet, caulk, sili...
by asa
Sat Mar 08, 2014 8:07 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: Suspended Ceiling or Sheet Rock?
Replies: 13
Views: 7606

Re: Suspended Ceiling or Sheet Rock?

More info here https://www.mobilehomerepair.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=10200&start=15 We bought the corrugated metal at a local hardware store/lumber yard. Lowes and Home Depot have it too. It's screwed into the joints with sheet metal screws. Shorter sheets would have been easier to work...
by asa
Tue Feb 18, 2014 11:39 am
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: New member, partial reno, on a Major Budget!
Replies: 12
Views: 7505

Re: New member, partial reno, on a Major Budget!

Thanks for the compliments, guys! We had some hand me down furniture stored out there and got it set up this weekend. It's starting to feel more like a home now. We plan on doing the big move over spring break as my husband and I have both taken the week off. Once that is done, unfortunately, it'll ...
by asa
Thu Feb 13, 2014 9:06 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: New member, partial reno, on a Major Budget!
Replies: 12
Views: 7505

Re: New member, partial reno, on a Major Budget!

Thank you both. We have an office and the dining room table will be in that area, so no need for a desk there. I understand the thought, but it just doesn't match our needs. (Plus, I am really downsizing on kitchen cabinets, so I need all these for my overflow!) We're around $11,000 for the entire r...
by asa
Wed Feb 12, 2014 5:18 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: Bubbles in the Linoleum
Replies: 1
Views: 1680

Re: Bubbles in the Linoleum

If there was once glue under the area, you may be able to reactivate it with heat. I've been able to use a syringe with needle and blow dryer before. I poked the needle into the bubble, then used the blow dryer all around the area as I pulled up on the plunger to suck the air out. I got it good and ...
by asa
Wed Feb 12, 2014 2:38 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: New member, partial reno, on a Major Budget!
Replies: 12
Views: 7505

Re: New member, partial reno, on a Major Budget!

In the addition that is on slab, we decided to paint the floor for the time being to save some money. We can always come back and install the planks later. We scrubbed and sanded and etched and rinsed and finally got to paint. We used an oil based porch and floor paint by Valspar. Two coats most pla...
by asa
Wed Feb 12, 2014 2:32 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: New member, partial reno, on a Major Budget!
Replies: 12
Views: 7505

Re: New member, partial reno, on a Major Budget!

Just wanted to share some photos of our progress. We're basically down to small things now. We replaced the vanity and toilet in one bathroom. Also repainted and replaced the sheet vinyl. http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640x480q90/600/eu1u.jpg Took the former laundry room and turned it into a pantr...
by asa
Wed Feb 12, 2014 2:10 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: Dining Room Flooring
Replies: 18
Views: 9436

Re: Dining Room Flooring

We just got done installing about 750 sq ft of the allure ultra. Parts were hard, parts were easy. We certainly got better as we went. One key things it to keep looking over your work when you start a new row, because you can't go back. You need to fix anything before you start the next row. The gap...
by asa
Wed Feb 05, 2014 4:24 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: Corrugated metal ceiling
Replies: 31
Views: 92643

Re: Corrugated metal ceiling

Thank you, opinion free. To tell you the truth, we are so tired of this reno. We've spent twice what we planned and had some major expenses in other areas, too, so money wise, we have to get done. Plus, we are just tired of the work. Due to budget (again), we've done every bit of it aside from havin...
by asa
Tue Feb 04, 2014 4:09 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: Corrugated metal ceiling
Replies: 31
Views: 92643

Re: Corrugated metal ceiling

As a side note, I think the ceiling would have looked really cool with stainless appliances, but we were given the fridge and dishwasher and I found a good deal on a white stove on sale, so that is what we went with to save the budget.
by asa
Tue Feb 04, 2014 3:51 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: Corrugated metal ceiling
Replies: 31
Views: 92643

Re: Corrugated metal ceiling

We've had a VERY slow remodel, so I still do not have any final photos, but it does look different to me now than in the photos from above. *Please note - in some cases we made things level and in some cases we went with the room. Function is prevailing more than appearance. Also, my phone camera of...
by asa
Tue Aug 20, 2013 4:13 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: Suspended Ceiling or Sheet Rock?
Replies: 13
Views: 7606

Re: Suspended Ceiling or Sheet Rock?

After doing sheetrock on the walls, I knew I did not want to do it on the ceiling. I did research on drop ceilings and had decided I liked CeilingLink the best. http://www.ceilinglink.com/ Ultimately, though, we decided to go with a corrugated metal ceiling. It fit my quirky style, we are in a rural...
by asa
Thu Jul 25, 2013 9:32 am
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: Corrugated metal ceiling
Replies: 31
Views: 92643

Re: Corrugated metal ceiling

We did. We actually found some really cool LED puff lights - totally enclosed, so nothing reflecting up at the ceiling. (In the photos are just bare bulb fixtures that we used during construction.)
by asa
Mon Jul 22, 2013 7:10 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: Corrugated metal ceiling
Replies: 31
Views: 92643

Re: Corrugated metal ceiling

Thanks. Yes, this will be the only area where this ceiling is. The other areas are the typical long ceiling panels with 1 x 4 boards covering the strips. Just too much damage in this area for that. Price and weight were the most appealing aspects of this project (as opposed to style).
by asa
Mon Jul 22, 2013 11:18 am
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: Corrugated metal ceiling
Replies: 31
Views: 92643

Re: Corrugated metal ceiling

Just wanted to update this thread and say that we got up the panels this weekend. Our room was about 31 foot long and 11.5 foot wide. We went with 16' panels, so we used 12 of them total. We will add a 1x (maybe 1x6) that has been routered across the middle seam and then some larger trim around all ...