do not use poly. Use a material that will breathe, like house wrap.

get some pics, go to photobucket.com join for free, upload your pics to their site in the album you created, copy the "image" link under the uploaded pic and paste the link in the dialogue box here.
note- the image link will look like this [img]urlhere.com[/img]

You start the first row with a full plank, then the nest row you start with a 1/2 plank. So the first plank in the first row would be 36" and the next row would start with an 18" plank. Except I would suggest going 36", 24" and then 12". This will stagger the seams even mor...

I bought 5 gallons of mis-tinted paint from the local retailer for $25, and another $15 in sandpaper and paint sleeves

Before: http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l239/muhstang/painted002.jpg After: http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l239/muhstang/painted003.jpg http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l239/muhstang/painted004.jpg http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l239/muhstang/painted005.jpg Cost: $40 total, $25 for paint, $...

most tin comes in 3' widths, which wont work with you roof joists that are on 16" centers. You want your fasteners do go down through the existing plywood and bite into the roof joists. If you cant find tin roofing that will work with a 16" center (ie: 32 or 48" widths) then you need ...

another suggestion, this would be my suggestion if your addition is more than about 16' from the front of the house (based on own personal preference for asthetics only) would be something like this, http://www.ivieleaguehomes.com/Images/Brown-Double-Gable.jpg take a look at the covered entry portio...

or this one, the addition roof part would be on the right hand side in this pic
http://www.dehavenconstruction.com/roof ... 980804.GIF

here look at the top floor of this house... http://www.cahomeinsurance.com/images/more_images/California_homeowners_insurance_homes_owners_1.jpg thats mostly what I mean...except instead of a point at the highest part like in the picture, you will have a ridge at the same height as the trailer roof....

alright, well you said 22' deep, and the trailer youre buying is 20' wide. Imagine taking a 16' length of the trailer roof and turning it sideways at a 90 degree, perpendicular angle to the trailer....as if you looked directly down onto the top of the house the ridge of the roof would look like a ca...

is the deck going to be covered by the addition roof as well?

from my local retailers, 1/2" is cheaper than 3/8's. I wouldnt suggest 3/8s anyways. If you think you want to go with 5/8s then get a fire rated product. Fire rated 5/8s will give you a "1hour burn" rating. Its also much more expensive than 1/2". I would go with 1/2", I woul...

What are the dimensions of the addition you plan to build?

My suggesions will hinge on the dimensions.

I could always look into adding a partial basement/strip footing combo. I have a 1973 14x66 with a bubble top tin roof on a city lot, between two brand new houses across the street from a busy restaurant in a small town. I dont think Id be able to dig a full basement, that would mean the trailer wou...

cant raise it tho.... A steel screw pile is considered permanent here...except I cant get under it to screw em in 10' deep. Its starting to sound like my best bet is a 4'deep footing that spans perpendicular across the trailer with steel piles bolted on top for the chassis to be welded/bolted to. Im...