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by Windrider6
Sat Dec 19, 2015 3:09 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: Sagging wall + skirting costs
Replies: 10
Views: 11133

Re: Sagging wall + skirting costs

Update. All the work is finally done. 17 floor joists were sistered under the kitchen area, and 2 under the bathroom. Floor had to be replaced in the bathroom and a couple spots in the kitchen. The sag is fixed, but it cost a lot. + Relevelled, new insulated skirting, new steps for the back door. So...
by Windrider6
Sun Oct 04, 2015 4:33 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: Sagging wall + skirting costs
Replies: 10
Views: 11133

Re: Sagging wall + skirting costs

Try contacting a mobile home dealer/installer for some contractors. Greg That's what I did in the beginning and found only one company that is 2.5 hours away. They were originally going to do the job, until it became clear that they didn't know how to do it properly. Then I started to contact any a...
by Windrider6
Sat Oct 03, 2015 7:47 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: Sagging wall + skirting costs
Replies: 10
Views: 11133

Re: Sagging wall + skirting costs

Thank you for any and all replies. I appreciate it, because I'm feeling lost and alone. I realize that extra I-beams are a fantasy. The cost would be too high. Also, after looking more closely underneath, I realized that extra I-beams would be difficult because currently there are diagonal metal bra...
by Windrider6
Wed Sep 30, 2015 12:35 am
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: Sagging wall + skirting costs
Replies: 10
Views: 11133

Re: Sagging wall + skirting costs

Thank you for the replies! Two I-beams are supported on huge 1'x1' timbers almost the whole width of the home, 2 piled up, in several locations under the home. The timbers are sitting on bare dirt. No footings. I know that this is a problem, especially since the low side of the home is the side that...
by Windrider6
Mon Sep 28, 2015 7:35 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: Sagging wall + skirting costs
Replies: 10
Views: 11133

Sagging wall + skirting costs

I'm finally getting my 1974 mobile home here in Alberta fixed, but have two companies saying two different things to fix the sag on one wall. Plus I don't have a clue what are reasonable costs to do the work, including new skirting. Sagging wall: The wall has the range, fridge, and freezer in the ki...