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by leenabug123
Wed Jul 05, 2017 2:12 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: complete doublewide rebuild
Replies: 8
Views: 51522

Re: complete doublewide rebuild

From sites I've looked at for building a free standing roof over a mobile home, It says to use a 4x6 for the posts. Does it matter which way we turn the beam? We would like for the 6" side to be flat against the mobile home so that the outer wall will be 4" thick and we could put 2x4s betw...
by leenabug123
Sun Jul 02, 2017 8:13 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: complete doublewide rebuild
Replies: 8
Views: 51522

Re: complete doublewide rebuild

The insurance company was very negative about a total rebuild, they said it changes the structure too much. So we are going to do a pole barn type roof over it and remodel
by leenabug123
Sat Jul 01, 2017 1:50 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: complete doublewide rebuild
Replies: 8
Views: 51522

Re: complete doublewide rebuild

wwe already tried to sell it and it costs so much to move that we were unable to sell. Today we talked to a mobile home mover and he wasnt even sure if I could give it away. Its actually like a modular office structure. Its a single wide 9ft frame with 2 seven foot sides that originally folded in fo...
by leenabug123
Thu Jun 29, 2017 9:00 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: complete doublewide rebuild
Replies: 8
Views: 51522

Re: complete doublewide rebuild

he plans to completely tear down the walls and roof. As in there will be nothing left but the floor sitting on those pillars. But before he rebuilds it with new 2x4 WALLS. Im wondering if that 2x3 SILL is even useable? Someone suggested raising the structure and putting beams across the pillars for ...
by leenabug123
Thu Jun 29, 2017 5:11 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: complete doublewide rebuild
Replies: 8
Views: 51522

complete doublewide rebuild

So we own a mobile church structure that we were going to turn into a rental apartment. The size is 24x50 and the roof appears to be designs and installed in 3 sections. The 2 sides are 7ft tall and the middle is 8ft tall but has beams that appear to be supporting it all down the middle. We decided ...