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by AbbottsManor
Sat Jul 25, 2009 8:53 am
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: Replacement window
Replies: 7
Views: 4016

Replacement window

Can anyone recommend a good place to buy a replacement vertical window for this crank open window? It has to be a direct bolt in replacement. The size is aprox. 14.5 x 27"
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Thanks,

Chris
by AbbottsManor
Sat Jun 06, 2009 10:01 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: PB pipe leak images
Replies: 2
Views: 2040

RE: PB pipe leak images

I had the same thing happen below the vanity in our master bath, except our kink was much worse than that! Eventually it failed right at the crease and ruined the floor.

Chris
by AbbottsManor
Sat Jun 06, 2009 9:58 pm
Forum: Decorating, Landscaping and Gardening
Topic: Inside corners of rooms...
Replies: 9
Views: 8955

RE: Inside corners of rooms...

I used metal backed inside drywall corners. They work great and are quite sturdy. I bought mine at Lowe's. I had huge gaps at all the inside and outside corners in a bathroom remodel I'm just finishing and they did the trick.


Chris
by AbbottsManor
Mon May 25, 2009 8:52 pm
Forum: Decorating, Landscaping and Gardening
Topic: Beadboard wainscotting
Replies: 7
Views: 8622

Beadboard wainscotting

I'm looking to put some kind of beadboard wainscotting in our master bath. I purchased a 32 x 48 panel at Home Depot which was exactly what I wanted. After I got it home I saw it can not be used in high humidity! I then bought a pack of beadboard panels from Lowe's that are not much better- have to ...
by AbbottsManor
Mon Jan 19, 2009 9:29 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: New owner, kind of curious!
Replies: 8
Views: 2951

RE: New owner, kind of curious!

My 1990 Skyine does the same thing, it is the metal ducts expanding and contracting as they heat and cool. I live in Pa. also.
by AbbottsManor
Wed Jan 14, 2009 8:47 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: HELP!...installer coming Friday...how do I run cables?
Replies: 6
Views: 2590

When I installed coax through the floor of my mother's house years ago (all her ducts were in the ceiling), I drilled a hole in the floor where appropriate, then took a straightened coat hanger and poked it down through the insulation and vapor barrier. Then it was simply a matter of going undernea...
by AbbottsManor
Sun Dec 14, 2008 8:45 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: Bathroom floor repair
Replies: 5
Views: 4115

Re: RE: Bathroom floor repair

I do not understand about laying 2 layers of linoleum to level out the floors. If you replace the subfloor then you would float all the seams and screw heads. Some vinyls require a luan over the subfloor as well. I always lay down luan to get a real flat smooth finish, again floating all edges and ...
by AbbottsManor
Sat Dec 13, 2008 11:18 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: Bathroom floor repair
Replies: 5
Views: 4115

Bathroom floor repair

I need your help in deciding if I can replace this floor myself. The house has been replumbed, the recovery company has fans and a dehumidifier running for days, all that is left to be done is the floor, insulation/underbelly and vanity! The first pic shows warped flooring right up against the tub a...
by AbbottsManor
Thu Dec 11, 2008 9:27 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: Water leak, spongy floor, underbelly sagging! Part II
Replies: 3
Views: 2601

RE: Water leak, spongy floor, underbelly sagging! Part II

They actually cut a small portion out of the underbelly. I am aware the insulation will grow mold. An insurance adjuster is coming tomorrow, a local MH repair company is also coming to do a complete replumb. I have to wait to see the adjuster's estimate, but the MH place is going to do the floor and...
by AbbottsManor
Wed Dec 10, 2008 8:54 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: Water leak, spongy floor, underbelly sagging! Part II
Replies: 3
Views: 2601

Water leak, spongy floor, underbelly sagging! Part II

Well, I called the insurance company to come look at the water damage. They immediately sent a company in to dry things out. They removed the linoleum, put 2 fans and a dehumidifier in the bathroom running 24/7 to dry out the floor. They also cut an opening in the underbelly to let the water out. So...
by AbbottsManor
Sun Dec 07, 2008 4:28 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: Water leak, spongy floor, underbelly sagging!
Replies: 3
Views: 9000

Water leak, spongy floor, underbelly sagging!

Help! I noticed today the area in front of the master bath vanity was very spongy. I found the cold water line at the faucet leaking, dripping and running down the grey pipe (Pb) into the floor. I tightened the line. I looked under the house and found a pool of water, the underbelly sagging way down...
by AbbottsManor
Mon Sep 01, 2008 8:00 pm
Forum: Decorating, Landscaping and Gardening
Topic: Ply Bead for a ceiling treatment?
Replies: 10
Views: 14143

RE: Ply Bead for a ceiling treatment?

You may want to look at this.
http://www.grahambrown.com/us/store/vie ... id=2082519


I sent for a sample and I can tell you it looks just like real beadboard. You'll never be able to tell the difference especially on a ceiling.

Chris
by AbbottsManor
Wed Aug 13, 2008 8:09 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: Back door part II
Replies: 1
Views: 1521

Back door part II

As some of you may know from the previously highjacked door post, I am looking to replace the mobile home type back door of our '90 Skyline single with something else. I found a 30 by 80" wood door at a home surplus store. It is made of Douglas fir. It would fit well in the 32" wide rough ...
by AbbottsManor
Mon Aug 04, 2008 7:31 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: Replacing door
Replies: 14
Views: 5878

RE: Replacing door

I am also looking to replace our back mobile home type door with a regular door. The actual door itself measures 32" by 76" with the rough? opening being 34 1/4 by 78 1/4" I looked at doors at Lowes today and found one that was 32" wide. I know I have to cut the height down, but ...
by AbbottsManor
Sun Jul 13, 2008 6:49 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: Water heater door rebuild
Replies: 7
Views: 3583

Maybe the scabbing on that was done on the side frame pieces? This will weaken the bottom of the door if not attached securely. The replacement frame section is glued, screwed and stapled (just like the factory!) and the metal frame provides structural rigidity. I think the reason it rotted in the ...