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by joedirt63
Sun Oct 16, 2011 9:31 am
Forum: Decorating, Landscaping and Gardening
Topic: Hindsight is 20/20
Replies: 3
Views: 4483

Re: Hindsight is 20/20

very well said , I must agree with you we all been there and did that
by joedirt63
Thu Oct 06, 2011 8:28 am
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: sheet rock, just wonderin
Replies: 1
Views: 1165

sheet rock, just wonderin

I've been doing some sheet rock on my 2 m/h and the thought occured to me when i was adding a wall in the kitcken. does it matter witch way you hang the sheet? i mean vertical or horizontal. the walls i put up are partition walls but they also hold up the kitshen wall cabs. i used 2x4 for the frame ...
by joedirt63
Thu Oct 06, 2011 8:17 am
Forum: Decorating, Landscaping and Gardening
Topic: Painting Walls
Replies: 2
Views: 3828

Re: Painting Walls

you could try to fill them with mesh tape and joint compound then sand ,but many here and myself have tried and had poor results,over time cracks begin in the seams. mobile homes move and flex because of the way they're constructed. like a big box on a flat bed trailer. the spaces between the panels...
by joedirt63
Thu Sep 29, 2011 7:19 am
Forum: All Other HVAC Questions
Topic: heating fuel
Replies: 1
Views: 1895

heating fuel

hello guys, I asked this question a while ago. heating oil types 1 and type 2 . my furnace lables says it burns both types, and i know type 1 is kero,and type 2 his heatingoil. my neighbor says that in a pinch I can burn diesle fuel in this type of furnace. is that true ? I want to fire it up to see...
by joedirt63
Mon Sep 26, 2011 7:48 am
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: Decorator Door/Partition
Replies: 4
Views: 1539

Re: Decorator Door/Partition

depending upon your skill level at home diy you can make a set of french doors and hang them in that space or you can get 2, 24" doors and hinge then together then hang them . i would try to install some kind of door frame. I've seen solid door slabs and loovered doors, or 6 panel door slabs, i...
by joedirt63
Tue Sep 20, 2011 8:39 am
Forum: Decorating, Landscaping and Gardening
Topic: Laminate flooring in a kitchen
Replies: 4
Views: 4475

Re: Laminate flooring in a kitchen

The first room i put laminate flooring was my bath, the under layment also gives and extra vapor barrier and insulates somewhat. have it down 3 years now with no issues. as greg said wipe up the water ,and no worries.
by joedirt63
Tue Sep 06, 2011 6:47 am
Forum: Decorating, Landscaping and Gardening
Topic: Rustoleum cabinet and countertop coatings
Replies: 2
Views: 3179

Re: Rustoleum cabinet and countertop coatings

hello, i am very interested in them also but i would think that the coating on these cabinets would maybe start to peel or bubble, not sure about the chemical reaction with the surface material it's being applied to. dad had body shop and i learned alot about the chemical reaction of diffrent coatin...
by joedirt63
Sun Sep 04, 2011 9:16 am
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: Seeking insulation advice/minimizing heat loss in trailer
Replies: 8
Views: 4321

Re: Seeking insulation advice/minimizing heat loss in traile

hello, pretty much agree with greg, would like to ad if your going the spray foam route i would do the remodel first if you're going to be moveing or adding eletric outles or fixtures. once it's foamed it's sealed and good , real pain to have to remove it to work on something in the wall. I noticed ...
by joedirt63
Mon Aug 29, 2011 8:34 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: Underelly alternative
Replies: 5
Views: 2800

Re: Underelly alternative

Hello, I would think that if you insulated the floor space with spray foam then panel it off would be good, but pray you don't have to do any floor work or plumbing work under the house.. maybe just use batt insulation and close up with panels, build a cover around the duct work with 1 1/2 inch foam...
by joedirt63
Mon Aug 29, 2011 5:43 am
Forum: Off Topic Discussions
Topic: My favorite movies
Replies: 17
Views: 41014

Re: My favorite movies

quiet man ,john wayne; last of the mohichans,patriot,caddyshack,meet joe black
by joedirt63
Mon Aug 29, 2011 5:33 am
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: window whammy
Replies: 4
Views: 1598

Re: window whammy

thanks to both of you guys. pretty much straight foward . just how i did my old home. but strikes another question. the trim work . I've seen this vinle composite stuff, in 1 by's it's white. I would use that along with vinle window to trim it out. cuts like wood kinda of and lasts like aluminum. qu...
by joedirt63
Fri Aug 26, 2011 6:44 am
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: window whammy
Replies: 4
Views: 1598

window whammy

hello again , just aquiered a 87 zimmer 14x70 single wide, yeah , the one i was rebuilding for my kid. well any hoo. question about the windows. I'm no stranger to m/h and their probs, but never encountered this myself. upgrade windows in this thing ,not sure which to use replace ment or new constru...
by joedirt63
Sun Aug 14, 2011 5:25 am
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: A question about windows
Replies: 9
Views: 2675

Re: A question about windows

or you can just do what greg said. ( smirk)
by joedirt63
Fri Aug 12, 2011 12:27 am
Forum: Decorating, Landscaping and Gardening
Topic: New 8'x16' Front Deck
Replies: 6
Views: 7627

Re: New 8'x16' Front Deck

looks good, love to see nice new straight construction, something unheard of in mobile homes. bet that first step is a killer lol lol.
by joedirt63
Fri Aug 12, 2011 12:24 am
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: A question about windows
Replies: 9
Views: 2675

Re: A question about windows

hello, on the inner window ,the by the bottom of thetop glass pane should be 2 plastic or metal clips. they would be in between the outer window and inner window. remove the clips and the window should come out from the bottom and slide out of the tracks. got those type in my newly aquired 87 zimmer.