How can I apply heat tape, when there is no electrical outlet in our crawlspace? Our MH is on a foundation, not skirted, so do we need to use heat tape? I ask, because this is a 1975 home, so it's obviously weathered a lot of winters without the outlet or heat tape. I hope we don't need to get an ou...

One thing that helped us with our west-facing wall was one of those lightweight, reflective emergency blankets. I just taped it to the window frame, and the wrinkles eventually unfolded themselves. Really reduces the incoming heat!

Good Lord, Audie, you simply can't be left alone to your own devices, now, can you?

Thank heavens you didn't hit a kitten, at least. But the rest of that tale, you could also share on the forums of poopreport.com. I'm serious, there is such a site.

Your posts never fail to leave me LOL!

I got them in 3 different sizes at Ace Hardware.

Our weather has taken a sudden turn for the cold--a hard freeze is expected tomorrow night. I want to make sure we're ready, so that no pipes freeze. But we're new to MH living, so we need help fast! Our outdoor spigot has a shutoff valve in the crawlspace. Since the valve was turned off when we mov...

Audie, Audie, Audie...you never fail to amaze me! You should write a book about your exploits, though I'll admit it's probably only those of us here who would believe you, LOL!

Trying the photo thing: I never got the upload photo option turned off the firewall, still no upload picture button An easy way to post pics to this forum (or ANY other forum) is to upload your photo to a photo hosting site like http://tinypic.com/ They'll give you a link to use in forums. Copy tha...

Ours went below $4/gal a few weeks ago. Pretty sickening state of affairs when we have to be excited about gas being over $3/gal....

I was hoping some people who may have already done this could give me an idea of how tall exactly was the opening from ceiling to floor. Then again, I may have him just see if he can adjust the door to close properly because it doesn't sound like i'm going to find an easy answer. Ideally, the best ...

Question for those talking about cutting a door down....

The original poster says she wants a metal door. So wouldn't it be more practical to have a handyman cut the doorway large enough to fit in a regular metal door?

Hi I am stumpped at the ac blower I can say now that my ac is cold working well in the desert keeps the house at 76 when 110 outside For 20 years, I used to live in the desert, where the A/C would run for hours when temps exceeded 115. :shock: Because of this personal experience, I'd strongly sugge...

I guess it's just me, but I would much rather hear someones voice than see what they write. I also refuse to text. I get enough of that with emails. I have enough minutes to talk as much as I want and I love to talk. difference there, i'm not around email all day, on the road and such with work, th...

I'm no expert, but I'd simply measure the existing door to find out the size, then call Home Depot, etc., to see if they have what you need. We're replacing a door soon, and in making some calls, we found that the newer metal doors are cheaper than traditional wood doors...so it's good that you don'...

Great info at these links...thanks!

Most of the new surge protectors have inlet and outlet for phone and cable connections Unfortunately, those only protect things INSIDE the house. Most of our damage was done on the OUTSIDE of the house, and the damage to the PC and answering machine simply resulted from that. Repairmen from the cab...