I would suggest you be very cautious investing money in this home in renovations. It is unlileley you will ever get your money back out. To begin you should be investing in adding insulation not doing any cosmetic renovations. It really dosn't appear to be worth doing much beyond simply making it fu...

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wow it's a miracle what you can do with aluminium cooking foil.
Anything that sounds too good to be true is too good to be true.

It's your choice but ignoring the voice of experience is wasting time and dollars to save pennies..
There is nothing to be gained by taking pride in making the same mistakes others have made.
Time and effort wasted can never be regained, Where as you can always make more money.

Bite the bullet and either move the home to dig the piers or set the piers somewhere else and then move the home over that location.
There is a point in time where free labour simply isn't worth doing. Your plan is past that point.

In light of the fact that you purchased it only last year why would you not be able to sell it as is for the same price you paid without having to do any work at all. After all you bought it that way for your price so why would there not be someone else willing to do the same.

You may not have had a frozen pipe yet but you will, guaranteed. If it's cold enough to need heat the day will come when it's cold enough to freeze your pipes. When it happens you will wish you had moved the plumbing before you completed your renovation.

As far as the roof is concerned I would defiantly go for the peaked. All of the seventies homes in our community have had peeked roofs added and it defiantly is worth the expense. The roof along with new vinyl siding, skirting and new windows/doors will give the appearance of a new home. As far as t...

I would advise against using MDF trim espically around windows. High moisture levels are bad for MDF and the MDF is so flimsy it followes every bump and wave in the wall making it look bad. Use the finger joint or solid pine prefinished trim if possible. The results will be well worth the extra cost...

Construction adhesive. Check the glue section at Home Depo etc.

Just a word of warning, mice carry flees and cats will get flees from mice. Cats also tend to cause a stink when they turn your gardens or under your home into a litter box. If cats are catching mice and are allowed under, or into, your home it is possible for the flees to migrate into your home. As...

Staples will work fine if used with glue. Without glue staples will not hold tight over time and will cause bumps in flooring.

If you leave the particle board the ply underlay is put down with flooring screws. The under lay is 1/4 inch thick and usually comes with the location of each screw point marked. Once down there is a flooring compound you apply over all the seams and screw heads to get the surface smooth. If you do ...

This is one of those products that needs to be viewed from the correct perspective. Obviously they are not ceramic tile and will not likley stand up to extended cleaning as tile would. They are a quick alternative option for a back splash that is less expensive and easy for the home owner to install...

Put the bleach down the line and call the plumber at the same time cause the bleach won't do anything to clear a blocked main line.

Gurgling is caused by one of two things blocked (insuficient air) or blocked drain line. If it's backing up into your sink then it is a blocked drain under the home. You will need to snake the line. However, if you are in a park and your home is on a common septic line sometimes the blockage can be ...