I would have a truss company come look at it and instead of tearing off the old roof--they can design a truss that would work with your current roof. I do not know much about double wides but I assume that if you took off the current roof,it is part of keeping the 2 half's together that you would ha...

Hi all most of the families in my home town got electric today after 10 days some have a while to wait, they had over 100 degree temps--as for us we are almost done with the MH just a day of finish work and we are adding a deck/porch--but we finally went on vacation and are currently parked at the b...

Hello From WV! The storm last Friday was unreal and I was all alone in the MH,except for 4 dogs. The roof rumbled but no issues with either MH and TG we have no trees close to the property. The trees literately bent over. I knew it was coming--thanks to face book--as it hit our home town. The MH's w...

Welcome to the group! A free MH is the way to go! I am not sure how a 1964 was built but with DIY skills anyone can redo a MH as you load bearing walls are your outside walls you can make the inside any way you want. Please look at my older post and my DIY blog http://myprojects-dcdiva.blogspot.com/...

You can buy stock replacement windows from any where are replace your windows. You can order the size you need and add trim to the outside to cover where the whole are for the screws. Or you can change the size of the windows if you do not want to special order. We replaced with low e windows in bot...

Hey is the Mh with the chimney--I am assuming it is a hot water tank but might be a fireplace? But you get the idea lol
https://www.mobilehomerepair.com/phpbb/d ... iew&id=551

You can use any off the shelf electric hot water tank,you can get a tall or short. ONLY gas hot water tanks must be mobile home approved. Look at the prices-- around here the price for a bigger tank--40 vs 30 --the 40 is cheaper by$ 30 or more. Space well most of the time a hot water tank is in a cl...

I forgot to answer about buying the MH question. Never be afraid to be told NO because they usually counter offer something lower. Most people that put a home for sale want to sell it and the price the home a little higher to be able to negotiate the price UNLESS they are trying to get multi offers ...

HI Welcome to the group! Yes, owning a mobile home is a great investment at any age VS renting! And I am a landlord LOL If you are good at DIY or good at following directions on the internet--where we got our DIY Pro degree--most of the repairs you can do on your own. The MH you showed listed for 30...

Hi We did exactly what you are thinking of doing. We totally replaced everything in one MH and wished we would have--we did everything but the walls in another. Here is our blog of our adventure http://myprojects-dcdiva.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2010-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-08%3A00&updated-max=...

I would just replace the particle board with a good exterior plywood,you might have to replace some joist to get a level floor. We added blocking to help strengthen ours too. Both are not hard repairs or expensive. Adding the cement to the floor may cause more problems than solve.

All Echo trimmers love them,on sale for 199 got 3, Love my Deere 445 60 in deck,Kobota BX1500,54 inch w loader, Wheel Horse 520 HC 60 inch deck,one Craftsman mower and a Toro mower--BUT we mow and weed eat over 15 acres and my son has 5 yard jobs, we mow our big property over 10 in 2 hours,plus our ...

When we painted our mobile home we were advised to replace all of the rusted screws--we did but wow took some time and muscle but we got a really nice job and it lasted. We used Benjamin Moore paint no need to prime with it but did take 2 coats, a semi gloss. I still see our old MH and the paint job...

Many reasons, very fast/easy to install, you must put tar paper over the shingles or it voids the warranty but do not have to tear off the old shingles/roofing. Many color choices --we choose a light tan and a light grey, they are energy star and qualified for a tax credit. The lighter colors really...

added more to it,my house remodel,master bedroom becomes a master bath and our new kitchen,plus the 2nd mobile home so far lol