We are currently at the stage where we ripped up the floor. We were planning on insulating between the 2x6s between the underbellly and the new floor (I think they might be called trusses?)... is this a good or bad idea? Initially I thought it was a great idea until you just said there needs to be s...

The more we dig in this project the more upset I become. We definetely got what we paid for. :( We will have to wait until spring, get into the underbelly (which only seems to have 2" of really CRAPPY isulation in it) and revamp most of the underneath. Thanks for your help. I'm sure I"ll b...

We seem to be ok with getting the tub in there if we go in through our sliding glass doors and slide it around into the bedroom. That was my first concern, and the reason we can't get a one piece unit :o( As we were gutting we found sooo much wet insulation. We ended up gutting the entire room and p...

So basically what you're saying is that some of our hot air is getting out of damaged ducts and into the area beneath our home? Then when the furnace is off, the cold air is getting in the damaged ducts and coming in? If we find holes in the ducts, how do you patch them? Is this what you're talking ...

Thank you Greg. I don't see any other option than the plastic.

So during our wonderful bathroom remodel (which all started while painting and discovering water damage) we took out the insulation in the one exterior wall to find EVERYTHING wet!!! The walls are so wet that parts of it has fallen right off and we can see siding from INSIDE! How do we fix this in t...

The furnace is located outside near our bedroom. I sent a picture to your email. We live on a cement slab with tie downs and skirting. I'm not sure if that's what you were asking??? The furnace is a Nordyne brand and I have NO idea what the serial number is. lol. Maybe it's an Intertherm... check ou...

OH! Remember my question about heat loss before? We had 1/2" gaps in the floor where they replaced parts of it and didn't bother to "measure twice, cut once" like Greg says to do. The insulation there is also crappy. There were also huge holes where the pipes come into the floor (4 se...

Greg, Are you for hire? lol! We sure could use someone that knows what they're doing!!! Yes we can fit the 60" tub in there, it's our master bath and is 8x13...PLENTY of room. I think we made a plan yesterday and we will be moving the drain instead of the vent pipe. Most of the floor is yucky a...

Ok, so I was going to paint the bathroom... got started and noticed some soft spots in the walls near the floor. We moved the free-standing linen closet thing to discover it had been wet for some time and has lots of mold. Looks like the previous owners did a cob-job fixing a leak a LONG time ago. T...

So it wouldn't be beneficial to put them under ours?

There are a lot of doublewides around here that have cinder blocks instead of skirting around their double-wides. Is there a benefit to this except for looks? None of them actually have basements.

We can feel very cold air coming out of the heat vents when the furnace is off, also we have an indoor cold-air return and can feel cold air there too. Our furnace is an outside unit that was installed in 2008 by the previous owner. Is this normal? Does it mean we should re-insulate the ducts in the...

Thanks guys! Our doublewide has the typical pitch, not sure what it is but it's 7ft on the exterior walls and 9 in the center... would it be beneficial to tear all the ceiling out, replace insulation and make the peak INSIDE lower? (creating a mini attick for insulation too) The cubic feet that we w...

clayman,

I haven't gotten any replies to my post either, maybe everybody is busy today. Hopefully somebody has some answers for us soon!!!