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by NMBowtie
Tue Feb 03, 2009 3:14 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: New to forum
Replies: 2
Views: 1406

A fellow New Mexican, what do you know. Welcome!
by NMBowtie
Tue Feb 03, 2009 3:12 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: Water heater sound, & possible leak into septic tank....
Replies: 5
Views: 3205

A leaking hot water heater has no way to get water into the plumbing to enter the septic tank. Hot water heaters have one cold water line running in (from the well/water service), one hot water line running out (to the faucets in the house) and a pop-off overflow which is just drained out under the ...
by NMBowtie
Mon Feb 02, 2009 9:08 am
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: Roof Replacement
Replies: 2
Views: 1817

My shingle roof has been replaced with metal for several years now, and I really notice no difference in sound. The wood underlayment and either the shingles or 1-2 layers of tar paper remain under the metal, so it is not like the regular single wide metal roofs with no underlayment at all. The bigg...
by NMBowtie
Thu Jan 22, 2009 5:38 pm
Forum: Off Topic Discussions
Topic: New Member
Replies: 3
Views: 2445

New Member

Well, after browsing this forum for over a year and picking up some good tidbits of info and seeing quite a few things I could have provided some input on, I finally decided to join. Just a little background, I currently live in a 96 Fleetwood 28x76 (72) double wide and am in the process of doing a ...
by NMBowtie
Thu Jan 22, 2009 5:17 pm
Forum: Decorating, Landscaping and Gardening
Topic: Ceramic Tiles
Replies: 10
Views: 7459

RE: Ceramic Tiles

I did 12x12 ceramic tile on the floors in both my bathrooms and have not had any problems. I installed them over 1/2" tile backerboard and used Henry 314 Ceramic Tile Adhesive rather than traditional thinset mortar. The tile has been in over 2 years now, and I don't have any cracked grout or lo...
by NMBowtie
Thu Jan 22, 2009 4:17 pm
Forum: Decorating, Landscaping and Gardening
Topic: Wall Mirror Removal
Replies: 4
Views: 12458

RE: Wall Mirror Removal

I just removed 4 of these to remodel my master bath. They were held on by a double sided foam tape. I used a piece of thin plastic ribbon (like the narrow package ribbon) to "saw" behind the mirror to get it off the wall. Once the mirror was off, the residual tape came off fairly easily. I...