nestsman wrote:How does one know how deep into the home it should go to be effective in cold winters?

i replaced my faucet a couple of years ago and used the same length as the one that was broken. shouldnt go wrong using the same length

i dont know how the "breezeway" is going to be built between 2 floating/settling buildings that are 1 foot apart but if they are a hard attachment it may be a too stiff of a connection that may move with one building but not the other and crack away from the one building that doesnt move. ...

take a strainer basket with you to the big box hardware store for matching up

GOOGLE "bathtub liners"

bathtub liners fit over your existing bathtub

it seems to me that you need to have an energy audit done BEFORE you can even know where the energy loss is and what the audit recommends my dad is on limited income and had to have an energy audit done on his mobile home before the state of connecticut would provide future energy assistance (the he...

i currently do not have gutters on my home but if it were me adding rain gutters to my mobile home, i would get a professional contractor to come out and put up the seamless type gutters and be done with it once and for all. but thats just me. i want it done right the first time.

i know the experts wont like it but here goes i have 2 vent flashings that look like this one (not necessarily that name brand) http://www.handymanhowto.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/DSC03755.JPG the main flange nailed to the roof was in excellent shape except the boot that goes around the pipe was...

after a recent trip to the roof of my mobile home to check a bathroom vent for a bees nest, my brother and i inspected every vent that was protruding through the roof and found a situation like that shown in the photo below (photo from internet, not an actual photo of my vent on my roof). http://www...

i didn't need to shut down anything when my parks well went broke for a couple of days. didn't seem to hurt anything. everything went back to normal after the fix. to each their own

its not a good place to store chocolates!

pull the duct work up and nail in the long direction with your hammer or a powered screwdriver https://www.google.com/search?q=staple+guns&rlz=1G1TSNACENUS400&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=jwTwUavaBu_d4AOT1oCABA&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAQ&biw=1301&bih=656#rlz=1G1TSNACENUS400&...

GOOGLE "removing popcorn ceiling"

http://www.wikihow.com/Remove-a-Popcorn-Ceiling

i'm on a full oversize concrete slab so there shouldnt be any frost heaving issues

my fathers house is on dirt and no issues there either

You can also buy a wooden replacement door. Been there done that.

Any mobile home dealers in your area?