I recently bought a 1984 mobile home at lake Eufaula, ok. I only use it for recreational purposes. I made some major work by replacing Vinyl flooring the kitchen\dinning area, put in new kitchen cabinets and a used (over-sized) packaged unit with a flex duct attached to the existing metal duct-work. The previous owner was a cheap fellow who cut corner on all previous repairs on the mobile home. I tolerated the place in the last two years, but I'm now growing sick of it (literally, with the mold smell that seem to bother me more than anyone else.)
The master bed\bathroom flooring is now rotting and need replacement. The popcorn ceiling in the bathroom is slightly sagging (sign of previous leak from the bathroom vent.) the underbelly is pretty much gone in two large areas from previous water leak. The outer roof shingles need to be replaced, the storm windows are falling apart, all the interior and exterior doors need to be re-framed and doors replaced, new carpets, and much more... All in all, it seem that I was fortunate to have mobile home neighbors who are able to provide advice, like replacing my shingle roof with metal, replace all the flooring, remove the whole underbelly and insulation to eliminate mold odor, then insulate the skirting instead, replace the metal ductwork with flexible duct, replace old plumbing pipes with Pex pipe, etc.., etc..
All these repairs suggestion are good but addup quickly... So my question to you, has anyone done a cost benefit analysis on remodeling (from the ground up) a 20+ years old MH vs purchasing a new or used one? Let me clear something up. I’m still paying the mortgage on this MH property and would like the cheaper way out. Something to consider, I can tolerate cheesy looks but I CANNOT tolerate the smell. I can almost get a headache just thinking about being there. My wife thinks that I’m exaggerating or blame my smoking.
I’m hoping that someone has been thru my pain and can share his\her experience.
Thank you
