----> That's my big smile!! We opened up the back of our house yesterday to put in a back door so construction can start on a screened back porch in a few weeks. WOW -- what a nice surprise!! Our home is an '85 horton dw and we've never lived in a mobile before, so it has been an interesting experience. Anyway, we were both very pleasantly surprised at how well built the back wall is!! The back wall had quite nice and ample insulation, very nice and sturdy 2 x 4s and wayyyy more 1 x 1 cross boards than we expected. My husband is a retired mechanical engineer and he was more than surprised at how labor intensive the work that went into building this place appeared to be. I was a little scared that we may find some hidden rot or moisture or something, but nope. Everything inside was as clean as a pin and the door is now in. We still have some trim work and outside siding work to trim up and set, but we're more than pleased. This home has been a very pleasant way for us to have a home near the beach without a million dollar or more price tag (very important for retired people on a fixed income, duhhhh). I figured it must be kind of sturdy since the compliance certificate said it was built for hurricane and wind resistance, but since its older I was a little afraid it may have decayed over time (it has survived two hurricanes in the past with no damage).I give two thumbs up to this forum's staff for all the great advice and education in mobile ownership. Yanita, especially for you -- NO electric wires were in the wall -- YAY -- we didn't have to call an electrician). I'm loving my home and really hope we'll be able to enjoy it for many more years. We're both retired and older than many of you so we don't know how long we can keep two homes, but I'm sort of leaning toward this one being the one we keep and the northern home being the one we sell.
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I'm reallllllly happy now!!! The back door is in and looks like it should have been there all the time. I'm tickled pink. We have to go back to Virginia near the end of next week and hopefully the second week of April the construction gang will show up and build our porch. Unlike my husband, I'm a little more afraid the contractor will call to say, ahhhh, I haven't finished up a couple/jobs and its going to be later than I'd planned . . . you know how these things go. 
It'll be nice if I'm wrong and hubby's right. 
Now the start date has been moved to next week. Since rain is in the forecast, who knows when it will begin!! I've been painting up some old wicker furniture which is now ready . . . I just need a porch for it.