Looking at buying an old trailer (MAJOR REMODEL NEEDED)
Posted: Thu Feb 09, 2012 3:19 pm
Hello, new here.
My name is Russ.
I was considering buying a small lot with an old trailer on it. Ideally I would just scrap the trailer and build a house but, zoning laws being what they are in Hayden, ID, the lot is Zoned "future commercial". As soon as I move the trailer, the lot then becomes commercial property, so If I want to live there, I am stuck renovating a late seventies or early 80's 14x60 trailer. I was wondering if there are any detailed "build pages" on this site. I did a couple quick searches and didn't find much.
If I buy this place my plan is:
Phase 1: to gut the inside, install new sub floor throughout, new insulation in the walls ( maybe even new 2x4 wall studs ). update electrical, plumbing and heating.
Phase 2: remove the entire roof. Build a pitched truss roof attached to the existing walls. Insulate the hell out of it and install a tin roof. (I have done this before)
Phase 3: strip off the old alum siding, install new windows, wrap house with tyvek or equivalent, install new siding and skirting.
Phase 4: interior walls, drywall, fixtures, carpet etc.
Has anybody tried a renovation of this magnitude. basically $20,000 in a $500 trailer. (I will be doing the work myself) This is the ONLY way to live on this property and the property is a really good deal.
Any thoughts?
Sorry for such a long first post.
-Russ
My name is Russ.
I was considering buying a small lot with an old trailer on it. Ideally I would just scrap the trailer and build a house but, zoning laws being what they are in Hayden, ID, the lot is Zoned "future commercial". As soon as I move the trailer, the lot then becomes commercial property, so If I want to live there, I am stuck renovating a late seventies or early 80's 14x60 trailer. I was wondering if there are any detailed "build pages" on this site. I did a couple quick searches and didn't find much.
If I buy this place my plan is:
Phase 1: to gut the inside, install new sub floor throughout, new insulation in the walls ( maybe even new 2x4 wall studs ). update electrical, plumbing and heating.
Phase 2: remove the entire roof. Build a pitched truss roof attached to the existing walls. Insulate the hell out of it and install a tin roof. (I have done this before)
Phase 3: strip off the old alum siding, install new windows, wrap house with tyvek or equivalent, install new siding and skirting.
Phase 4: interior walls, drywall, fixtures, carpet etc.
Has anybody tried a renovation of this magnitude. basically $20,000 in a $500 trailer. (I will be doing the work myself) This is the ONLY way to live on this property and the property is a really good deal.
Any thoughts?
Sorry for such a long first post.
-Russ