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Mobile Home Renovation - Precautions To Be Taken |
| Date Added: June 17, 2010 11:06:04 AM |
| Author: Lars Pedersten |
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| Government standards together with manufacturers have improved the quality of mobile housing across the board over the past few years. Even on the subject of mobile homes, the majority of these homes will be in good shape many years down the road. That means they'll be in great condition when you're ready to apply home improvements to your dwelling. Numerous mobile home owners do renovations. They make these household chores a priority since they require either less or more space depending on what their family situation is. Are they at the empty nest stage for example? This kind of home renovation requires careful planning because even though you don't have many of the standard structural problems that come with renovating traditional residences, renovating a mobile house is different. One fundamental difference you'll want to know is, when planning to move a wall you don't have to consider whether it has a load bearing function, such as it might in an ordinary house. This midpoint or center beam consideration never comes up because there isn't one. When you're planning on removing or adding a wall in a mobile home such as removing a wall between a bedroom and the rest of the living space all you have to consider is doing it safely. The exterior sides of the cabin of a mobile home support the roof and there are no load-bearing wall to consider so it is relatively easy to add or remove or just relocate. Be Cautious Of Creating Unnecessary Openings Do be careful however, when you remove a wall as most are anchored to the room and the join where the roof meets the sides. You don't want to do a home renovation that will attract either walking or flying critters. One other thing to remember when renovating your trailer home is that your floor will be weaker than in a traditional residence. There's no basement, and therefore no foundation to support the flooring. Remember that when you extract nails or screws, you might be weakening your floor further and it might cost you extra money to repair the damage. Make certain that you fill in small holes left after extracting nails and screws that are no longer needed, because these holes invite oxidation and rust can set in, causing further damage. If you are going to renovate any part of your flooring be certain that you start with a clean level area where there are no holes showing to the outside. Your new floor will not be new for very long if you leave even the smallest spaces. Do you want to add a porch to your mobile home? Just remember that the porch addition should be installed as a separate structure simply attached your trailer home. |
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