This is a collection of helpful manufactured home resources for homeowners and buyers. Popular articles include how to find mobile home parts and supplies, 27 manufactured home builders you should know about, and our directory of mobile home manuals.
When I was in elementary school I had a favorite house that set right outside my hometown. This home was regal and fancy. It was a two-story brick home with three white columns and to a middle-class coal miner’s daughter that had always lived in a manufactured home, this fancy brick house was my idea of …
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Moving a manufactured home is not easy. You don’t just hitch them to a big truck and pull them down the road. You need permits and licenses and bonded professionals. Manufactured homes aren’t like the old mobile homes and recreational vehicles that could be moved with the turn of a key. In fact, one reason so many people …
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The manufactured housing industry has seen many great innovations over the last century. Since the first mobile home rolled off the assembly line we’ve seen homes get longer, wider, and more structurally sound. New companies with better ideas, using modern materials and more efficient methods of building, have allowed factory-built homes to become the well-built, energy efficient family dwellings we have today. All it …
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File an insurance claim quickly and efficiently with these tips from Rachel Hernandez! Unexpected things happen. Perhaps a tree falls on your mobile home roof? Or, a hurricane damages your windows? Or even worse, your manufactured home catches on fire? What do you do next? Here is a guide on how to file an insurance …
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To celebrate Earth Day, we created this info-graphic that details all the great ways manufactured homes are earth friendly. Related: Are Evergreen Eco Homes the Future of Manufactured Homes? Manufactured Homes: Affordable, Energy Efficient Homes Since the beginning, manufactured homes have been leading the way energy efficient housing. Their dedication to green technology and environmentally friendly building techniques …
There has only been a handful of mobile home repair books published in the last 20 years or so. A handful is actually an exaggeration – I have only found 3 true mobile home repair books to date. There are 4 listed here but one I do not consider to be a true repair manual or guide. …
Recycling a mobile home chassis or frame is a great way to help the environment and your wallet. You can build trailers to haul with, a small home or studio, or you can do what this creative builder did and create a new workshop! This avid woodworker took a dilapidated mobile home and with a …
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A Homette for Two No need for spaciousness. Just a little home – a “Homette,” with bright windows, a skylight or two, like Heaven’s Orb de deux. We’d be snug, just us two. Efficiency the ruling way: a little sink, stove, and refrigerator, just-big-enough shower, a camper’s toilet – this isn’t for the too discreet. …
A manufactured home is only a bit different from any other home when it comes to childproofing. We’ll cover those differences and provide a few resources for properly childproofing your manufactured home in this article. Common Issues There are a few common issues when buying childproofing products – Cabinetry is usually open, meaning that although there are several cabinet doors there …
Senior home improvement is very important in our aging society. Making a few improvements and modifications to a senior’s home can increase their comfort and allow them to be more independent for a longer period of time. Independence is vitally important to us all, but especially so for our senior citizens. Related: See Why Manufactured …
In our last post we shared the latest update of “The Whim,” a gorgeous cedar-shake sided single wide owned by Marie and Richard. It sits beside a lake in Wisconsin and is, by all measures, a perfect example of the unlimited potential that mobile homes have. The home was situated on a slight slope and …
Repairing and remodeling a mobile home is different from a stick built home. Knowing the differences between mobile homes and stick built homes and how to make those difference work for you is the trick to a successful remodel or repair on any mobile or manufactured home. Here we take a look at some common …
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