Easy Coastal Living in a 1988 Fuqua Double Wide Manufactured Home

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Desirée and Todd are the proud owners of this 1988 Fuqua double wide manufactured home in Venice, Florida. Desirée had never been around a mobile home before and admits to having a negative opinion of them. She can remember half-joking with her husband that she would live in a mobile home park if it meant … Read more

1991 Fleetwood Triple Wide Remodel

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Jim and Connie Fickel first became manufactured homeowners in 2010. Before that, they had only lived in site-built homes. And like so many other stories we’ve shared over the years, the 2008 recession hit the couple hard and forced them to find a less expensive housing choice. Connie explains, “As I was working the 2010 … Read more

How to Paint Metal Siding on a Mobile Home

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Metal siding was used on mobile homes for over 60 years because it’s affordable, lightweight, and nearly indestructible. In this article, we are covering the advantages and disadvantages of metal siding on mobile homes and how to paint metal siding. We spoke to 4 owners that have painted their mobile home’s metal siding and got lots … Read more

This 1974 Mobile Home Makeover Doubled the Home’s Value

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Let’s say you’ve just bought an older mobile home and want to update it. What do you focus on first? Where should you spend your money? How do you get the most bang for the buck? This article covers our top mobile home makeover ideas that add value time and again: windows, floors, and paint. This … Read more

This Gourmet Mobile Home Kitchen Upgrade is Jaw-Dropping

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Today’s featured homeowner created his own gourmet mobile home kitchen upgrade for close to half the national average. He has all the top quality appliances, custom cabinetry, and sleek counters but he spent less than $16k. On average, homeowners spend $22,885. Chuck has been a wood crafter and cabinet maker hobbyist for the past 45 … Read more

4 Ideas We Love to Update Your Mobile Home Bathroom

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Bathrooms are an awkward space to design. It’s hard to make a toilet look stylish, so we found four great ideas to update your mobile home bathroom. Let’s show those powder rooms some love! Related:  Laundry Room update ideas that we love! Mirror Mirror on the Wall His and her sinks have made mornings easier for … Read more

How to Make Money Flipping A Mobile Home

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Flipping a mobile home can be a profitable project. Flipping is the act of buying a property that has seen better days with the sole intention of updating and selling it at a profit. Remember, flipping is a ‘make you or break you’ kind of project and while it can net you a nice little … Read more

How to Make Your Manufactured Home Look More Like a Site-Built Home

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Manufactured homes are affordable and can have all the same great qualities of a site-built home. But let’s be honest, it’s pretty easy to distinguish a standard factory-built home from a site-built home – not that this is a bad thing. However, if you’d like to make your manufactured home look more like a site-built … Read more

4 Popular Questions about Mobile Home Subfloors

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This week in our Ask a Mobile Home Expert series, we are covering questions about mobile home subfloors. Subfloors are an important subject in the mobile home world. Most every home with particle board subflooring will need to have their subfloors replaced eventually. Particle board is made of dust and small chips of wood that … Read more

Cool Double Wide Decor in Arizona: You Will Love This Kitchen!

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Sylvia and her husband are loving life in their new-to-them 1972 Skyline manufactured home with some cool double wide decor in Tucson, Arizona. Sylvia has a passion for making things beautiful and she certainly did that with her 1972 Skyline double wide manufactured home. The home’s dimensions are 20′ x 52′ which is a perfect size for … Read more