Questions About Removing Walls in a Mobile Home

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This week in our Ask a Mobile Home Expert series we are looking at questions about removing walls in a mobile home. These questions cover questions about marriage walls, load bearing walls and removing closets. Questions about Removing Walls in a Mobile Home Is The Marriage Wall Necessary? Question, I have the dreadful marriage wall … Read more

Ask an Expert Questions about Replacing Floors in Mobile Homes

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This week in our Ask a Mobile Home Expert series we are going to answer questions about replacing floors in mobile homes. Our four most popular questions about replacing floors in mobile homes are below. If you want to replace your home’s flooring soon these may help you!  4 Popular Questions About Replacing Floors in … Read more

Smart Home Security Options for Your Mobile Home

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The growing home automation industry has been leaving homeowners impressed by new levels of convenience and security. Most of the attention in this field is focused on traditional, stationary houses, but there are plenty of ways to take advantage of smart home security options for your mobile home as well. With the following automated home … Read more

General Maintenance Questions about a Mobile Home

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This week in our ask a mobile home expert series we are going to cover general maintenance questions about a mobile home.  Not all home improvement and repair issues fit into a single topic.  These questions concern leveling a mobile home, drywall, closet doors, skirting for a mobile home, and adding a heavy island in … Read more

5 Common Questions about Painting Vinyl Mobile Home Walls

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This week’s Ask a Mobile Home Expert article answers our 5 most common questions about painting vinyl mobile home walls. Let’s face it, the popular vinyl-coated wallboards used in manufactured homes are a pain to update. Paint doesn’t like to stick to the vinyl coating very well.  And the battens, oh, those battens! Luckily, many … Read more

5 Top Questions about Removing Battens from Vinyl-Coated Wallboards

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In our weekly series, Ask a Mobile Home Expert, we have been tackling common issues that we all face as manufactured home owners. Today, we are talking about the infamous mobile home wallboards. Lots of homeowners plan on removing battens from vinyl-coated wallboards.  If that describes you, these questions and answers should be helpful. Before … Read more

Should You Buy an Older Mobile Home and Remodel It?

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The short answer to the question ‘should you buy an older mobile home and remodel it?’ is yes. You absolutely should buy an older mobile home and remodel it if you can find a home with a sound structure and you can do some of the updates yourself. If you like the idea of living … Read more

4 General Questions about Mobile Home Additions

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This week in our Ask a Mobile Home Expert we are going to answer 4 of our most common questions about mobile home additions. It’s not hard to grow out of a home. We had two adults, a child, and 3 fur babies living in a 1978 single wide with 696 square feet of living … Read more

10 Tips to Hire the Right Home Improvement Pro

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While we are fans of DIY home improvement projects, some home repairs or renovations can be a massive undertaking—particularly if you have don’t have the necessary handyman skills needed for such endeavors. In such cases, attempting to do home repairs and even minor renovations on your own can end up in disaster, leaving your home … Read more

Fixing Mobile Home Venting Issues and Sewer Smells

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Today’s article is the first of a new series we’re starting called Ask a Mobile Home Expert. We’ll be covering fixing mobile home venting issues and sewer smells that can occur when your ventilation system isn’t working properly. Since I began Mobile Home Living in 2011, we have published over 500 articles and received over 6,000 … Read more