Load-Bearing Walls in Mobile Homes

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This week 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? I have the dreadful marriage wall running right through the center of my house. Family room … Read more

Mobile Home Ceilings Guide: Gypsum Ceiling Panels

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Mobile home ceilings are a popular topic amongst homeowners. They play a major impact in every room so it’s important that they look great. We’ve already covered how to paint mobile home ceilings so in this article we cover the different designs of gypsum ceiling panels and how to buy replacement panels. Most mobile homes … Read more

7 Tips to Reduce Moisture Problems in Manufactured Homes

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Water is one of the most damaging forces on earth and can destroy a home quickly or slowly. Repairing water damage in homes is a multimillion dollar industry in the US. Instead of having to repair water damage after it occurs, this article will help you understand moisture problems in manufactured homes.  HUD produces some … Read more

Budget-Friendly Mobile Home Kitchen Makeover

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Pam, our wonderful new MHL contributor and fellow mobile homeowner, shares her beautiful budget-friendly mobile home kitchen makeover. You can see her kitchen backsplash tile board makeover here and her kitchen ceiling fan makeover here.  When we moved into our 1975 Single Wide Marshfield Mobile Home, the previous owners had already made some upgrades in the kitchen. … Read more

Wood Paneling Makeover: Aged Plaster Treatment

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Pam Willis, Mobile Home Living’s newest contributor, has been busy remodeling her 1975 single wide mobile home in rural Wisconsin. You can see her ceiling fan face lift project here, and her creative tile board back splash makeover here, and her experience with Federal Pacific electric panels. This time she is tackling her wood paneling. There are … 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

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. Four of our most popular questions about replacing floors in mobile homes are below. If you want to replace your mobile home’s flooring these may help you! 4 Popular Questions About Replacing Floors … 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

5 Ways to Make Low Ceilings Appear Higher in Mobile Homes

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For many years, most mobile and manufactured homes were built with 7-foot side walls. Even if the home has cathedral ceilings, owners were often still stuck with low ceilings in bedrooms and bathrooms. Builders tried to combat low ceilings by using paneling with large vertical lines but that could only do so much. In this … Read more

Using Accent Walls in Your Mobile Home

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Accent Walls 101 Accent walls are a great way to add a little punch to your home! They narrow the visitor’s focus and states what the room is all about in single glance. What is an Accent Wall? First things first, an accent wall is a wall that is different from the other walls in a room. Wikipedia’s … Read more