Repairing The Floor In A Mobile Home

Waiting too long to repair the subfloor in your mobile home could result in an unsafe hole in the floor.

Repairing the floor in a mobile home.

Remove the trim and floor covering. If your flooring is 3 4 set your circular saw to that. Next begins the cutting stage. Look for licensed certified and insured companies.

Repairing damaged subfloor in a mobile home the short answer. Mobile home floor repair. Or the water or insects responsible for the damage could spread to the floor joists or wall studs and the cost to replace the floor joists and subfloor will be much higher than simply replacing a section of the subfloor. Scope it out and protect for.

Determine the area to be repaired. Under carpet and other materials many older mobile homes have the cheapest flooring imaginable. Once it gets wet it will retain that water and the water spreads easily. Have a 1972 mobile home and am repairing the floor.

The first step to replacing rotted flooring in a mobile home is to remove. The subfloors of many older manufactured homes tend to be made of dense particle. Your second step is to cut the subflooring away from the outer edges of the room. I know i know this sounds like it will be the best thing ever.

First you ll need to clear away whatever is covering your floor. I ve seen homes that were pretty much just tear downs because small leaks were ignored. Soft spots in mobile home floors mobile home floor problems. This stuff is easily damaged by moisture.

Let s look at each of these areas in a bit more detail to get a good understanding of how to do it. Since you will be cutting into the floor in a later step you will remove anything on top of. When looking for a team to repair your mobile home flooring check the documentation of the contractors that are offering you their service. The area under the floor grate is sealed up.

Taking out your subfloor. Wall studs and floors. Photo courtesy of carrie savage finalist in the 2016 mobile home makeover contest. How to replace subflooring in a mobile home step 1.

Remember that the rot that occurs is in the actual structure of the home. There is what looks like a cold air return in in the dining room 3 x4 there is nothing hooked up to it. Part 2 of. How to fix soft spots in a mobile home floor dealing with your floor covering and trim.

Cut the sub floor out around the perimeter of the room.