Comments for My Mobile Home Makeover http://www.mymobilehomemakeover.com Mobile Home Renovation Inspiration! Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:42:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 Comment on Bitchin’ Kitchen- Mobile Home Kitchen Makeover Part 1 by mymobilehome http://www.mymobilehomemakeover.com/2012/01/bitchin-kitchen-mobile-home-kitchen-makeover-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-148 mymobilehome Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:42:36 +0000 http://www.mymobilehomemakeover.com/?p=359#comment-148 Sure thing LJ! We have learned one really important lesson about things in mobile homes...REPLACE THEM with quality products as quickly as possible. Plumbing is a big one because mobile homes are so susceptible to water damage because the materials they are made out of are ruined by water so easily. Wall board, flooring, cabinetry under sinks, etc...they are all made of pretty low quality materials in older homes (pre-2000?) so minimally installing shut off valves under all sinks and in shower fixture plumbing was a big one in our experience. Another great tip I received about keeping cabinetry safe from water damage (especially once we replaced the vanities in the bathroom and the kitchen cabinetry) is to line the bottom interiors of the cabinets with sticky square flooring. Find something you like that looks nice and line the bottoms with it. It will look good, save them from wear and tear of pulling things in and out of them, and will keep water from making contact with the cabinetry. We will be doing some work on our skirting in the late Spring hopefully, so subscribe to our feed or Facebook page to keep up to date on the work we're doing. And as always, if you have any questions, please feel free to contact us. We're happy to share what we know. Good luck with your new home! It's a great thing to reuse a home that is already built and can be made into anything you want...all you need is your imagination! Sure thing LJ! We have learned one really important lesson about things in mobile homes…REPLACE THEM with quality products as quickly as possible. Plumbing is a big one because mobile homes are so susceptible to water damage because the materials they are made out of are ruined by water so easily. Wall board, flooring, cabinetry under sinks, etc…they are all made of pretty low quality materials in older homes (pre-2000?) so minimally installing shut off valves under all sinks and in shower fixture plumbing was a big one in our experience.

Another great tip I received about keeping cabinetry safe from water damage (especially once we replaced the vanities in the bathroom and the kitchen cabinetry) is to line the bottom interiors of the cabinets with sticky square flooring. Find something you like that looks nice and line the bottoms with it. It will look good, save them from wear and tear of pulling things in and out of them, and will keep water from making contact with the cabinetry.

We will be doing some work on our skirting in the late Spring hopefully, so subscribe to our feed or Facebook page to keep up to date on the work we’re doing. And as always, if you have any questions, please feel free to contact us. We’re happy to share what we know.

Good luck with your new home! It’s a great thing to reuse a home that is already built and can be made into anything you want…all you need is your imagination!

]]> Comment on Bitchin’ Kitchen- Mobile Home Kitchen Makeover Part 1 by LJCatfeather http://www.mymobilehomemakeover.com/2012/01/bitchin-kitchen-mobile-home-kitchen-makeover-part-1/comment-page-1/#comment-147 LJCatfeather Mon, 06 Feb 2012 04:18:28 +0000 http://www.mymobilehomemakeover.com/?p=359#comment-147 Thank you for this! I purchased a 15 yr old mfg. home in December. I am, however, pretty clueless about many of their idiosyncrasies, like skirting, venting, plumbing and plenty more. I appreciate your pics and links. Thank you for this! I purchased a 15 yr old mfg. home in December. I am, however, pretty clueless about many of their idiosyncrasies, like skirting, venting, plumbing and plenty more. I appreciate your pics and links.

]]> Comment on Mobile Home Bathroom-Redux! by mymobilehome http://www.mymobilehomemakeover.com/2010/08/mobile-home-bathroom-redux/comment-page-1/#comment-146 mymobilehome Fri, 20 Jan 2012 04:07:14 +0000 http://www.mymobilehomemakeover.com/?p=296#comment-146 Hi Tammba10. Thanks so much for the post! I have so much more remodel information and images that I have not posted yet. I do hope you will come back and share your image links for the work you're planning to do. If you run into a snag and wonder if we had the same experience or wonder how we dealt with something regarding mobile home remodeling projects, please feel free to contact me through the site and I'd be happy share any experience that might be helpful to you. Good luck with your projects! Beth Hi Tammba10. Thanks so much for the post! I have so much more remodel information and images that I have not posted yet. I do hope you will come back and share your image links for the work you’re planning to do. If you run into a snag and wonder if we had the same experience or wonder how we dealt with something regarding mobile home remodeling projects, please feel free to contact me through the site and I’d be happy share any experience that might be helpful to you. Good luck with your projects!

Beth

]]> Comment on Mobile Home Bathroom-Redux! by tammba10 http://www.mymobilehomemakeover.com/2010/08/mobile-home-bathroom-redux/comment-page-1/#comment-145 tammba10 Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:43:01 +0000 http://www.mymobilehomemakeover.com/?p=296#comment-145 Your bathroom redo looks awesome! The hubster and I are about to tackle our master bathroom. First off we want to replace the ugly, waste of space - yellowed garden tub!! Then would like to put in an access door that will lead from the bath to the laundry area. To save some $ we would like to reconstruct the cabinets under the sink and then replace the double sink with a single to add more counter space. Will be taking some before pics as well as during and of course the finished room! Of course a new floor, wall color and will paint the cabinets and add hardware for a facelift. Your bathroom redo looks awesome! The hubster and I are about to tackle our master bathroom. First off we want to replace the ugly, waste of space – yellowed garden tub!! Then would like to put in an access door that will lead from the bath to the laundry area. To save some $ we would like to reconstruct the cabinets under the sink and then replace the double sink with a single to add more counter space. Will be taking some before pics as well as during and of course the finished room! Of course a new floor, wall color and will paint the cabinets and add hardware for a facelift.

]]> Comment on Mobile Home Bathroom-Redux! by Bathroom Exhaust-You know you want it! (More on Mobile Home Moisture) | My Mobile Home Makeover http://www.mymobilehomemakeover.com/2010/08/mobile-home-bathroom-redux/comment-page-1/#comment-142 Bathroom Exhaust-You know you want it! (More on Mobile Home Moisture) | My Mobile Home Makeover Sun, 13 Nov 2011 01:31:47 +0000 http://www.mymobilehomemakeover.com/?p=296#comment-142 [...] hot showers.  We’ve also covered the walls and ceiling with bead board for a cottage look (See Bathroom Redux post) and the surfaces in that room are pretty non-porous.  Moisture just beads up on the skylight and [...] [...] hot showers.  We’ve also covered the walls and ceiling with bead board for a cottage look (See Bathroom Redux post) and the surfaces in that room are pretty non-porous.  Moisture just beads up on the skylight and [...]

]]> Comment on Get Rid of Wall Strips in Mobile Home by mymobilehome http://www.mymobilehomemakeover.com/2011/08/get-rid-of-wall-strips-in-mobile-home/comment-page-1/#comment-141 mymobilehome Sun, 06 Nov 2011 23:07:15 +0000 http://www.mymobilehomemakeover.com/?p=467#comment-141 I am currently trying Fast 'N Final Lightweight Spackle by DAP ($6.00 at Lowe's) for filling the seems on a wall. I'm using my son's old room as an experimental room for different products. I am considering using Behr Texture paint and doing a "knock down" texture that can look like plaster. Has anyone used this product yet? I'll report on my success or failure with the DAP product once I figure out what to do with this wall. I am currently trying Fast ‘N Final Lightweight Spackle by DAP ($6.00 at Lowe’s) for filling the seems on a wall. I’m using my son’s old room as an experimental room for different products. I am considering using Behr Texture paint and doing a “knock down” texture that can look like plaster. Has anyone used this product yet?

I’ll report on my success or failure with the DAP product once I figure out what to do with this wall.

]]> Comment on We Love Compression Fittings! by kerryoke http://www.mymobilehomemakeover.com/2010/06/we-love-compression-fittings/comment-page-1/#comment-140 kerryoke Wed, 02 Nov 2011 01:59:20 +0000 http://www.mymobilehomemakeover.com/?p=19#comment-140 I am just about to do some plumbing in my second bathroom. I'm SO grateful I saw this first. Off to Lowe's I go. I am just about to do some plumbing in my second bathroom. I’m SO grateful I saw this first. Off to Lowe’s I go.

]]> Comment on Get Rid of Wall Strips in Mobile Home by kerryoke http://www.mymobilehomemakeover.com/2011/08/get-rid-of-wall-strips-in-mobile-home/comment-page-1/#comment-139 kerryoke Wed, 02 Nov 2011 01:35:55 +0000 http://www.mymobilehomemakeover.com/?p=467#comment-139 I totally agree about the wainscot. I plan to use some in my living room with a light designer gray color. Pics of that will follow for sure :) I totally agree about the wainscot. I plan to use some in my living room with a light designer gray color. Pics of that will follow for sure :)

]]> Comment on Get Rid of Wall Strips in Mobile Home by kerryoke http://www.mymobilehomemakeover.com/2011/08/get-rid-of-wall-strips-in-mobile-home/comment-page-1/#comment-138 kerryoke Wed, 02 Nov 2011 01:34:59 +0000 http://www.mymobilehomemakeover.com/?p=467#comment-138 I replaced some of that stripping. I found if you make sure the existing drywall is secured to the joists/wall you wont get that separation. I used a FINE spackle as opposed to the more thick kind. It's so much easier to work with and leaves a more perfect finish with less sanding. Also I used latex semi-gloss paint as it's more forgiving than matte finishes. It's not pristine but you'd really have to look very close at certain angles to tell. This to me is a much better alternative to the ugly strips of wood. I'll post before and after pics soon. I replaced some of that stripping. I found if you make sure the existing drywall is secured to the joists/wall you wont get that separation. I used a FINE spackle as opposed to the more thick kind. It’s so much easier to work with and leaves a more perfect finish with less sanding. Also I used latex semi-gloss paint as it’s more forgiving than matte finishes. It’s not pristine but you’d really have to look very close at certain angles to tell. This to me is a much better alternative to the ugly strips of wood. I’ll post before and after pics soon.

]]> Comment on Get Rid of Wall Strips in Mobile Home by mymobilehome http://www.mymobilehomemakeover.com/2011/08/get-rid-of-wall-strips-in-mobile-home/comment-page-1/#comment-137 mymobilehome Sun, 21 Aug 2011 14:04:32 +0000 http://www.mymobilehomemakeover.com/?p=467#comment-137 Here's the reply I sent Skrapwood on the forum: Hi Skrapwood! Thanks so much for helping us to build our forum. We have tried several different things and have had some successes and some failures. We spent a lot of money on a beautiful fabric wallpaper for our bedroom. We put a wide strip of wall repair plain wallpaper over the spots between the wallboard pieces. I think the strips we used were too wide as they are visible under the nice wallpaper. Link to pic: http://www.mymobilehomemakeover.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/bedroom_corner.jpg In a bathroom we redid, we used only the wall repair wallpaper and painted it when we were done. This worked fairly well, but in some spots you can still tell there is an empty strip below the paper. A few things we have done to our walls that we are happy with are as follows: In our living room, we used a spongy, thick wallpaper that looks like marble. We purchased it at Lowes. It was pretty inexpensive, like less than 15$ per roll. We put white wainscot on the bottom of many of our walls just to provide extra insulation on exterior walls, as well as to get rid of the empty strip sections you're talking about at least on the bottom of the walls. Plus, it looks more like a house with wainscot. Home Depot has a really simple, inexpensive wainscot product that comes with a top and bottom rail, then you get packages of 8" wainscot sections that slide into one another. It's so easy we've done a whole bathroom after work in an evening. Livingroom pics: http://www.mymobilehomemakeover.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/livingroom_wall.jpg http://www.mymobilehomemakeover.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/livingroom_wall2.jpg The spongy wallpaper can also be purchased with a few different textures and colorless so you can paint it. Just look for wallpaper that suggests that it is for wall repair or covers bad walls. Lowe's has several to choose from. The wallpaper we special ordered for the bathroom I mentioned above wasn't as thick as I would have liked it. It's hard to judge when you are looking at it online. I know you said you didn't want to replace the drywall, but we have replaced several walls (and even one ceiling in our bathroom) with beadboard. It looks fantastic, doesn't need to be painted, and when you use trim pieces to cover the seams, you get a "cottage" look that just looks great. We have tried spackling it. HUGE mistake. One of the biggest, most depressing blunders we have ever had while remodeling our mobile home. I do not recommend it at all. I hope some of these ideas spark new ideas for you. Please feel free to reply and ask about any of them. I'm happy to elaborate. And, as always, if you find a great solution to this really annoying problem for all mobile home owners (right up there with popcorn ceilings!), please come back and share your solution with us all here. Good luck! Beth and Darren Here’s the reply I sent Skrapwood on the forum:

Hi Skrapwood! Thanks so much for helping us to build our forum.
We have tried several different things and have had some successes and some failures. We spent a lot of money on a beautiful fabric wallpaper for our bedroom. We put a wide strip of wall repair plain wallpaper over the spots between the wallboard pieces. I think the strips we used were too wide as they are visible under the nice wallpaper.

Link to pic:
http://www.mymobilehomemakeover.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/bedroom_corner.jpg

In a bathroom we redid, we used only the wall repair wallpaper and painted it when we were done. This worked fairly well, but in some spots you can still tell there is an empty strip below the paper. A few things we have done to our walls that we are happy with are as follows:

In our living room, we used a spongy, thick wallpaper that looks like marble. We purchased it at Lowes. It was pretty inexpensive, like less than 15$ per roll. We put white wainscot on the bottom of many of our walls just to provide extra insulation on exterior walls, as well as to get rid of the empty strip sections you’re talking about at least on the bottom of the walls. Plus, it looks more like a house with wainscot. Home Depot has a really simple, inexpensive wainscot product that comes with a top and bottom rail, then you get packages of 8″ wainscot sections that slide into one another. It’s so easy we’ve done a whole bathroom after work in an evening.

Livingroom pics:
http://www.mymobilehomemakeover.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/livingroom_wall.jpg

http://www.mymobilehomemakeover.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/livingroom_wall2.jpg

The spongy wallpaper can also be purchased with a few different textures and colorless so you can paint it. Just look for wallpaper that suggests that it is for wall repair or covers bad walls. Lowe’s has several to choose from. The wallpaper we special ordered for the bathroom I mentioned above wasn’t as thick as I would have liked it. It’s hard to judge when you are looking at it online.
I know you said you didn’t want to replace the drywall, but we have replaced several walls (and even one ceiling in our bathroom) with beadboard. It looks fantastic, doesn’t need to be painted, and when you use trim pieces to cover the seams, you get a “cottage” look that just looks great.
We have tried spackling it. HUGE mistake. One of the biggest, most depressing blunders we have ever had while remodeling our mobile home. I do not recommend it at all.
I hope some of these ideas spark new ideas for you. Please feel free to reply and ask about any of them. I’m happy to elaborate. And, as always, if you find a great solution to this really annoying problem for all mobile home owners (right up there with popcorn ceilings!), please come back and share your solution with us all here.
Good luck!

Beth and Darren

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