November 12, 2011
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Bathroom Exhaust-You know you want it! (More on Mobile Home Moisture)

Welcome back to MyMobilehomeMakeover.com! After my last post about mobile home moisture, I realized that there’s still more I can share about our difficulties with and triumphs over moisture in our home.  Today’s topic: Bathroom Exhaust. This week, we have (haha, well my husband has)  installed a new exhaust fan in our bathroom.  A lot of moisture gets trapped in there because we like to take pretty 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 sometimes even rains down on me in the shower when the sun is shining! Anyway, the ceiling fan we installed in the bathroom remodel was very lovely and all, but hardly functional.  And this was pretty disappointing because it was a real beotch pain to put in.  Of course, being a mobile home, the original fan was some backward cheapo fan with an oddball installation method that didn’t match any other logical method known to mankind. But we went at the challenge with gusto and retrofitted a lovely, poorly designed fan just because it matched the decor. … Continue reading

October 29, 2011
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Mobile Home Moisture- It’s Never Good News When It Rains Inside

“It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity!”  ”It never rains, it only pours!” If I had a nickel for every time I said these things this year, I’d be a rich woman.  The amount of moisture in the air since the Spring has just overwhelmed our home and our ground and our community. The purpose of this post is to share a few ideas we’re toying with regarding moisture control, but also to offer some great resources we’ve found in our search for ways to secure our home from the horrors of moisture damage. But! Let me take a breather before I get into this post.  It will be full of information about moisture in our mobile homes, but it involves hard work, observation, preventative measures, and cleaning methods.  I always like to think of something I like before I tackle things I’m not fond of, and in keeping with the theme of moisture, I had an urge to watch one of my favorite movie clips of all time.  Please excuse us while we pause for this brief break…       Okay, now, back to business! As I was saying, moisture can be a big issue for mobile homes. … Continue reading