Replacing A Sub Floor In A Mobile Home

Complete your own mobile home floor replacement it s really that simple.

Replacing a sub floor in a mobile home.

If you own a mobile home chances are you ll eventually have to change your flooring. Thanks for reading mobile home living. A soft spot can be a sure signal of damage below the floorboards and you ll need to attend to it promptly. In seven easy steps we ll help you replace your floors and get your home back to normal.

The difficulty of the job is very dependant on you and the type of floor covering you have the main task of replacing the flooring is straightforward. We were given a free mobile home 1984 redman double wide the guy died many years ago but his cats stayed in it for some time. Waiting too long to repair the subfloor in your mobile home could result in an unsafe hole in the floor. With the right tools and some basic instructions you ll be on your way to a new more durable floor.

This is a guide about best material for replacing the subflooring in a mobile home. The first step to replacing rotted flooring in a mobile home is to remove the trim and floor covering. We ve ripped up the carpet and padding only to find the floor is made of particle board. Replacing mobile home floors now that you ve identified the soft spots in your floors it s time to fix it.

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. Be sure to check out next week s ask a mobile home expert when we look at removing walls in a mobile home. Any answers to questions posed and any recommendations or information provided herein should not be used as a substitute of an expert or any relevant professional that has inspected the issues in person. Mobile home construction is different enough from that of stick build homes that you will want to research the best materials for the job.

Replacing the entire floor is not usually necessary.