Fixing Some Rotten Wood - Abandoned Mobile Home Project : E097 / BC Renovation Magazine

[@manuelortiz7731]

Whoever buys this mobile home... Are going to be so lucky... As always Ken. I really admire you teaching your knowledge to all the DIY'ers out there.

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manuel, thanks! 🙂

[@moviemakerwannabe]

Thank you

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moviemakerwannabe, thank YOU! I appreciate you watching and commenting. It really helps. 🙂

[@almachapman5409]

Growing up in 63 mobile home, my Dad was constantly working on it.

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Hi, Alma. There is always something to do when you are a homeowner, especially when you own an older home. Thanks for watching and commenting! 🙂

[@beckiblack859]

Woo hoo! The house of never-ending surprises! I think you're about due to tear into a wall or the floor and find a satchel full of cash. THAT would be a good surprise. (Sending out cash-finding vibes for you, Kent.) ;)

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Becki, I had high hopes when I discovered that hidden room, but nada! Not many places left there to look. 🙂

[@beckiblack859]

@@BCRenovationMagazine LOL Dang. My husband had high hopes when we were cleaning out his mom's hoarded house. Well, we're still not millionaires, so I think you can guess how that went. 😂

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Becki, the people that used to live there came from Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. That is north of us. That is gold country up there. There was a big gold rush there in the 1800's. Many fortunes were made there, and lost.

[@beckiblack859]

@@BCRenovationMagazine My mother always said, "Poor ways make poor people." As proven by the people who used to live in your project home and my mother-in-law. :/

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@@beckiblack859 🙂

[@cabman86]

I have to replace floor joists to about 18 inches from the rim joist under the bathroom sink and the water heater. All of the rim joists are bad all around my mobile home.

[@stewartashton6997]

Always interesting and always informative Ken. Thank you.

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Stewart, thank you! 🙂

[@Kevin-zl2ek]

Does the replacement lumber need to be pressure treated?

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Hi, Kevin. No, for this application, regular wood is fine. When it is all said and done and flashed and weatherproofed properly the wood should not get wet and rot again.

[@Skoben2000]

Are the original (floor) joists pressure treated or protected enough under the home or are they are standard lumber? I would imagine that if they are pressure treated that the sister joist would need to be pressure treated too. I can also infer that if the sister joint would not need to be pressure treated if the original floor joists are not treated. So simply my question is ... Are the joists under the house treated or standard lumber? Thanks! EDIT: I'll keep the comment posted for the algorithm and to help boost this awesome channel. You answered the question in the video how you salvaged the 2x8 joist after I asked.

[@piratetaylor29]

Have you ever done a video about heatwrapping water lines for the cold winter months?

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Jessi, I see you found it. 🙂

[@jager9825]

Shouldn't you use nails instead of screws because of the shear factor?

[@cabman86]

Not necessarily. It depends on the screws you use. Deck screws are strong enough for this.