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[@libertyjustice2703]

After living in my 14x76 mobile home on my own lot near a lake with trees in Texas possums are a real problem digging under the skirting. I have lived in several mobile homes in years past and when they are set on a cement slab that extends out past the skirting, rodents won't dig under the home. Unfortunately, I bought this property and the home was already on it and no slab was installed first. Therefore, I have every kind of rodent digging holes under the house. They are nocturnal and only come out at night. I would recommend anyone placing a mobile home on land to lay a cement slab down first and extend it out past the skirting. The cost is definitely worth it because It is a real pain dealing with animals under your house.

[@beencraftn6612]

OUTSTANDING quality workmanship!!! No corners cut here at all!! THIS is the type of company you want working on your home!

[@MatthewDrinkwine]

This guy makes it look ez pz I had no idea so much went into this. Excellent workmanship

[@carlacowart4709]

Thank you so very much for this video! I'm 68 years old, and my husband is disabled so I get to do ALL maintenance on our "older" single wide as well as care for our 5 acres. I can't find anyone to hire to do this type of work. I'm grateful for your detailed instructions AND that you're to the point! I love hearing about dogs, children, life stories, etc., but NOT on an instructional video! Thank you!

[@RezinHowes]

I have watched a ton of video on this very technique and this is the first time I have had someone explain what they were doing. Thank you.

[@mikerush3729]

Your attention to detail is second to none..... I wish I could afford someone like you to do mine some day.

[@paulzupon246]

Thank you do much for this video. My son is in the process of purchasing a manufactured home and needs to do this before they can close. This step by step video will enable him to do this. Great job!

[@divineiks]

OMG my husband is going to enjoy watching this. your work is clean cut. thanks for shairing.

[@solarsynapse]

Exodus 20:7

[@piratetaylor29]

Holy smokes ,does That ever make it look great. Such a nice finished line to the eye and it's rodent proofed too! 👍🏻🇺🇸

[@EnzoMatriX214]

I need to replace my skirting soon and as a mobile home owner for 3+ decades, I can say without a doubt this is one of the best examples of how to install a high quality skirting solution. I'm defiantly going to follow this example next spring. Thanks for the video!

[@kleinstruction874]

You don't know how helpful this was! I had no idea how to replace the horrible, broken plastic "skirting" job on my home. They used corrugated plastic roofing panels. Thank you!!!

[@cathyslaton9998]

Did you make a video to share ?

[@craftman5632]

I framed it with pressure treated plywood, then added faux stone panels to it.

[@Spiritualwarfare333]

GREAT JOB FLAWLESS, LET ME TELL YOU THOUGH IVE BEEN DOING BOTH EXCLUSION WORK AND PEST CONTROL AND THESE RODENTS CAN DIG THROUGH DIRT AND ALSO CRAWL ON STUCCO ,STAINLESS STEEL BURIED A FEW INCHES IN THE DIRT WORKS WELL

[@YhwhKhaiMostHigh]

Wow!!!! Nice. I wish I can hire this guy when I purchase my mobile home.

[@lindaatkinson3796]

Me too

[@loribreitbarth2215]

This was super helpful. My husband and I were considering trying to do this ourselves and your video has convinced me beyond a shadow of a doubt that it is worth paying a professional! I have trouble sometimes screwing on a new doorknob….

[@MrPostFrame]

Thanks for watching!

[@patviolette1496]

Tha k you forthis vexio. Thanks thanks. Ps what co would do this type of work

[@tenaguin1054]

This is a great video, thank you so much. It prepares a person for what is involved in new skirting. I as well as the other commenters have a difficult time finding anyone to do needed work correctly in rural areas. Most are young men that are trying to learn a trade but doing so to maximize their profit and using every stort cut possible to save them money. They count on you not knowing anything about how

[@thenannywoodforest98]

This is extremely helpful! I can't tell you how much I appreciate a straight forward instructional video without a life story, meet the fam and crazy music blasting in the background!! This is indeed a breath of fresh air in KZbin land!! Thank you so much!!

[@JimfromIndy]

Your attention to detail is inspiring.

[@MrPostFrame]

Thank you, appreciate it.

[@endtimer2005]

You did a great job with this and you just solved how my approach will be if I go ahead with my mobile purchase which btw has had all the skirting removed already. Thanks for posting this sir!

[@markbowker5936]

THE FOLKS WHO COME BEHIND YOU WILL APPRECIATE YOU WERE WATCHING OUT FOR THEM. NICE JOB!

[@RockchikPaula]

Just found this. I recently had a custom tiny house on wheels built and delivered. I had to develop a double lot where a house and garage burned down. My utilities are all in and now it’s time to tie down and skirt. This video you made is so informative and the step by step is perfectly explained! Thank you! 💯

[@brezzz0077]

Being a plumber I like access doors on both ends of the building? Nice job!

[@MrPostFrame]

Thanks for watching!

[@Giggles_69]

Where I live they are cheap asses. Great job, I am going to have this done

[@Flyingfrogs2y]

Great video bud! I’m about to redo mine as well. I agree with some of the other folks on the comment section, I would definitely put ventilation windows in. Mine I plan on doing 2 on the front and back and 3 or 4 on the sides. Trim them out with 1/2” chicken wire. Thanks for your help! 👍🤠

[@eleanorflynn370]

That's a nice tidy job it looks good next to the grey walls

[@leeglee111]

Nice job. It's hard for me to find people out here that actually do this and take as much time and care as you do.

[@liblk4626]

Beautiful ❤ excellent job! It just needs it's venting and it would be perfect

[@anthonysilva5934]

Straight to the point video. Well done

[@bluetrianglestudios1741]

Super happy to have seen this! Its going to help me in the near future. Thanks for the share.

[@MrPostFrame]

Thanks for watching!

[@rayminthecat]

wow I lucked out when I got my doublewide- they already put a decent brick and mortar skirt around it. It has little or nothing to do with the building holding it up but is definitely an expensive upgrade if you had to pay someone to do it. It comes with permanent vents with screens the can close for winter and an access to crawl under there. I got rid of the central heat and air that was needing to be replaced. Just a woodstove and room heaters. Window unit a/c's. Hot and cold water lines replaced and put inside the house on the ceiling so no more crawling under it for maintenance or freezing! I hate going under there and now I don't need to.

[@randyscrafts8575]

Nice job. It's important to have that plastic on the ground to keep the ground moisture out. The whole job will make for a comfortable place to live. 👍👍

[@tracymankey9314]

Unbelievable nice work you take pride

[@randycordes464]

You did an excellent job on skirting. That

[@jeffreycasto4610]

I've installed metal skirting on mobile homes for 23 years I like using metal studs for my framing but yours does look good

[@MrPostFrame]

Thanks!

[@whatta7793]

Best underpinning job I've seen yet, gonna save this incase I feel like doing something like this to my dwide in the future. Looks good, should help on power bill a good bit, too. And, keep from those pesky pipes freezing every winter.

[@randyscrafts8575]

I watched and commented on this video 2 years ago. Watched it again. It's a real nice job you've done on it. 👍👍

[@bugwar5545]

Forgive my ignorance, but shouldn't there be ventilation for the skirting to prevent moisture buildup in the crawl space, which can lead to mold, mildew, and wood rot?

[@nem_bangz4334]

Depends on the environment but for the most yes you are correct.

[@bugwar5545]

@@nem_bangz4334 What environment would that NOT apply to?

[@WalkwithGod4eternity]

​@@bugwar5545the arctic circle

[@jaya.0069]

@@bugwar5545 YOU ARE CORRECT, VENTS ARE NEEDED!

[@jaimegarcia9505]

Thanks for the tip. It should help me build the metal skirting for my home. Looks great. Great job.

[@IllInformedHuman]

Isn't ventilation required? I love the look of the prorib!

[@Paarthurnaxdova]

Yes

[@theslackiller]

That is what I was wondering

[@mikeharborson1901]

I wish there was an intelligent response given to your question as this seems crucial and like a grave mistake this video has not considered... Another youtube-expert classes that will leave many very upset is my best guess here.

[@jaya.0069]

You should ALWAYS put in ventilation when closing in the bottom'

[@madajuarez7073]

Yes, it is PARAMOUNT!!!! I love this video so much, just wondering why they didn't do it 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@jeffharden7765]

Excellent craftsmanship! Thanks for sharing.

[@c.m.8029]

That is the best under pinning job I've seen. Nice work.

[@MrPostFrame]

Thanks!

[@tedbryer2512]

Glad you are using steel. I had vinyl on mine and the weed eater destroyed it. replaced with steel.

[@MrPostFrame]

Thanks for watching!

[@IntoleranceRecords]

Wow you should try Rustique Ribb. Lifetime warranty against weed whacker damage. Steel skirting is a huge mistake.

[@EthanLomas]

Beautiful work! My quim was quivering 👍

[@jonathanwilkes4106]

Great video - wish my contractors did this - no rodent barrier - no insulation- just plywood skirting - now that it is -36 Celsius in Northern Alberta - hope my pipes don't freeze

[@AFloodofSolaceJohnWhigham]

Mercy!!

[@danbailey96]

That’s where the home owner (client ) tells them what they expect / want. I’m a contractor and I do jobs according to what the client has asked me to price . Just like this video the steps has no landing by code where I am at steps must have a landing where you come out the door. Plus I saw no ventilation that can cause dry rot and condensation.

[@playhooky]

@@danbailey96 I was wondering about it not having ventilation, but not being a contractor myself thought maybe it's different in different climates/zones.

[@marswmnwhoever2188]

@@danbailey96 disagee. What about a first time homeowner that really doesnt know ANY thing about ANY of that? Seems to me there is a right way and a wrong way to do something and you as a proffessional in my opinion do what you know is RIGHT and explain that in the quote. If they feel they can get the job done the RIGHT way for less than thats where they get a second or third quote and then compare what is being omitted in the quote that is less or more. Ya cant know whats the right way unless you look at the situation and can think of the climate of location and know what it necessitates. Thats like " buyer be ware" people put their faith in these people to do a job in their field of expertise. If I knew anything about it. Id be doing it myself!!!!

[@JamesFlynn-np7sq]

Double up on heat tape strips (one on each side of the main) wrap it all with extra thick insulation, use one strip most times, but power them both on when it is very cold or leave a tap open a bit to prevent freezing.

[@stevenwoodard1886]

Thank you. I WILL be using this video for inspiration and tips as I have been thinking of a way to enclose/skirt the bottom of our new 4 season cottage in Canada. Both for warmth and to keep the critters out. I will be adding foam or silver roll bubble insulation on the inside as well. The only issue I might have is that it is built on clay and the ground might shift during the freeze/thaw cycle. The cottage is being built on helical piers.

[@patrickbass3118]

Hey there, how did it go? I'm insulating my subfloor at our family cottage in central Ontario. Thinking I should skirt it too, and use the bubble foil rolls for insulation. We're built up on rocks though and the ground is very uneven, so I'll have to do some fancy framing and cutting on this project for sure

[@marilanderos977]

This is an amazing alternative. I’ve hit vandalism by kids, soccer playing teenagers , & theft of skirting pieces going in. It’s driving me nuts. This looks pretty expensive though. But the detailed instructions are great.

[@alayla3281]

Great video and work. Here in Oregon we now have to be a minimum of 3 feet high, get a high rise water analysis by an engineer done, and have floodgates installed. Permits are so hard to get here and take so long. It seems they don't want anyone to build anything but corporations. I hope if we EVER get a permit they will do this quality of work.

[@affordabledesertliving3487]

This is an excellent job and looks super sharp.

[@corydavis2448]

The piece of metal below siding should go up and under siding then out and over metal. Think its called Z trim. Also already mentioned you must have vents. Looks real nice.

[@FlipFlopPilot]

Best video on KZbin on this subject, thank you for the detailed info and you did an excellent job.

[@MrPostFrame]

Thanks!

[@jamesmiller258]

Love this idea. Great job!

[@johnrogers3381]

This is a quality job… I would love to have this done to my place but it would be highly unlikely & may I say nearly impossible that I would find any contractor who would perform the job like this guy has! Bravo

[@darrylhayes9066]

Great job Paul I learn everything you show us

[@MrPostFrame]

Thank you!

[@sarahkrick8667]

What a great tradesman you are! Wow!

[@reddye2331]

I know it will be Very Helpful to a lot of people. I had planned to do one a little different. Same outcome tho. I had planned on using coffee can with all thread concrete them in can. Bury can down till 2 &1/4 inch thread exposed. Slip bottom sill board over threaded rod. I may have to rethink this method. Since urs has no digging involved. Nobody wants to dig if they don’t have to.

[@MrPostFrame]

Thanks for watching!

[@swtt007]

This is pretty dialed. The flashing to detour rodents is perfection. Love to hire you and fly you to Truckee in Lake Tahoe to re-wrap my mobile-home along with additional needed exterior work.

[@mickichikwinya5519]

Thank you. One of the more secure designs.

[@hardin1271]

Looks amazing and you are quick and to the point. I have to meet FHA guideline for underpinning an area added onto the back of a home I'm flipping. Seems pointless to me because the area is 6 feet in and then it hits the solid concrete foundation. However, I'm going to knock it out tomorrow in much less time thanks to your video.

[@juliahelland6488]

Nice skirting install! Thanks for sharing this! 💯

[@clafong9]

Most videos on this subject just replace the trashy thin siding with new trashy siding. This is great. Only question that others have asked - shouldn't there be ventilation?

[@dereksellars]

Looks really nice !! Some 2 inch insulation board would have helped a lot behind the house wrap. But I know there is a cost factor involved. Nice job !!!

[@deborahleedlb]

What is the general cost to do skirting this way? Can it be done so there are 2 access doors......and what would the cost be doing it that way? Can insulation be put up for added warmth in the winter in areas where we endure high winds with resultant subzero temperatures?

[@dereksellars]

@@deborahleedlb Hello, The cost depends on how much Material is in your area. It's not hard to do. I have done a few Mobil Homes. It was around $600,00 for Labor and Materials. But that was 7 years ago. I would say it's double that now.

[@deborahleedlb]

@dereksellars ......geez, where is your abode? I would pay to have you come, put you up for the few days it takes to do it...... I would love love love to have you come and do my skirting!!! One thing I'm especially looking for is the use of insulation or using insulated skirting. I'm in northwest Ohio. We do get some subzero temperatures during the winter and high winds anytime all year round. We out in farming territory so rodents are an issue. So that bracing and rodent-proofing is a plus on a number of fronts. Insulation would be an additional plus. There is also the issue of heavy rains turning the land into a pond all the way around my unit. I wonder if there's a way to keep rain water from getting under the house? This really is quite impressive!!! I'm chomping at the bit to have something like this, and to have someone like you, to do my skirting.

[@12thDecember]

@@dereksellars $600,000?? I think you mean $6,000.

[@dereksellars]

@@12thDecember My bad. Yes I meant $6000. Thanks :):)

[@bobf3596]

Wow it looks awesome another great quality job done by you. Nice job stay safe and be well Bob Bitchin!!

[@MrPostFrame]

Thank you!

[@chadz2143]

Probably the most detailed skirting video I've seen. ? Why no vents!. How do you have acces door held in twist latches. This is how I will redo ours plus add 2" owens pink poly and 12" patio block as edging to keep mower away from skirting.

[@MusicAsWeMakeIt]

I use quick clamps when I can to tighten the joints while I add screws.

[@spiritof75]

Good work and an eye for details as usual!

[@MrPostFrame]

Thank you!

[@eclecticgentleman]

No ventilation is asking for problems. Also using wood is inviting termites into the home. PVC pipe or metal studs is a better option

[@kathydoesken3796]

totally concise and perfect job. Done so anybody can follow, and done to last and be very functional. Rodent proof is often overlooked but will return to haunt you if you omitt these rodent-proofing steps. Nice job, nice looking, and totally functional.

[@villageidiot8718]

I've been trying to figure out the best option for replacing the ragged vinyl skirting on the 30 year old trailer I recently acquired. What you did looks great! Now how do I slide the vapor barrier under it? 🤣

[@AfricanFlightStar]

Best skirting job I have ever seen on a mobile home, beautiful job, thanks for sharing!! Makes the plastic lattice skirting on the single wide I just bought, look totally Mickey Mouse 🤣 Guess I’ll have more work ahead 😁 Q: What was the tool you used to cut the metal? Tks

[@gibsonguy5240]

this finished up very nicely. great job.

[@robbiepenny8596]

Beautiful work my friend!

[@MrPostFrame]

Thank you!

[@robbiepenny8596]

👍

[@inwhalesmouth]

This is a good idea to keep rodents out and dogs from breaking through the vinyl chasing for some rats or sometimes from dogs seeking cooler environment specially during summer.. i have to keep fixing my vinyl skirting because my GS dogs keeps breaking it. Tnx for this video!!!

[@amandamorgan9222]

Hi there I wanted to thank you so much for your video. I've always seen skirting on mobile homes and it looks so gross but the way you did the one on the house there looked really pretty. We are looking for a double wide to put on some land we own and we are going to have to do the skirting before we put a permanent foundation so this video was really really helpful thank you.

[@MrPostFrame]

Glad it was helpful!

[@kenpotts7919]

The bottom trim of the siding (Which they called it in the video) is actually the part of the old skirting which allows for frost heave of the skirting in cold climates. In Canada you need to follow CSA Z240 or CSA A277 codes.

[@bigtom1948]

Nice install. Thanks for showing the work.

[@MrPostFrame]

Thanks for watching

[@johnpyle8027]

Trims up nice! I am curious what the cost difference would be for a poured crawl space and what you did with lumber prices.

[@akeleven]

Down in the southern US they tell us we have to have ventilation through the skirting. How does it work without? Cost estimate?

[@kellyolsen-tetrault9974]

What is the length, width and average height of current skirting. The venting in skirting is for air flow under your home.

[@villageidiot8718]

Don't know if this will be of any help but... When I lived in a house (in Atlanta) we had several vents around the foundation. We would close them in the winter to keep out the cold and open them in the summer to avoid moisture build up. I don't like the built-in ventilation in vinyl trailer skirting. When I do mine, I will be installing vents that I can control.

[@alwynn2233]

My understanding is that you need venting to prevent mold, etc, caused by ground moisture.

[@stevenkaskus6173]

Metal skirting or composite is far superior to vynal skirting since My place has metal and looks good but most in My park have vynal and some I saw installed (none are installed with as much care and professional look as you just did) and even those newer installs look poorly now, they sag, bow and start to deteriorate with holes and if you have a mower that even throws a pebble it makes a hole in the vynal, looks bad.

[@akeleven]

@@kellyolsen-tetrault9974 22'x40', 30"high

[@leemccluskey8522]

I AM VERY IMPRESSED. GREAT WORK!

[@MrPostFrame]

Glad you like it!

[@busnorth]

9 years ago, I used green treat 2x4. 5 years ago I used brown treat which is designed to use below th dirt. Now I'm doing it again. Both ground contact wood rotted. Any Ideas? Yes it would help if neigh·bor would not water to much and use a gas power weed eater.

[@suezmommom]

Beautiful job.

[@MrPostFrame]

Thank you!

[@BigBlock402]

I am about to move a home and would like to rodent proof it as well. This video will help me a bunch. thank you

[@Off-Grid]

My concern is that a manufacturer home will move during seasonal changes. Your typical skirting has a good 2" of play at the top so when the home shifts it doesn't buckle the skirting. Block skirting doesn't even touch the house because of this movement. Maybe I missed it but your skirting looks like it didn't have any play meaning it'll buckle. Did it?

[@lakelivingb8409]

If I ever get a new mobile home, I home to find a contractor underpinner like you. This will be down on my add on sunroom. Thanks so much for due dilgence and quality of work. B

[@MrPostFrame]

Thanks for watching!

[@GrizC]

Great video the 14 inch rodent proofing was my miss I just put 2 lap of chicken wire in ... ( Not good enough ) thanks for the video ..

[@urbanlifeministries_ch]

Looks very good! 😊

[@onetwonickles9662]

Hello from Canada, yes this was a very helpful video, really appreciate the time you took to make it. We just bought a mobile home, and we will be doing it your way. Question what type of vaper barrier are u using for crawl space.? We are using the clear 6 mil vaper. Hope you see this comment. Thanks alot

[@kellyolsen-tetrault9974]

Depending if your home is there or else where. If you are in Canada Regular bubble barrier from your local box store will do great.

[@onetwonickles9662]

@@kellyolsen-tetrault9974 ty for your input. Cheers

[@mmanut]

BEAUTIFUL JOB ‼️ Vinny 🇺🇸

[@MrPostFrame]

Thank you!

[@Melidontcare]

2x4 will rot in our climate..We use 4x4 for this install. Good video !

[@WanieB]

That looks great!! That's going to look good for a lot longer than plastic skirting.

[@MrPostFrame]

Thanks!

[@ferenkmendez2083]

Really nice and excelent skirting for mobile home, i love the way how you make this project amazing. If you have time can you share the list or how to order the steel for this project.

[@bubba6945]

we have to have ventalation in my area but adding a few vents would be simple

[@sonsofliberty3081]

If you drill holes every 4ft ish, yoi can drive in a 2ft piece of rebar into the ground.

[@VCawlfield]

Looks great! Appreciate the rodent control measures. Did I miss the air vents somewhere? In the PNW we need plenty of those for moisture control.

[@viankalobosvalenzuela7456]

Hermoso trabajo 👌👌 saludos desde Chile 🇨🇱👌💯

[@christineezell9851]

What about termites in the wood touching the ground can treated wood eventually get termites?

[@eclecticgentleman]

YES!!! A 3 inch PVC pipe or a steel stud would have been better

[@jameshoward9316]

I prefer block underpinning guarantee you it won't move when the wind blew

[@12thDecember]

@ 2:15 you show the wood attached to the top but you don't show _how_ you attached it. Can you please explain how it's done? Also, does this work for an area with frost heave? I'm in eastern Oregon, and it's the frost heave that destroyed the integrity of my vinyl skirting. Otherwise, thank you for a great tutorial video. I feel more confident now about replacing my mobile home skirting.

[@larrymapes1865]

Wow that's nice work my friend

[@gregmize01]

Great job!

[@mustbsavdbyjesus]

Awesome video! Thanks for posting

[@arloncaples]

you did an awesome job!

[@jojobarok7733]

Great rodent-proofing technique. Thank you.