Mobile Home Weatherizing the Underbelly

[@piratetaylor29]

Why is this not done at the time of manufacture? It doesn't matter where it will delivered to, warm or cold climates. When you insulate it protects the home from any weather to keep the utilites as low as possible.

[@Join0rDIE1776]

Lol u think these building companies give a flying shit about your utility bills? Lol less money they have to spend to get a trailer out of there hands and money in there pocket best believe there going to not do it .

[@Anita-pp9dz]

@@Join0rDIE1776 True that

[@playhooky]

Of course there is insulation & a belly board or a vinyl or fabric put on the underside of mobile homes when they are manufactured. This isn't a brand new home, and as time passes, shit happens. Water pipe breaks & you have to cut open the underwrap & take out insulation in that spot to repair the pipe. Rodents, cats, raccoons, etc. get in through a crack or opening in the skirting & tear open the underwrap to get up in there & keep warm - or worse nest.

[@surf6009]

Mine came with the underbelly insulation. But a problem made in fall away. Think the plumbing out pipe leaked from the kitchen. I had professional business relevel, and they fixed it and good thing, as I live in Minnesota.

[@jennifermarshall4780]

@@surf6009 good for you if you live in Utah they don't have a single person who knows how to do this. Even the ones who build new ones I called them to ask if they could do a skirting and underbelly repair and they were like no. Then I called Mobile Home LLC that does everything except for underbelly repair it was perfect until a dingdong who didn't know what he was doing the wrong HVAC system that caused me a fortune to put in my house he did the worst job then filed bankruptcy so I can't sue him. He destroyed my homes everything by actually cutting it because he put in the wrong system not telling me putting the skirting back on and then when I took it off and saw insulation and the belly board down I was like are you kidding me yeah I've been trying to get this done since last summer Utah sucks!

[@cynthiaayers7696]

A mobile home should be set up like it's over a basement with no insulation under the floors. Just insulate the skirting and Heat The Underneath. Now you have heated floors and access to all the plumbing if necessary.

[@burtgomez7735]

Very well done. Thank you for the detailed information.

[@franka.merola1001]

I'm in Kentucky and I had some plumbing repairs done but the underbelly wasn't repaired. Looking for people to do this because I have cold spots in my home.

[@jennifermarshall4780]

Yeah I have the same problem but it was due to an HVAC company installing the wrong unit! The one proposed was correct. I left because I knew it would get hot and I told them before you install anything or rip anything out show me what you're putting in. The guy calls me and says well we had to do this and that like cut my bathroom wall Because of where they put it and it was completely wrong and now my underbelly is completely destroyed and some of my insulation that's wrapped is messed up and I can't get a single company to come out and fix it! I had zero problems before this. Now it's a complete crapshoot! It's not patchwork anymore they completely cut the black underbelly so one side flipped down one way and the other way and then it started just with the condensation from the machine zipping apart on one side of my house and then probably is unzipping on the other side and I'd have to take out everything and reinstall everything and a lot of insulation it's BS and the way they're built is stupid!

[@daleval2182]

If you buy a new one , get a mobile with standard rated R value and good weather protection from the factory, In Canada some are R 40 floors

[@surf6009]

Thanks for the comment. I live in Minnesota, and while I can do that heat tape for the incoming, my water will freeze up in the underbelly , leaving frozen water lines to across the house, kitchen, bathroom.

[@surf6009]

And it's insulated underbelly from the manufacturer!

[@daleval2182]

@@surf6009 a 12 volt heat tracer cord for 50$ , can solve that I had 2 one on either end of the structure.

[@nmsidewinder]

Great video, but I had to laugh when talking about vapor barrier. I live in the desert and that vapor barrier would last until the next flash flood comes up my drive way and washes it out into my backyard. I'm still trying to figure out how to replace the cheap plastic skirting that blows out every time we get high winds (60+mph winds). What you do would be great for those that live in a mobile home park or on a lot in town, but not out where I live. Thanks for sharing.

[@thysonsacclaim]

Lots of people use blocks instead.

[@judilyn48]

Thank you so much for this video. I was getting birds nest on the back of my projects but it was random... it sews great and then jams.. I looked at my bobin case and it looks like every few times the thread is not catching. I am going to try to raise my bobin case plates like you show and see if that works.

[@playhooky]

I occasionally have that problem when sewing also, but it's hilarious to see this comment about sewing problems on a video about repairing the underbelly of a mobile home!!!

[@judilyn48]

@@playhooky LOL sorry. comment was for another video

[@playhooky]

@@judilyn48 No you don't need to apologize, I'm sorry - didn't mean to make fun of you - found it funny cause I could easily have made the same mistake of commenting under the wrong video - I tend to keep to many YT windows open on my laptop lol! And I watch videos about sewing & sewing problems too!

[@playhooky]

@@judilyn48 "Catherine Sews" and "Thoughtful Creativity" are my 2 current favorite sewing channels. Also like "Stitchless tv". How about you - any good recommendations? I'm an amateur sewist.

[@georgetteetourneaux3350]

I pounded weed barrier type spikes to hold down that vapor barrier...

[@valerieelfering692]

How do I find people to do this in the area I live in? What are these techs called?

[@eileensongs]

It is almost impossible for me to find anyone that does mobile home repairs such as this video is showing including windows, doors, skirting... everything. I didn't manage to find an excellent roofer. He had to travel from North Carolina with his crew to do my roof and I'm up in New England.

[@chrissy1310]

@@eileensongs Moring Eileen, I am in Vermont, hello fellow new englander

[@daleval2182]

@@eileensongs hire a local you trust he can cut prep, then call in a truck , have your man lay under as supervised my only suggestion

[@paulettebarrow9791]

Where do you guys work at??

[@eileensongs]

The previous owner of my mobile home was eligible for weatherization program and they blew the foam in underneath the belly of the mobile home but they did nothing else. That was back in 2018 and would it be too late to put some kind of a belly board up now? There is no one who does mobile homes near me or even the radius of about 50 miles. As much as I like watching these videos I get very frustrated because there's nothing I can do.

[@blueleafevirosvc.inc.2796]

This is so educational video.

[@adrainiamingo]

How much does it cost

[@daleval2182]

Use ice and water shield has a sticky side ,then staple

[@joeandersen6553]

What does it cost?

[@hotwireman49]

What does this cost?

[@piratetaylor29]

Does the type of skirting make a difference to keep cold air from swirling around under the house?

[@Oaky]

Yes, greatly.

[@cynthiaayers7696]

Close your vents and make sure the skirting is sealed good and you will have no swirling air. And if your floors are cold just insulate the skirting 6 inch thick, get rid of all the insulation under the floor and put a heater under there now you have heated floors. And access to any and all your plumbing that you want to do. And make storage area under there now it's warm and dry.Seal it good from dirt to floor and you won't even have bugs.

[@daleval2182]

@@cynthiaayers7696 the ground can get wet underneath, what cover's it ?

[@playhooky]

@@daleval2182 Didn't you watch this video? They showed - you can put a layer of heavy vinyl and he says they overlap the pieces by 2 feet.

[@daleval2182]

@@playhookyI did watch the whole video, read the rest of my comments, I'm saying sealing all edges was my point and opinion, as your entitled to yours. Thanks

[@PrestonBates-cj5zi]

That's not the way you insult a mobile home

[@masontroglen3413]

Hows those masks they fog up on ya??