Replacing A Sub Floor In A Mobile Home

If you own a mobile home chances are you ll eventually have to change your flooring.

Replacing a sub floor in a mobile home.

Waiting too long to repair the subfloor in your mobile home could result in an unsafe hole in the floor. In another recent home that we did there had been a leak in the laundry room and the subfloor was damaged in that room as well as into the hallway and bathroom. Mobile home construction is different enough from that of stick build homes that you will want to research the best materials for the job. If it s carpet you will need to remove the strips.

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. Thanks for reading mobile home living. 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. 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.

With the right tools and some basic instructions you ll be on your way to a new more durable floor. A soft spot can be a sure signal of damage below the floorboards and you ll need to attend to it promptly. We ve ripped up the carpet and padding only to find the floor is made of particle board. Replacing the entire floor is not usually necessary.

Replacing mobile home floors now that you ve identified the soft spots in your floors it s time to fix it. Complete your own mobile home floor replacement it s really that simple. In seven easy steps we ll help you replace your floors and get your home back to normal. Be sure to check out next week s ask a mobile home expert when we look at removing walls in a mobile home.

The first step to replacing rotted flooring in a mobile home is to remove the trim and floor covering.