Mobile Homes for a movable life

By Super Admin

Thursday, June 30, 2011, 13:13

Mobile homes, as the name indicates are movable houses. They are housing units built in the factories and then taken to the site, where they will be occupied. Once they are placed in one location, they can be moved to another place or can be permanently fixed there. The types of mobile homes are 'Single-wides' of sixteen feet or less in width, 'Double-wides' twenty feet or more wide and 'Triple-wides' and even homes with four, five, or more units. Mobile homes are less expensive per square foot than site-built homes, and are often associated with rural areas or high-density developments referred as ' mobile park homes' or 'trailer parks'.

In contrary to popular belief, all manufactured homes are not mobile homes. The term 'mobile home' specifies factory-built homes produced prior to the 1976 HUD Code enactment. Mobile homes marked its beginning in the 1950s, for people whose lifestyle required mobility. Since mobile homes were derived from travel trailers, these homes were initially taxed as vehicles rather than real estates. However the reclassified taxations and maintenance difficulties curtailed the popularity of mobile homes for some time. Mobile homes reestablished themselves in 2000 and around 1500 mobile homes were established in Nitzan, Ashkelon and Israel. Here are some handy tips to maintain your mobile homes.

When the doors or windows start not properly shutting, floors squeak when you walk on it and cracks appear on walls or ceilings; level the house with the kits available in market.

If you find any hole at house immediately apply tape from the inside and then coat the hole with caulk from the outside. Smooth it with a paint scraper and then sand it. After the coat gets dry, wipe away any sanding residue.

You can clean the exterior of your mobile home with a power washer and following the manufacturer's instructions aptly.

Always use sanding and wiping away residue for painting over printed paneling.

You can repair the water stains in mobile home ceilings by camouflaging the stains. You can also spray Stain blocking primer for effective maintenance.

Choose a dim white colour instead of the stark white colour of the ceiling, as it would merge with the discoloured ceiling.

Keep special screws, nuts, and tools for replacing different fixtures in your mobile home handy.

Mobile homes are gaining popularity day by day. Mobile homes are often confused as modular homes. However there are certain features that set apart modular homes. In the next article we would discuss all about modular homes.

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Article Published On: Thursday, June 30, 2011, 13:13 [IST]

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