Work Interruptus
By healerwitch
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Work Interruptus
As I said in an earlier blog, this is a very old mobile home that my Mother in law bought. It needs major work done on it, and to save money my husband and I are doing as much as we can on our own. The roof needs sealed (will be done before winter sets in), the outside walls need paint, and it needed new skirting. For two years we have been working on the interior, redoing one room at a time. But we can’t avoid the exterior anymore.
So this week we started to replace the rusted out skirting
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That is a look at the skirting as it was (and still is in some places…sigh)
Here is how it looks with the skirting down
And how it looks with the new pieces of wood in place. We had to measure, cut and paint a primer on all the surfaces before hanging it (later I get to go back and put the actual paint on it while it hangs in place!) But it is going well.
The only problem is the Nor’easter (rain storm) that has blown in….today no extra work done on the skirting after work hours! The rain is standing in puddles, we had 1 inch of rain in a coupla hours, and more on the way!!!
So it is Work Interruptus for now….will post pics of when the skirting is finally done…..once the walls are painted I can put some beds in place, bushes and flowers and all come next spring. But that is another blog for later….
16 Oct, 2009
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Oh but it'll be so worth it in the end, HW! Dying to see it when it's finished!
:-)
16 Oct, 2009
It will be nice when it is finished. Good luck with the project HW
16 Oct, 2009
good luck with the jobs, hope you get it finished for winter
16 Oct, 2009
Thanks all! When we were living out west we often had 80-90 mile per hour winds, and we had up OSB (a type of 4x8 sheet made of press wood) cut to fit for the skirting. We never had a problem with it blowing off.
But the old skirting here has a habit of blowing off, just like Gilli's. Our main difference from her is we don't get much snow here! lol
That is why we are using the OSB again as skirting...plus it is more insultating than that old aluminum stuff you can see in the first pic. Maybe it will save us on heating this old thing!
16 Oct, 2009
I was thinking you could put metal straps that go from the top (inside) of the siding down to the bottom and then into the soil a further 12-18 inches? would this stop them blowing off?
Good luck with it and I hope your mum enjoys it once it is finished! :~))
16 Oct, 2009
Wow, you're working hard! Cant wait to see the finished article! It'll look great!
16 Oct, 2009
I've been painting my house facias(up a ladder ) today and I would have been glad of a rain break!(hate painting) You're doing a good job!
17 Oct, 2009
Tell you what Paul, I'll do your painting, you sort out my jungle! LOL!
17 Oct, 2009
Thanks Paul...I do love to paint, but this is alot at once....but this rain break is still going on, and expected to continue for 2 or 3 more days! I just want this part of the job done soonest! lol
18 Oct, 2009
Well, it looks like it is coming along fabulously HW. The rain will let up soon I'm sure. Will the rain hurt the OSB?
Ian.....straps down into the ground would be difficult to install as the home is probably on packed gravel down a couple of feet (at least mine was). Duct tape was a heck of a lot easier as a single mum in a blizzard at 3 am. It lasted a long time too. Something to be said for the wonders of duct tape.
18 Oct, 2009
Let's all quack-quack for duct tape! Some folks put bales of hay under their mobile for extra insulation...has its drawbacks, but might help block some wind whistling under.
18 Oct, 2009
Well Gilli....OSB is just wood chips glued together...the rain will destroy it eventually unless the wood is protected somehow....which is why the wood gets coated with the primer on all adges and both sides before it is hung!
Orgatis the only issue I have with bales of hay is they are a fire hazard! But I have seen it also...soem folks just use one row of hay bales rather than all the way under.
18 Oct, 2009
Plus bugs & mice nesting in hay, but I've had wind whipping up under the floorboards myself in my cabin in Colorado ripping fiberglass insulation off the OSB & hope you find a good solution. Maybe gluing some foam board on the skirting inside?
18 Oct, 2009
We'd have a deal Madperth if it wasn't so far away!!!
19 Oct, 2009
It's going to look great. Show some photos of the finished thing :o)
19 Oct, 2009
Blodyn...plan on posting photos then....we were able to put up 16 feet this evening, after work...so work is resumed!
20 Oct, 2009
That's good !
20 Oct, 2009
Yes, it WOULD be a bit of a trek, Paul!
Glad to hear you're ableto get on with it before it gets too cold, HW!
20 Oct, 2009
I've heard of people putting sheets of bubble wrap up on the inside of the skirting for insulation too.
21 Oct, 2009
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It's looking good HW. Such a big job. The mobile home I used to live in had vinyl siding for skirting....great until the wind whipped up and then it used to blow off and down to the neighbours farm.!! The number of times I've treked down the fields in sub zero weather chasing my siding......one night at 3:00 am I was out there in a blizzard trying to save the skirting by sticking it up with duct tape....LOL.
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