Double Wide Mobile Home Siding

Below is a double wide trimmed in a bold lavender color.

Double wide mobile home siding.

Installing mobile home vinyl siding is a great way to protect your mobile home as well as making it easy to wash and care for. Double wides or two section homes are floor plans that have two sections joined together to create a larger home. Mobile home siding tips for flat roofs. Modern double wides are the largest category of factory built homes because they fit the needs of so many americans.

Site built homes usually have eaves that are 8 12 long or wide but manufactured homes rarely have any kind of overhang. A site built cabin comes with a few hurdles such as dealing with several wooden log materials and having to choose between confusing cut designs. Vinyl siding for mobile homes has become extremely popular in the last few years because it doesn t require paint and resists damage from scratches hail and other inclement weather and it doesn t fade. See picture below of this process in action.

Older mobile homes may have had vinyl siding added to the exterior of their aluminum siding. In 2011 i began shopping for property in bartow county georgia where i would be relocating to be close to family. Double wide homes are very popular with first time homebuyers empty nesters and those looking for a second home. The wood accents can be seen throughout both the interior and exterior of the home which is a major bonus.

This home features 3 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms within 1 578 sq. If you own a double wide mobile home it is possible to make it look like a cozy rustic log cabin with steel log siding from trulog. I found 10 5 acres less than one mile from my parents home that had a 1984 doublewide mobile home on it that had not been lived in for several years. Trim is just as important as the siding material.

Carrie describes her mobile home makeover in her own words. One of the most lacking features of a standard manufactured home is the eave design. But with the right tools and some patience it is possible to install or repair siding yourself. While this type of siding comes in dozens of colors styles and textures you ll normally see neutral colors and double triple lap siding on used mobile homes.

If that is the case you will probably have to extend your roof line or devise a way to prevent water from getting behind the new siding.