Roofing & Exterior

Mobile home roofing starts lower than most people expect. Bowstring and flat roofs shed water slowly or barely at all, so a detail that would be unremarkable on a site-built house becomes a maintenance item here. Knowing which of the three roof types you have decides what you can put on it and what it can carry.

It also has a habit of turning out to be a different problem altogether. Water coming off a short eave lands at the skirting line and soaks the soil the piers stand on, which makes gutters a foundation item wearing a roofing costume. The federal installation standard has more to say about drainage than most owners expect.

These guides cover the roof itself, the edge, and what happens to the water after it leaves.

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