Mobile Home Crossover Duct: Why It Fails and How to Fix It
The mobile home crossover duct is why one half of a double-wide never warms up. What the code requires, how to inspect it, and why duct tape is not the fix.
Guides
Every guide on the site, newest first. Each one is written for manufactured and mobile homes and lists its sources at the end.
Mobile Home Belly Wrap: What It Is and How to Repair It
Mobile home belly wrap repair, from a taped patch to a full replacement. What the federal standard demands of the material and why wet insulation goes.
How to Paint Mobile Home Walls: VOG Panels and Battens
Mobile home walls are vinyl over gypsum, not drywall, so ordinary paint peels. The two prep steps that make paint stick to VOG panels and battens.
What’s Included in Mobile Home Lot Rent and What Isn’t
What does lot rent include, what gets billed on top, and how utility pass-throughs work. Plus the states that cap increases and the notice they require.
Mobile Home Roof Types: Bowstring, Flat and Pitched Explained
The three mobile home roof types, the era each belongs to, and why the pitch on yours decides whether shingles are even an option. With 2026 costs.
Mobile Home Vapor Barrier: When You Need One Underneath
A mobile home vapor barrier is required once you skirt the home: 6-mil poly, full ground coverage, 12-inch overlaps. And it cuts your vent area tenfold.
Can You Remove a Wall in a Mobile Home? Load-Bearing Explained
Before you remove a wall in a mobile home: most single-wide partitions carry no load, the marriage line always does. How to tell the two apart.
What to Do About Mobile Home Wall Strips You Hate
Mobile home wall strips are batten molding over the panel seams. Five ways to deal with them, what each costs, and the one that cracks within a year.
Why Mobile Home Water Heaters Must Be HUD-Approved
A mobile home approved water heater is a federal requirement, not marketing. The exact rule, what sealed combustion means, and how to read the label.
Can You Put a Regular Furnace in a Mobile Home?
A regular furnace in a mobile home fails on three counts: sealed combustion, airflow that runs downward, and a closet that is part of the appliance listing.