This vertical wood siding weather protection technology made an early appearance in Canada with log piece sur piece buildings constructed by the Hudsons Bay Company.3 In England the practice was to install the weatherboards horizontally in the form of clapboards. Clapboards were traditionally riven boards in that they were split totheir appropriate thickness. This technology subsequently made its way to New England with the colonists.4. I am of course talking about walls. During the late 1940s or early 1950s, builders in many areas of North America switched to planed 2x4s that measure 1.5" x 3.5". Hope this is of some help: Does this sound feasible? These are much the same as any site-built home. If there was too much pressure for production despite absent people or inexperienced workers, there will be a much heavier load for the testing and trimout crews. JamiePaulNot much I can say to that except it is really frustrating. Ten percent less lumber (board-footage) and 30 percent fewer pieces. There are plenty of other benefits from building with 2x6 construction, energy just isnt one of them. The perimeter of the floor where it meets the walls sag bad. I just found this site, but the Q&As have no date stamps, so I cant tell how old they are.I have a 2004 Fleetwood 14 X 70 mobile home. The total difference in cost to build your house with 2x6 exterior construction vs 2x4 is $2,149.90. This may be hardboard, metal, or vinyl. Homes built prior to 1976 had only one or two inches of insulation wrapped around the walls, floor and ceiling, 2 x 2 or 2 x 3 studs, uninsulated air ducts in the floor and ceiling, no ceiling vapor barrier, and jalousie windows. There may or may not be a building paper between the clapboards and the sheathing. This is my first time living in a Mobile home so please forgive my ignorance in this question: I would like to have a party here but am unsure how many people I can invite because of the extra weight on the floor in the main area (front room, kitchen). 2x6 construction- $1.00 sq/ft- Insulate with R-21 fibrous material . Any idea why they would have used barnboard then plaster then lath then plaster again and no exterior sheathing? CarolWe have a double wide and want to take down a closet in the middle of the kitchen, to open up to the living area, should be be worried about a support beamPaulIf the wall you want to remove is on the marriage line where the two halves of the house come together you do NOT want to remove it. Thanks.PaulWay over my pay gradeIt sounds possible but I would try to be sure there were no regulatory hangups after you had already written big checks. (if you get snow). Compared to the weight of book cases, aquariums, water beds, pianos and other things people move into mobile homes your guests total weight is small.The heaviest point load on the floor will come from the high heels some of your guests will be wearing. This is when protective mats are taken off the vinyl and any damage discovered. A measurement of ~10" could either be a single course with 2x6's, two courses with furring or just a giant gap. Any thoughts? or 24 O.C.? I just recently modeled a 2200 sq/ft house with a 2-car garage, lets call it the McCabe Residence, in the energy modeling software REM Design. Photograph 4: Waltrop HouseGermany, 1400, wattle-and-daub infill panels with an exposed timber frame. A frost-free faucet with a 4" stem will fit inside of a 2x6 wall, so there's really no excuse for a water line hanging in the middle of the room. This continuous historical price chart for Lumber futures (LB, CME) is part of a huge collection of historical charts that covers decades of North America futures / commodity trading. If the I beams fail, can I fix?PaulMake the most of it, spend the least possible, consider any money spent as spent, not an investment. Mobile homes are built to handle snow loads and other stresses, so there may be enough strength to do what you plan, especially since what you describe spreads out the load.It may not apply in your case, but many mobile home owners dont realize the walls are supported on outriggers which are not designed to hold extra weight either. PaulHi Paul; I want to add a 30x16 porch to a 12x65 trailer, will the outside wall sustain the roofweight or should Iuse 44 under the 2x6x30 board?PaulDont add ANY weight to the home! You can look at the pdf for wind rules and anything else you might want to see. Do you know what caused the tear and if the problem has been fixed? Homes that are not quite ready to ship will back up in the yard. Sorry I wasnt more clear before. Batts get pulled to the side so boxes can be installed, they come loose, etc. Allan, Could you post a picture? It seems to me the insurance company shouldnt need to know anything else. In REM Design there is a built-in module that lets you easily determine if you pass the Michigan Energy Code. The function of the OSB sheathing is support for the siding, shear resistance for the 2x4 frame and a contribution to the assembly air tightness. Sometimes, depending on the siding that will be applied, the wire is covered with shields to prevent a nail from being driven through it when siding is applied. 2x4 construction: $3.00 sq/ft- 2x4 construction and use 3" of closed cell foam in the cavity. Do you mind sharing your opinion on installing a barn door on an interior wall of a 1981 Marlette? Image via CupofSpring on AdobeStock. Very similar! Amazing, but true. These three really, really big things lead to one of the greatest construction booms in history and the advent of affordable housing. Its been well maintained over the years and Ive done some work. March 4, 2022. If that is the case with yours removing them is fine. Authority: 42 U.S.C. The trusses were designed to handle a load from the top and would never stand up to the use you describe. He still sneaks up on you! Opened the gable and put a 24 24 (3 8 pieces scabbed -held with screws) and screwed the ceiling trusses to the 24 24 -that was placed on edge in the attic for strength. If air-conditioning is needed, that is probably done by another company. Lots of interesting things happen during transport. The completed frame is lifted, moved over, and set down on top of the axles and wheels that have been assembled elsewhere. They also dont waste a lot of time tacking wire to the studs inside the walls. We have installed 16 pine tongue and groove boards around the house to give it a cabin feel. The next series in this installment is Insulation Pricing- A Complete Guide. When planed 2 x4 studs first came into use they were 1 5/8 by 3 5/8 they switched to the current size sometime after the early 1950's, . Testing. Floor Prep. Unless some handyman did some really creative work (which is possible) the kitchen drain should connect to the main line by the shortest possible path. The only significant changes since have been better tools (skill saws, nail guns) and platform framing which we got in the 1950s. Chris Deziel has a bachelor's degree in physics and a master's degree in humanities. Im a little worried that the glue will not last long and assuming this is how all the ceilings were put together.PaulHi Ashley,I wouldnt worry about it.They build the walls & and ceilings on a large jig that means the assembler just lays the wood in the marked places and nails/screws them together. How did we get here? That is a simple payback of 52 years. In short, the lumber prices forecast for 2023 is looking the brightest it has since 2020. Guest #11 03-29-2002, 01:49 AM Re: 2x6 walls? Modular Home 1992-1996 - 1248 sq. These mobile homes were the type that went up like tinder boxes, before industry standards were in place. Is there a safe way to access the attic area to look for damage. In the 1950s the board sheathing began to be replaced with plywood. It's a good idea to know the size of the framing in your house. The weight will be directly over the I beams which is good.I dont know what sort of feet come on pool tables but if you wanted to distribute the weight you might consider putting down some plywood squares under the table. The appliances in it will be covered by their manufacturers warranty. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. You will have much better luck looking at the architectural style or, as most towns in Ontario have very good archives, checking for references to it or it's neighbours there. Trusses are nailed to perimeter 2 x 4s and held in place by wood strips at the centerline and at a couple of other places. Here in rural Vermont, builders are still sometimes building new homes with rough-cut full-dimension 2x4s (or, more commonly, 2x6s) cut on a bandsaw mill. Lumber's price remains well above its pre-pandemic range of $350 to $500, however. Home is in excellent condition. A. I'm sure that the demise of brick foundations happened at different times in different areas. Allan, No need to apologize - I wasn't thinking of the privacy implications. This helped. Maybe try giving the tank seals some time (hours/days?) Your statement has made me rethink my next projectremoving the original tub / shower surround and replacing it with a ready-to-install shower base and fully tiled walls using ceramic subway tiles.My tub runs along the outside wall. It is something you must think about and decide when deciding to build. The safe weighs 500 pounds and will end up being 600 pounds fully loaded. with the additional lath and plaster added after they had trouble wit the plaster sticking. This compete plastering of the exterior to improve weather resistance became known as pargetting.7 Today we call it stucco, and it is made from Portland cement, sand and water. Even homes with so called permanent foundations have a gap between the bottom of the mobile home wall and the top of the foundation.Leslie FayThanks for the advice/information!!! So is this a common problem? Thank you.PaulHi Faith,I wouldnt worry about it. are cut and the electrical boxes installed. Workers are rewarded for speed and penalized for errors in ways that encourage teamwork and put pressure on them to work as a team. Then plywood began to be replaced with oriented stand board (OSB) in the 1970s. Having spent a lifetime in manufacturing and fabrication, and having the equipment necessary at hand, I spliced another 10 of snake onto the existing snake and still with 60 of snake I have not been able to unplug the drain. Thanks for the replies Martin and Malcolm, when i moved in the blower door registered 17.68ACH50 (i have a crummy crawlspace) and with a few repairs i am now at 14.85ACH50 so i have a lot to do still, but i do hope that once i airseal the ceiling and dig out and poly the crawl i should have it reduced quite a bit. That's down 49% from its $1,515 all-time high on May 28. On the evolutionary trail instead of Australopithecines, we will start with timber framing. Construction is an ancient human activity. 2019 OZERCC: Part I Commercial construction - ASHRAE Standard 90.1-2016 - Effective Oct. 1, 2019 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) 2019 OZERCC: Part II Multi-family construction - 2018 (IECC) - Effective Oct. 1, 2019 In 1958, the first double section off-site built home was constructed to a local building code, and thus the modular housing industry was born! Photograph 2: Exposed Timber FrameOne hundred and fifty year timber frame house being renovated. Snap traps sometimes catch a mouse or other animal as they walk by and dont kill immediately. I have a 1978 hillcrest mobile home. Do you hear any gurgling noises?Depending on how agile you are, wear coveralls and bring a powerful flashlight so you can get under the home and look around. Older manufactured homes that were built around 1960 and 1970 tend to be built with artificial wood paneling. Your IP: The manufacturer is not responsible for damage in transit or what happens on the dealers lot. Id like to put it in the vault of the ceiling. I am not sure what to look at to see if there is any problems and the reviews on fleetwood is less than good. I am not looking to sell it, I have owned the property and mobile home for the last 14 years and lived in it for 5 of those years before I moved away. The trailer has many add one already.rexPaulI think a wall section will spread the weight out so it is not a problem. he I exterior walls our made up of 2*2 squares, not the 2+4 studs as we were told.Where can we get the plans on how our Mobile Home was really put together? In this article, _Two-By Debate Continues_ it says that the payback time for 2x6 walls in Minneapolis (once again a heating climate) would be aprox 78 years.Another publication "A Builder's Guide to Energy Efficient Homes in Georgia, J. Tiller and D. Creech, Governor's Office of Energy Resources, 1990. On June 15, 1976, HUD established construction and safety standards for mobile homes because they were becoming widely-used as permanent housing. Oh, some of the exterior and interior linings have changed and we did begin to fill the cavities inherent in frame construction, but the fundamental structural system of walls has not changed much over the past 150 years. Roofing. Stucco in California is typically installed on open studs supported only by building paper, piano wire and metal lath. No comments to show. Alan, Saw marks don't photograph well; but the lower part of the photo is clear enough to tell it was cut by a circular saw mill. This design using R-15 wall insulation passes the Michigan Energy CodeWhat? At what ACH do i need to consider an HRV (i also have a gas cooking stove and chimney vent water tank, furnace was replaced with 95.5AFUE with intake and exhaust 6 months ago). As a result the faucets become covered with rock hard lime deposits quickly. recently I noticed that the floors around the total perimeter of the house sagged anywhere from 1/4 to 1/2. I think you are going to find a plastic vapor barrier, insulation and trusses above your tile. Today, everyone in the construction industry knows that nominal size is not actual sizedespite the fact that the 2x4 designation persists . My problem is where the carport is attached has pulled away and drooped. I dont see any way to access the ceiling to place a trap.Its a 1973 Buddy (still in good shape)Do I have to do a cut-out somewhere ?Thanks MikePaulHi Mike,Since I have never, to my knowledge, seen a 1973 Buddy I am just guessing the answer is yes.It might be possible to de-mount a bathroom ceiling fan and use that opening.