Getting ready to update my home

VortecJeep said:
Do you have a covered porch? My parents had a single wide for years down near Ocean Isle. The best part was it had a large covered and screened in porch. That screened in porch was the largest room in the trailer and where everyone spent the majority of our time. It also helped keep the afternoon sun off that side of the trailer, so it kept the trailer a little cooler.
Other things they did that made it more enjoyable was replacing windows and tinting them.
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Currently, the front is covered. The back is not. I do hope to change this, not completely decided what path I will take yet, I do however like the completely covered, full length porch idea, and at least part of it screened in, with a ceiling fan!
 
upnover said:
I am also converting over to a propane cook stove from electric. The biggest reason for this is when we have power outages, I can still cook, without having to bring in the camping stuff, or leaving home to live in the RV until I get power again.
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That's exactly why we went propane stove (& heat) at the new place.
Electric bills have been about $45/month and we're down about 110gal. of propane (from a full 280ish in 330gal. torpedo tank) since the beginning of March.

A couple of things I've learned:
  • Propane stoves only need 110VAC, so you may need to either run a new circuit or split the current 220VAC receptacle. I ran a new circuit, de-wired the existing 220 circuit in the panel and used that breaker to backfeed from the genset/run welder. (hint ;))
  • When we had NO power (prior to genset arrival & circuit), we were able to fire the top burners with a match, but the oven is 100% electronic and won't fire without power
All that BS aside, I absolutely LOVE cooking on gas! Instant heat and is much more stable than electric!

I assumed my wife would want a dishwasher (even though we'd lose some valuable storage) and she nixed it!
We enjoy taking 10 mins to do the dishes in the evening... usually, she washes and I dry... or we'll just stack the drainer full.
 
The first line says it all, its your HOME!!! does not matter if its a stick build, modular, mobile or even a damn tent. You make it the best for you !!! Love ya :)
 
upnover said:
Currently, the front is covered. The back is not. I do hope to change this, not completely decided what path I will take yet, I do however like the completely covered, full length porch idea, and at least part of it screened in, with a ceiling fan!
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Wrap around covered FTW
 
I can say I hate washing dishes and can’t live without a dishwasher. We run ours about every 3-4 days and prefer gas stove also.
 
Caver Dave said:
That's exactly why we went propane stove (& heat) at the new place.
Electric bills have been about $45/month and we're down about 110gal. of propane (from a full 280ish in 330gal. torpedo tank) since the beginning of March.
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So just some spitball math for comparison, that's about ~24 gallons used.
At say $3/gallon bulk rate, that's $72 used in 2 months, or about $36/month.
Of course it includes heat, which I'm sure is the bulk of it.
 
RatLabGuy said:
So just some spitball math for comparison, that's about ~24 gallons used.
At say $3/gallon bulk rate, that's $72 used in 2 months, or about $36/month.
Of course it includes heat, which I'm sure is the bulk of it.
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Actually... that's since the beginning of February, so:

- 110 gals used = 36.6 gals/month
- My delivered cost is $2.39/gal
- So approx $87.63/month

And yes, when it was fawking arctic during Feb.-March, the propane wall heater (conservatively set on 2-3 of 6 settings) cycled on/off to keep the upstairs at a comfortable 65*-69*F

While propane isn't the "uber-economical" means some may be looking for, it's *THE* solution for us.
The existing 50+ y/o fuel oil furnace was an unknown and given the likelihood/proven frequency of power outages, it fits our bill perfectly.
 
Caver Dave said:
Actually... that's since the beginning of February, so:

- 110 gals used = 36.6 gals/month
- My delivered cost is $2.39/gal
- So approx $87.63/month

And yes, when it was fawking arctic during Feb.-March, the propane wall heater (conservatively set on 2-3 of 6 settings) cycled on/off to keep the upstairs at a comfortable 65*-69*F

While propane isn't the "uber-economical" means some may be looking for, it's *THE* solution for us.
The existing 50+ y/o fuel oil furnace was an unknown and given the likelihood/proven frequency of power outages, it fits our bill perfectly.
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Woops I read it as 110lbs used, not gallons. Had to go look up the weight/gal and convert. And you did say March :flipoff2:
In the long run you'll get much better economy, dollars per therm, from the oil furnace if you can get it working.
 
I hadn't visited this thread in a while. So I thought I'd update it a bit. The remodel started May 21st. My mom died on the 13th, and I had to use the time from then till the 21st to get everything either moved out or hauled to the dump. A lot went to the dump! Basically all furniture was given away or trashed. Anything that reminded me of an Ex, or was even there when they were, is gone. Had a trash barge brought in for the Demolition. We took it down to the studs. treated the wood, was some mold. Repaired some damage under the windows, and one tube. all new insolation, since a. old stuff had no vapor barrier, and b. was really thin. Here are some pics of how all that transpired.
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ONe of the first things to be done after the floor repair was my woodstove area. A pedestal was built and covered with tile and the wall behind it was covered with tile also. a triple insolated chimney was installed too(since I couldn't find anyone to build a block chimney)
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The next thing was the bathroom off my bedroom.
Wall was moved 6" since Mobile Home tubs are shorter than regular stick built homes. New everything. water heater, tub, sink basin, tile, all sheetrock, redo the plumbing, move the door, and linen area. I really like how that turned out. Oh and for the first time, I have a fart fan too LOL
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The bedroom got all new insolation, sheetrock and floors, laundry room some new plumbing, and sheet rock and tile, kitchen cabinets going in, here's some more pics. Mud room behind front door, laminate flooring, tile in Power room(deleted the tub)
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Besides getting rid of the flooring as one of my goals, this main beam over head that holds two ceiling fans and lights was another goal. I have never had direct lighting overhead. none on the ceiling in the living room!
Kitchen got bigger, living room got smaller.
 
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Looks great!
 
Looking good.
 
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