How To Raise A Roof On A Mobile Home

Problems with a level mobile home could also happen from other environmental factors such as flooding.

How to raise a roof on a mobile home.

Less labor is needed and there are much smaller refuse fees. Step 4 a 2 x 4 is then nailed to the top of each rafter after it has been nailed into place. Some raise their homes to evade flood damage. The rafters will be nailed to these 2 x 4s.

Once the rafters have been loaded on top of the roof they are ready to be nailed together. You can then apply the chosen roofing material to this roof deck. Make sure you extend any vent pipes through the new roof pitch and seal it with flashing. In this video we show you how we are dramatically changing the look of our mobile home renovation project by doing some simple roof alterations.

And although almost any roof can be raised the cost of raising a very large or complex roof may outweigh the benefits. In a mobile home this usually means that something has caused the i beam used for support to no longer be level such as underground roots that have rotted and caused the soil to move around. A truss framed roof on the other hand doesn t have any attic space to expand you re probably going to have to raise a truss framed roof to get more space. Then add trusses to the frame and to the roof of the mobile home.

Raising a roof is less costly than other home improvement projects and makes a dramatic difference in your home s living space. By raising their home they re elevating it far above the dangers and harm that would befall the homes at ground level in the case of a flood. Like most roofing projects the total cost to raise your ceiling all depends on the factors involved with your home s roof. The total average cost to raise your home s roof could range from 15 000 to 20 000.

Others raise their. 2 x 4s should be attached to each end of the mobile homes roof. Created with wondershare filmora. A mobile home roof over involves placing a new roof or roofing material over your existing roof there s little to no material removed which can keep costs down.