Double Wide Mobile Home Roof Trusses

Bringing the roof and home together.

Double wide mobile home roof trusses. Once the roof truss system is completed the manufactured home roof structure is moved over the rest of the home. Frames belly paper 16 wide is unrolled for the length needed and stapled to the wood frame that will run around the perimeter of the home. On older mobile homes where the roofs are nothing more than a covering of thin sheet metal the lines of the support beams are clearly visible through the metal. Pre assembled water and sewer lines and the ductwork for heat ac are dropped in.

Built to give the roof a sloped design to shed water trusses are the studs that support the roof sheeting. A half truss is used on double wides and means what it says it s only half a truss. I want to remove a 24 section of load bearing wall were the two trailers are joined to create a 24x24 great room. Pre cut floor joists are then nailed.

New mobile homes for sale in vt nh ma ri ct ny pa nj de and md factory expo home centers in leola pennsylvania is your source for new mobile homes directly from the factory. A healthy roof is a healthy house. Less labor is needed and there are much smaller refuse fees. I want to build it with 2x x.

When a double wide is married together it forms a full truss that slopes down each side. Roof trusses are almost universally spaced 24 inches on center. Flat or bowstring roof designs were often used in manufactured home construction until the mid 1980s. A mobile home roof over creates a unique opportunity to completely change the look of the home.

Older double wide 24 x 54 2x2 roof truss on 16 centers. Exterior construction on new manufactured homes. The roof is one of the home most important elements of a mobile home or any home for that matter. These 3 common questions about mobile home roofs cover some of the most popular questions and issues for both flat roofs and pitched roofs that we ve received over the years.

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. By buying at the factory you ll save on your home purchase. A flat mobile home roof comes from flat rafters or trusses.