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Mobile homes
Oak Point, Waterview Village, Southmeadow Village, Cranberry Village, Town & Country Estates, Matfield Woods, High Pond Estates, you name them we’ve worked in these communities.
Modular, Mobile Homes and Trailers are built similar to, but different than your traditional stick built house. And almost all are built out of state and then shipped to Massachusetts.
The problem with this is that many are built to different standards that may or may not meet the codes here in Massachusetts.
Mobile Home Roofs
Roofing
The biggest issue we have encountered from all our work on mobile homes and trailers, is that the roofing assembly is not installed correctly and does not meet Massachusetts roofing code.
These roofs are low pitch, which require entire coverage of Ice and Water Shield, but what we have found is that almost all have only 3′ of Ice and Water Shield if any. Come winter when ice dams form the water backs up and causes significant interior damage.
The below photo is a prime example of what we normally find on these homes. No Ice and Water shield or even paper whatsoever. By code anything between a 2 and 4 pitch, MUST be fully covered with Ice and Water Shield, which you can see in the second photo.
From our experience we have seen many other roofers only install 6′ of Ice and Water shield. Either they do not fully understand the building code requirements or more likely trying to save money at your expense as the Ice and Water shield is the most expensive component of any roof job!
Properly Installed Ice & Water Shield
The below roof is a 2.8 pitch, which by code requires full coverage of Ice and Water Shield. Make sure your roof is installed correctly!
Mobile Home Siding
Siding
In every instance where we had to remove and replace siding, we found that NO underlayment such as Tyvek, which is used as a moisture barrier was ever installed by the manufacturer. (see photo below)
Mobile Home Skylights
Skylights
Most of the skylights installed by mobile home manufacturers tend to be non-insulated bubble skylights. These are made of a thin polycarbonate plastic, offer no insulation whatsoever, and eventually crack and leak. (see below photo)
Old Leaky Bubble Skylight
Old Polycarbonate skylight with tar around the perimeter in an effort to stop the leaking.
Velux Curb Mount Skylight
This is a correctly installed Velux Curb Mount skylight. The skylight is physically lifted up off the roof deck using 2×6 framing. It is then sealed with the Velux supplied White Ice and Water shield, which is required for the warranty.
Mobile Home Windows
Windows & Doors
Most trailers have 2×3 framing instead of the traditional 2×4 framing. One must be aware of this when installing new doors and windows with extension jambs so that they can be installed properly. We must also take into account the weight of Bay windows for example.
In the below photo it shows a trailer with an old Bay window. From the inside you could easily see that due to the weight it had sagged almost 2″ from it’s original position! The 2×3 framing was insufficient to support a window of such large size.
We removed the old heavy bay and installed a flush mount mulled unit with 2 Double Hung windows and a central Picture Window.
Beantown Home Improvements, Inc.
53 Plain Street, Middleborough
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My 20 year old home was experiencing lots of wood rot and issues with poorly installed Hardy Planks. It was a huge project with multiple issues. I had multiple estimates and quotes but went with Beantown because they were the ONLY company … More that broke everything down, compared products and costs, didnt try to upsell and basically provided me with a sense of trust. They arrived ready to go, pulling 12 hour days in intense heat. Any questions throughout the week long project were handled quickly and informatively. Excellent clean up. Highly recommend. I could not be happier. -
My family had a major renovation project (roof & siding) and I was at a loss as to where to begin. As soon as Beantown came to give us an estimate, I was so impressed with their knowledge and presentation that I knew they were the company … More I would feel comfortable working with on this job. Jim was patient with me as I made all my decisions. In sometimes bitter cold weather, their extremely hard-working crew worked quickly yet precisely to complete the job in the time frame given to us. The lines of communication were always open for me and Beantown addressed all my questions and concerns until the project was completed. And the result is that our 46-year-old home, and outbuildings, have been restored to beauty once again. I highly recommend Beantown Home Improvements for all your construction projects. -
I received several quotes for my roof replacement. I chose Beantown Home Improvements because of Derek Straughn’s quick response and follow up. My neighbor had recommended Beantown, and I know how pleased he was with their work.Derek was … More very professional throughout the process. He followed up with the quote and answered all of my questions. He communicated the timeline clearly so I knew what to expect. The crew arrived as scheduled and did a complete and quality replacement in just one day. It was a pleasure to do business with Beantown Home Improvements because they do what they say they are going to do. I feel like I received the highest quality roof replacement at the best price. I highly recommend Beantown Home Improvement for your roof replacement. -
Beantown did an incredible job at my house. We needed to replace all the gutters in my house. They we very responsive and professional. We called and were able to get a quote within a week and my new gutters were installed 2 days after … More we signed the contract. When they were almost done we decided we wanted our garage doors reframed, they were able to add that onto our gutter job and everything was completed within 2 days. We are so happy with the way that everything turned out! We will hire them again in the future and recommend them to our family and friends!