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Interior walls of single wide mobile homes are not load-bearing, but double wides do. Some companies, for example, attach the wall studs to the roof studs. The main issue with using drywall on mobile home ceilings is its weight.
You don’t want your mirror to fall and crash on your wall, and coat hooks on the walls must be strong enough to hold objects. You can use different techniques and application methods to achieve different looks. Orange peel , Mediterranian, and knockdown are all popular designs.
In a mobile home, can you mount a television on the wall?
What type of wall is ideal for you will depend on many factors like the size of your house, your budgetary constraints, and the place where you live. The walls of mobile homes are similar to the ones on the floors. They’re made up of wooden joists and supports that form a framework, usually in H-shaped shapes.
And oh yeah, there are butted seams that could have been avoided. Mobile homes need different-sized doors than regular homes. Many mobile home doors are actually smaller than a regular, standard home door. This means a store-bought replacement pre-hung door will not fit into the mobile home opening as is. The standard door must be cut down to size to be installed in the mobile home. Now that you know what drywall is, its pros and cons, how it’s made, the different thicknesses and variations, it’s time for you to test your skills in the real world.
Is it possible to drywall the walls of your mobile home?
If you haven’t done drywall before I do urge you to hire it out or find someone to help that has experience if you want the best results. It’s not that it’s a difficult job but it’s one where experience makes all the difference. Most manufactured home factories blow loose-fill insulation into the attic. However, transporting, settling, condensation and even critters can move the loose insulation around which leaves naked spots. Plus, there are much better insulation products available nowadays.
Rosettes are decorative washers used on the screws to attach the ceiling panels to the roof truss. They are screwed into every roof truss except where two panels meet. In the image above, the rosettes are used at 16″ intervals on a 48″ wide panel (meaning the trusses are 16″ apart).
Ceiling Panel with Channel System
A batten, also called a spline or strip, covers the seams where two panels meet. Common drywall thicknesses are 1/4-inch, 1/2-inch, and 5/8-inch. Building codes do have some requirements when it comes to the thickness of drywall panels.
Manufactured homes usually use vinyl-on-gypsum wall panels rather than standard drywall. Instead of using tape to cover the seams, as is done with drywall, the joints are covered with batten strips during assembly. This is the type of drywall we have been discussing so far. It is sold in the standard variety of thicknesses and sizes. This type of drywall is affordable, easy to install, and is characterized by its typically pure white appearance. This type of drywall provides moderate sound and heat insulation and can provide protection from open flames.
Is it possible to move walls in a mobile home?
Mobile homes are designed to be light, but the walls still have wooden studs and manufacturers will often use 1/4-inch paneling to cover the framing. The wall studs are spaced to support 4-by-8 panels, so the mobile home drywall, which comes in 8ft by 4ft sheets, should be no problem to install. Choose the thinnest drywall sheets you can get, 3/8-inch is lighter than 1/2-inch and will be easier to handle and come with a tapered edge or straight edge. Once you have measured the area you need to cover, and estimated the number of sheets needed, add a percentage to your total for waste.
Older mobile homes usually have blown-in insulation in the attic if there’s any at all. If you have beams you’ll need to remove them before you get to the gypsum paneling. Those beams are usually just 3-sided “boxes” screwed directly into a truss sitting above it. Unscrewing and pulling it down with a pry bar is the easiest way.
We are proud of our wide selection of batten and molding manufacturers which gives us the ability to match up batten and molding for homes build even prior to 1995. In some cases we are able to match 1" and or 2" batten and molding dated back 20+ years. It’s true that ordering fewer sizes does make a job easier to estimate and easier to stock for the delivery guys.
Being thick enough to insulate your home and make it feel cozy, and while being light enough for those installing it to carry it up and downstairs, this thickness of drywall is extremely popular. Panels are available in four drywall thicknesses—5/8-in., 1/2-in., 3/8-in., and 1/4-in. Each drywall thickness has specific applications and framing requirement. Drywall thickness was the most commonly used drywall in new residential construction and remodeling. But, lightweight drywall is rapidly replacing this heavier drywall thickness.
Drywall panels are made using gypsum plaster which is then pressed into a vertical frame to make a drywall. This type of wall evolved as a simpler, quicker alternative to the traditional lath and plaster walls. While a plaster wall may take up to a week to get dry, even an amateur carpenter can set up a drywall and have it ready in two days.
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