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by summutt
Wed Feb 20, 2008 12:21 pm
Forum: Manufactured Home Repair & Renovation
Topic: Repair cracks in tape & texture drywall?
Replies: 0
Views: 2982

Repair cracks in tape & texture drywall?

We have an 11 yr old Skyline on concrete foundation. She's showing a couple of minor cracks in the T & T drywall. What's the easiest quick-fix? Is there a tape that can be applied over the crack? One crack runs on the surface of the ceiling in bedroom, about 8' long, to eaves, pretty much. Other...
by summutt
Sun Jul 22, 2007 4:49 pm
Forum: Manufactured Home Repair & Renovation
Topic: Can you recommend siding?
Replies: 4
Views: 5142

Can you recommend siding?

We reside in a 1996 Skyline with the standard (I guess) vertical masonite siding. We're either going to paint or install siding. With the siding, what can you recommend to go right over the existing siding? Will any siding work? What are the possible ramifications of "oversiding"? We're in...
by summutt
Sun Jul 22, 2007 4:39 pm
Forum: First Time Home Buyers Forum
Topic: skyline how good are they?
Replies: 5
Views: 4984

Re: skyline how good are they?

My wife and I have lived in a Skyline purchased new in '96. Now in the 11th year, no problems whatever...and we live at 7000' with severe winters and hot summers. Would highly recommend Skyline. Ours is on a permanent foundation. They also make very solid travel trailers.
by summutt
Sun Mar 11, 2007 1:09 pm
Forum: Ask The Manufactured Housing Expert
Topic: Refinancing
Replies: 7
Views: 3194

Re: Refinancing

Our FICO scores(both wife and myself) are over 700 and we have almost 50% equity. Don't think we should be having this much trouble. Isn't there something as a group we can do to combat this unfairness? My Skyline mfg home is much better than many of the stickbuilts in my subdivision and I've never ...
by summutt
Sun Mar 11, 2007 9:27 am
Forum: Ask The Manufactured Housing Expert
Topic: Refinancing
Replies: 7
Views: 3194

Re: Refinancing

Are tthere similar problems if I choose to change tack and go for an equity loan or line of credit?
by summutt
Sat Mar 10, 2007 4:49 pm
Forum: Ask The Manufactured Housing Expert
Topic: Refinancing
Replies: 7
Views: 3194

Refinancing

Not sure what happened..this may be a double post. Want to refinance our mfg home. We refinanced a few years ago with our original lender, no problem. Tried it recently and were turned down...lender no longer does mfg homes. We have much more equity and better credit scores than with previous refi. ...