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Thu Sep 20, 2007 6:57 am
Forum: Ask The Manufactured Housing Expert
Topic: Need to know more about a MH Trailer
Replies: 5
Views: 3260

Re: Need info on wrapping pipes

For the best info on preventing the exposed pipes from freezing read the free article How to select and install a heat tape If your buying a pre-onwd home and would like to have the ability to take care of service issues youself take a look at the book that covers all facets of manufactured home rep...
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Tue Sep 18, 2007 7:20 pm
Forum: First Time Home Buyers Forum
Topic: Need Advice on Purchase
Replies: 13
Views: 4462

Re: Need Advice on Purchase

The pre-owned Champion on 4.75 acres sound like a very good way to go... especially since you like it so much. With a brand new manufactured home you would have the advantage of the exact home with the options you want most and the manufacturers warranty, but as you are learning, installing a new ho...
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Fri Sep 14, 2007 7:28 am
Forum: First Time Home Buyers Forum
Topic: Decrease In Mortgage Rates
Replies: 1
Views: 1398

Re: Decrease In Mortgage Rates

With interest rate patterns inching upward the current buyers market and break in interest rates together could very well make this the best opportunity to buy for a long time.  . Home prices and monthly payments  may never be lower again in our lifetime than they are at this very moment. If you hav...
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Mon Sep 10, 2007 4:46 pm
Forum: Ask The Manufactured Housing Expert
Topic: SELLING MY HOUSE
Replies: 7
Views: 3134

Re: SELLING MY HOUSE

There is a huge surplus of homes on the market. We are going thru a time when homes take longer to sell then any time in recent memory. Unless your willing to give your home away for quiet a bit below what your expecting the chances of a sale in only 2 weeks is probably unrealistic in today's market...
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Fri Sep 07, 2007 8:19 pm
Forum: Ask The Manufactured Housing Expert
Topic: heat tape
Replies: 6
Views: 3966

Re: heat tape

Read the article it tells you how to select the correct heat tape... why would you want one with no thermostatic control? Why would you want it producing heat all summer ? In what part of the country are you located?
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Fri Sep 07, 2007 7:48 pm
Forum: Manufactured Home Repair & Renovation
Topic: Releveling? Mold issue as well
Replies: 2
Views: 2568

Re: Mold issue... sound like all is NOT well

It seems apparent that moisture is seeping into your home. It is possible that there is a small hole in the roof, a separation at the center line or that a problem with air flow from the air unit is causing condensation. You need to get a grip on what is happening before the mold problem makes your ...
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Fri Sep 07, 2007 7:31 pm
Forum: Ask The Manufactured Housing Expert
Topic: heat tape
Replies: 6
Views: 3966

Re: heat tape

For the best informaiton available see the article How to select and install a heat tape by Mark Bower.
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Thu Sep 06, 2007 4:03 am
Forum: First Time Home Buyers Forum
Topic: Getting manufactured home to land site
Replies: 1
Views: 1543

Re: Getting manufactured home to land site

In most parts of the country manufactured home movers are required to pull wide load permits prior to moving your home. Part of the possess includes listing the height of the home and the route they will follow This has to be approved by the local road departments, who know the clearance on their ro...
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Wed Sep 05, 2007 7:58 pm
Forum: Ask The Manufactured Housing Expert
Topic: Cannot find Manufacturer of my home
Replies: 3
Views: 2345

Re: Cannot find Manufacturer of my home

Contact one or both of these MH businesses in Bristol,IN there will probably be someone at one of these that remembers the factory where your home was built Hi-Tech Housing Inc 19319 CR 8 Bristol,IN 46507 219-848-5593 219-848-5851 Gregory F Pizza GPIZZA@HI-TECHHOUSING.COM Signature Homes of Bristol,...
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Wed Sep 05, 2007 7:37 am
Forum: First Time Home Buyers Forum
Topic: redman singlewide pricing
Replies: 10
Views: 8964

Re: redman singlewide pricing

You looking for a simple answer to a complex question. There is no typical price because there are so many variables that go into pricing a home. The same model home built by the same builder, in different areas of the country will have wide price swings. This is because the federal code requires di...