moisture underneath my home...

[betty]

I'm having a HUGE problem with moisture in my ground under my trailer, mainly under my kitcken but I also have wet dirt in other spots causing the dreaded MOLD all under & on my bellyboard. I noticed all of this when I was repairing my bellyboard before it got soo cold but now I'm at a stand still until it gets warmer here (NJ). Questions are- how do I grade my property to get the water from running under the home & from along the trailer sides when it rains? Do I put up a overhang all over my roof to get the water away from running down the sides & how is this done? (no I dont have gutters & I dont want them) The kitchen where its the worst, there is hardly any room to move underneath but yet the back you stoop down to walk around. Is that the problem- the dirts too close to the belly? There is no vapor barrier on the ground & it is all dirt with white rocks, which seems to be nearly gone. I know this is a huge repair & one thats not going to be fun to fix as well as having to replace the whole bellyboard & insulation b/c of the mold which I'm highly allergic to ( I have rotted wood where the bottom starter panel (I think-bottom sill) is (right above the part the skirting channel gets attached to) b/c the water runs from the roof under the skirting b/c its not tight, nor in other spots around my home either.. ugh what a mess & expensive mess this will be to fix.... PLEASE any & all suggestions on how to fix this inexpensively would be awesome as I live by myself & am on a tight budget
ALSO... I figured out all of this b/c I had mushrooms growing underneath my flooring where my dishwasher was & also next to my stove & the wall.... no leaks as we can tell... SOO this is all from the mositure underneath the home & the floor held it in & trapped it causing the mushrooms to grow... I havent had a floor on my kitchen in MONTHS ... just the wood... I hate it!! But I want to fix this moisture problem before I put the floor back & have the samething happen again ... Thank you.

[David Oxhandler]

If rain water is gathering under the home you can regrade under the home or stop the water from getting under. Lifting the home to grade under it will be cost prohibitive. The most effective would be to install a French Drain on the edge(s) where the water is running under the home.

See this post How to get moisture out from under my home