Home remodeling can be a bitter pill but you have to swallow
it if your home is out of shape and you want to keep its value intact. Calling
the home remodeling consultants and purchasing the materials needed during the
process can be a costly practice. However, a little bit planning and enthusiasm
to perform some DIY tasks can save you huge chuck of money while you get the
job done. Good news is mobile homes are easy to work with because there are
light materials used in the building of these homes. It’s guaranteed you will
start loving the work by the time you make some progress with your own hand.
Below are some DIY guidelines to help you with your home
remodeling task.
- Start with the paneling. The exterior of mobile homes is often renovated using the wood panels but use of stone or brick veneers is also not uncommon. If your wood panel is just missing the color, you can repaint it. Using grease and stain is also the good option for renewing the wood. Missing or broken slabs can be replaced with the new ones. You can replace paneling with the stone or brick veneer but using the real material would cost you more. As a cost effective option, you can use faux brick panel which is usually made of polyurethane but it looks exactly like authentic brickwork when installed on the walls.
- Perhaps one of the major shortcomings of a mobile home is that it allows the ceiling issues to occur. Major reason is usually the flat roofing where rain water can gather and cause water damage and rotting. Hence, repairing the roof damage is a matter of essentiality rather than décor. However, it is definitely obvious that you can make aesthetic corrections during this repairing process. To get the stains removed, get help from professionals because it is too tricky for a DIY project.
- Repair or replace the fixtures inside your mobile home. Doing this would bring a sense of renewal done with the home. Things you need to pay attention to in this regard include faucets, doorknobs and handles. Even if the old fixtures are working fine, it is recommended that you replace them with the new ones.
- The biggest advantage of having a mobile home is that you can do virtually everything with the interior walls. From repairing to replacing and removal of walls, you can do anything to restructure the interior of your mobile home by yourself. Hence, it would become pretty easier for you to redesign the interior in a way you desire.
- If you have enough of exterior space, you can add a screened-in porch. Adding this porch would allow you to renovate the exterior of your home in an amazing way. This porch would be ideally functional if you are fond of partying or any other lawn activity. Adding a porch would make your mobile home to no longer look like one.
There you go, these are only a few basic ideas you can work
on in order to get your mobile home renovated. You can surely find more if you
want to work on more details.
