Mobile Home Roofing Options: A Comprehensive Guide for Homeowners

Table of Content

• External Sources & References for Roof Construction Details
• Tour Six New Manufactured Homes at the Novi Home Show this Weekend, Oct. 7...
• Double Wide Roofs
• Football stadium Commerzbank-Arena, Bundesliga game, Eintracht Frankfurt, closeable roof construction, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse
• Stock Photo - Interior view of the roof construction in Festhalle, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany

That half of the home probably needs a pro to determine if it needs to be vented or better insulated (Condensation in ceilings is WAY over my head – I don’t really understand the science behind it). You may want to make sure the water lines have not been routed overhead for some reason, too (never hurts to check – some people do it). Condensation occurs when warm air meets cold air or warm or cold air meets a cold or warm, usually, non porous surface. If you think you have condensation issues, check your dryer vent, bathroom vent and kitchen vent.

Manufactured and modular homes are precision-built in climate-controlled facilities, then shipped and assembled on-site. The gable ends needed to be framed out with 2″x4″ lumber 16 inches on center. The framing would be securely attached to the roof trusses and the framing below.

External Sources & References for Roof Construction Details

Let’s start from the beginning of building a manufactured home. Every good home needs a strong foundation, and manufactured homes are no exception. Mobile home construction begins with an engineered steel I-beam frame designed to carry the weight of the finished structure. Once the frame is welded together and stabilized, it may be topped with decking and a thin layer of concrete. The foundation is then ready to carry the weight of the wall framing and the roof and ready for interior plumbing, fixtures, cabinets, and appliances.

This makes roof overs the preferred option for many mobile homeowners. But I do have a metal roof, and it pitched, I hear the rumbling, and I’m not too fond of the metal everywhere. So we are planning on adding a roof and siding but, will my new roof need supports? So that the foot or two would be resting on the middle seam. He wants to raise the sides as well so that it is half the height of the pitch, so when we add and addition on, it will not look horrible. I also have cathedral ceilings in the middle of the house where the kitchen and the living room used to be.

Tour Six New Manufactured Homes at the Novi Home Show this Weekend, Oct. 7...

The extra durability comes with an added upfront cost, however. A metal roof with insulation can run at nearly double the cost of an asphalt shingle roof, particularly if you bring in a contractor to get the job done. For some manufactured homeowners, the increased lifespan may be worth the cost. However, shingle roofs remain a popular choice for many manufactured homeowners for their cost-effectiveness.

Simpson ties are attached and fastened according to the local building code. If you’re not sure whether your mobile home needs a roof over, there are some common signs you should be looking for. You can tell a roof is damaged from the inside of your mobile home. Look around for light showing through cracks, dark spots on your ceiling or walls, peeling wallpaper or paint, and/or sagging in the ceiling, walls, gutters, or siding. Mobile homes with TPO can cut down on heating costs during the warmer months as TPO roofing does an effective job at reflecting heat. The most common type comes in white, though TPO comes in other colors that have the same reflective property.

Double Wide Roofs

Be sure to get an experts opinion on your home before you make a decision. Some roofing experts say you can do on manufactured homes that have 2×4 studs OC and roof trusses that are 16 OC or less. Others roofing experts have told me they wont do it on any manufactured home.

Our Roof Over is a true 1 piece blanket of Protection that is hot air welded to ensure no areas for water to leak into your home. We use double foil faced insulation to provide maximum energy efficiency and reflect the radiant heat so our roofs NEVER get hot under any temperature. The truss system is then lowered over the rest of the home. It's joined to the home’s exterior walls according to the necessary building requirements and may also be fastened to the interior walls. How the sections are secured together can vary slightly depending on your specific home.

The Case for Roof Overs and Roof Replacements

The lot sizes are the same; our neighbor’s house is about 300sf larger than ours; it doesn’t have a garage and our garage is 3-car with a loft. When we were thinking of buying a NEW manufactured home, we visited the Fleetwood plant in Oregon. They had half a dozen homes in various stages and it was a really interesting tour.

That doesn’t mean you can’t install a TPO roof over a pitched roof, but your costs may rise due to the more precise nature of the installation. We did learn a very valuable lesson though, a few years later. Our original gutters were left on, but the overhang from the new roof did not line up properly with the gutters. I wish we knew to replace them at the same time, but the contractor only mentioned it as a “hey you should do this at some point” after the fact. Please learn from our mistake, and look into gutters at the same time as a roof over.

Metal roofs may also be more costly than other options, however, they do tend to last the longest and require the least amount of maintenance in the long run. For a double-wide, costs are generally between $1,500 and $4,500. For example, a zone 3 mobile home can withstand winds up to 110-mph. The HUD code employs a set standard for roof load requirements.

By the time you take it apart, haul it, and rebuild it you could buy a small single wide or park model home or even a kit home and put it together. If the home was a low-level model with small studs (2×3 on 24’s) and mdf or particle board the salvaged materials won’t be worth the effort, time, and cost involved. If you’re looking to repair or replace your roof to increase your mobile home’s resale value, check out these other tips for improving your home.

How Manufactured Homes are Constructed at Jacobsen Homes

TPO roofs are part of a larger offering of membrane-based roofing materials, which also includes EPDM roofs. The lighter weight and durability makes TPO a cost-effective option, too. While the costs depend on whether you go the DIY route or hire a professional contractor, you can expect pricing to be around the same range as that of an asphalt shingle roof, if not slightly less. Layering your roof with asphalt shingles is a time-tested approach.

This next single wide mobile home with a bowstring roof has a skylight. 2) It ultimately increases the thermal resistance of the roof assembly, actually increasing energy efficiency compared to tearing off the old shingles. What happens is that some of the heat which does pass through the metal shingles now gets stopped by the R Value of the old shingles, rather than flowing direct into the attic.

The kitchen will be my living room and the old living room we added walls to make a guest half a bath and a dining room. The bedroom that was at the end of the house we turned into the new kitchen. When we add the roof, what would you recommend, and do we add support beams around the house?