Roof Joists On Doublewide

An easy to understand and follow how to video showing how to inexpensively repair sagging mobile home roof trusses.

Roof joists on doublewide.

Raising the roof on a manufactured home is an excellent way to make it more weatherproof energy efficient and give it a homier vibe. Shop our wide selection of stock and custom roof trusses to complete your building project available in a variety of styles and sizes. Many methods of changing roof pitch on a mobile home can be done without professional help. I am 80 yrs old.

Using 2 by 4 hangers attach six 8 foot 2 by 4 pretreated boards the roof joists between the front and back boards across the width of the porch spacing them on two foot centers. I have a double wide 13 years old. A half truss is used on double wides and means what it says it s only half a truss. My roof was architectural.

Flat or bowstring roof designs were often used in manufactured home construction until the mid 1980s. If you are referring to the mating of the joists of the two halves of the doublewide at the center of the floor structure it d be normal for them to be bolted together. I feel cavalier used bad materials or inspections problem. If they re through bolted securely say 18 on center i m not an engineer i think they d be quite secure.

Floors are sinking between joists because obs boarding was used. Once the roof truss system is completed the manufactured home roof structure is moved over the rest of the home. Choosing the right roofing materials for you mobile home is key. It will require some work but cheaper in.

Using 2 by 4 galvanized hangers attach a 10 foot 2 by 4 pretreated board between the front posts and and another between the back ones. If the home is a double section or triple section home this is where structural lumber headers and a laminated ridge beam are used over the openings to join the two sections of the home together.