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Replace soft floor in mobile home.
Eventually you may get that sinking feeling that your mobile home needs a floor change.
How to fix springy and spongy floors.
Still if you have a soft spot or bowing in any area it s best to replace the subflooring in a mobile home quickly before it causes further damage.
I have one mobile home that i purchased as a rental about 2 years ago.
Most older mobile homes consist of subflooring made from particle board which is extremely absorbent and susceptible to bowing warping rot and soft spots.
When repairing the floor you will want to remove the entire area that feels spongy soft or unlevel.
Mobil homes trailer houses have the worst luck for floor damage from water or what ever.
Most newer homes now use a higher grade plywood or osb because it can withstand water better.
Soft spots in mobile home floors mobile home floor problems.
Replace flooring over the repaired subfloor.
They occur when the subfloor gets wet causing the sub floor material to begin failing.
So it is important to find them sooner than later and take care of them.
They are a big problem in homes with particle board floors.
It may require nothing more than simply sealing small gaps around your window panes with caulk.
Hopefully this article will give you enough information to replace flooring in a mobile home yourself.
Soft spots on the floor can cause damage to other aspects of your mobile home.
No one likes the feel of a supposedly solid floor bouncing or sagging underfoot.
Here i show you how to fix it.
A springy or spongy feeling could indicate a minor issue a major problem or.
Soft spots are less common in newer homes that have plywood or osb oriented strand board subfloors.
This should be a simple fix.
It was in rough condition but had renters in place when purchased.
Really though you may feel the floor sinking a signal that there s a soft spot in need of repair.