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Mobile home skirting damage
Some of the plastic (fiberglass?) skirting pieces around my mobile home
have small (1" dia. or so) in them. From hitting by weed cutter cord, though I doubt it. Probably just decades of weather. Anyhow, any ideas of something easy to put over the holes, not too obvious? Save me a ton of money and work. TIA -- I love a good meal! That's why I don't cook. |
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wrote: Some of the plastic (fiberglass?) skirting pieces around my mobile home have small (1" dia. or so) in them. From hitting by weed cutter cord, though I doubt it. Probably just decades of weather. Anyhow, any ideas of something easy to put over the holes, not too obvious? Save me a ton of money and work. TIA -- I love a good meal! That's why I don't cook. Epoxy is good and it comes in several colors. |
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On 2/23/17 11:26 AM, KenK wrote:
Some of the plastic (fiberglass?) skirting pieces around my mobile home have small (1" dia. or so) in them. From hitting by weed cutter cord, though I doubt it. Probably just decades of weather. Anyhow, any ideas of something easy to put over the holes, not too obvious? Save me a ton of money and work. TIA Vinyl siding? Lots of crawling but wouldn't the patches be less obvious if you do them from the inside? |
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On 23 Feb 2017 17:26:25 GMT, KenK wrote:
Some of the plastic (fiberglass?) skirting pieces around my mobile home have small (1" dia. or so) in them. From hitting by weed cutter cord, though I doubt it. Probably just decades of weather. Anyhow, any ideas of something easy to put over the holes, not too obvious? Save me a ton of money and work. TIA Bondo from an auto store, then a spray with Krylon paint - matching color? http://www.krylon.com/ |
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"cowabunga dude" wrote in
: wrote: Some of the plastic (fiberglass?) skirting pieces around my mobile home have small (1" dia. or so) in them. From hitting by weed cutter cord, though I doubt it. Probably just decades of weather. Anyhow, any ideas of something easy to put over the holes, not too obvious? Save me a ton of money and work. TIA -- I love a good meal! That's why I don't cook. Epoxy is good and it comes in several colors. Thanks. Epoxy what? I need small sheets of something to cover the holes, then maybe epoxy that to the skirting. -- I love a good meal! That's why I don't cook. |
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Dean Hoffman wrote in news8nvjg$1rt2$1
@gioia.aioe.org: On 2/23/17 11:26 AM, KenK wrote: Some of the plastic (fiberglass?) skirting pieces around my mobile home have small (1" dia. or so) in them. From hitting by weed cutter cord, though I doubt it. Probably just decades of weather. Anyhow, any ideas of something easy to put over the holes, not too obvious? Save me a ton of money and work. TIA Vinyl siding? I'm unfamiliar with a lot of that material. Example of vinyl siding please? How does to come - large pieces? Lots of crawling but wouldn't the patches be less obvious if you do them from the inside? Simple, but didn't think of that! Now to find something to put over the holes. -- I love a good meal! That's why I don't cook. |
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Oren wrote in
: On 23 Feb 2017 17:26:25 GMT, KenK wrote: Some of the plastic (fiberglass?) skirting pieces around my mobile home have small (1" dia. or so) in them. From hitting by weed cutter cord, though I doubt it. Probably just decades of weather. Anyhow, any ideas of something easy to put over the holes, not too obvious? Save me a ton of money and work. TIA Bondo from an auto store, then a spray with Krylon paint - matching color? http://www.krylon.com/ What's Bondo? Heard the name a few times but that's all I know. Small sheets of material for covering rust holes in car fenders, etc.? -- I love a good meal! That's why I don't cook. |
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On 24 Feb 2017 17:49:31 GMT, KenK wrote:
Oren wrote in : On 23 Feb 2017 17:26:25 GMT, KenK wrote: Some of the plastic (fiberglass?) skirting pieces around my mobile home have small (1" dia. or so) in them. From hitting by weed cutter cord, though I doubt it. Probably just decades of weather. Anyhow, any ideas of something easy to put over the holes, not too obvious? Save me a ton of money and work. TIA Bondo from an auto store, then a spray with Krylon paint - matching color? http://www.krylon.com/ What's Bondo? Heard the name a few times but that's all I know. Small sheets of material for covering rust holes in car fenders, etc.? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bondo_(putty) http://bondo.com/#yEDuqkuqxjyhCely.97 |
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On 2/24/17 11:46 AM, KenK wrote:
Dean Hoffman wrote in news8nvjg$1rt2$1 @gioia.aioe.org: On 2/23/17 11:26 AM, KenK wrote: Some of the plastic (fiberglass?) skirting pieces around my mobile home have small (1" dia. or so) in them. From hitting by weed cutter cord, though I doubt it. Probably just decades of weather. Anyhow, any ideas of something easy to put over the holes, not too obvious? Save me a ton of money and work. TIA Vinyl siding? I'm unfamiliar with a lot of that material. Example of vinyl siding please? How does to come - large pieces? Lots of crawling but wouldn't the patches be less obvious if you do them from the inside? Simple, but didn't think of that! Now to find something to put over the holes. http://www.homedepot.com/p/Cellwood-Progressions-Double-4-in-Khaki-Vinyl-Siding-PG40N4H/202666252 I think one can buy single pieces. The pieces are about ten feet long if I remember correctly. You could probably buy a single piece and cut it in two at the store to get it home. Tin snips will cut it. It comes in many colors so you should be able to find something close. |
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On Friday, February 24, 2017 at 5:09:58 PM UTC-6, Dean Hoffman wrote:
On 2/23/17 11:26 AM, KenK wrote: Some of the plastic (fiberglass?) skirting pieces around my mobile home have small (1" dia. or so) in them. From hitting by weed cutter cord, though I doubt it. Probably just decades of weather. Anyhow, any ideas of something easy to put over the holes, not too obvious? Save me a ton of money and work. http://www.homedepot.com/p/Cellwood-Progressions-Double-4-in-Khaki-Vinyl-Siding-PG40N4H/202666252 I think one can buy single pieces. The pieces are about ten feet long if I remember correctly. You could probably buy a single piece and cut it in two at the store to get it home. Tin snips will cut it. It comes in many colors so you should be able to find something close. I agree with Dean. A friend had a mobile home several years ago and he had the same problem with rocks from weed eating and mowing knocking holes in the skirting. Only thing to be done is replace the damaged areas. |
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On Fri, 24 Feb 2017 15:27:15 -0800 (PST), ItsJoanNotJoann
wrote: On Friday, February 24, 2017 at 5:09:58 PM UTC-6, Dean Hoffman wrote: On 2/23/17 11:26 AM, KenK wrote: Some of the plastic (fiberglass?) skirting pieces around my mobile home have small (1" dia. or so) in them. From hitting by weed cutter cord, though I doubt it. Probably just decades of weather. Anyhow, any ideas of something easy to put over the holes, not too obvious? Save me a ton of money and work. http://www.homedepot.com/p/Cellwood-Progressions-Double-4-in-Khaki-Vinyl-Siding-PG40N4H/202666252 I think one can buy single pieces. The pieces are about ten feet long if I remember correctly. You could probably buy a single piece and cut it in two at the store to get it home. Tin snips will cut it. It comes in many colors so you should be able to find something close. I agree with Dean. A friend had a mobile home several years ago and he had the same problem with rocks from weed eating and mowing knocking holes in the skirting. Only thing to be done is replace the damaged areas. Not to pick a nit, but Ken is saying "skirting" which in not the same as "siding" in Dean's link. Skirting can be vertical or horizontal slats ~ 4 inches wide with a minor space between. https://tinyurl.com/hzryr3q |
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On 2/24/17 5:43 PM, Oren wrote:
Not to pick a nit, but Ken is saying "skirting" which in not the same as "siding" in Dean's link. Skirting can be vertical or horizontal slats ~ 4 inches wide with a minor space between. https://tinyurl.com/hzryr3q The skirting pieces are actually a couple feet wide, at least on my house. One has to cut them the right height then slide the latest one into line. One side of the piece might 27" while the other side is 30". I've done only my house so can't say anything beyond this. |
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On Fri, 24 Feb 2017 18:01:14 -0600, Dean Hoffman
wrote: On 2/24/17 5:43 PM, Oren wrote: Not to pick a nit, but Ken is saying "skirting" which in not the same as "siding" in Dean's link. Skirting can be vertical or horizontal slats ~ 4 inches wide with a minor space between. https://tinyurl.com/hzryr3q The skirting pieces are actually a couple feet wide, at least on my house. One has to cut them the right height then slide the latest one into line. One side of the piece might 27" while the other side is 30". I've done only my house so can't say anything beyond this. I've seen skirting that was cut from sheet of trellis material. Can be in sections, removable for storage under the home. Read once a person used bails of hay for insulation to keep the cold out from under the home. |
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Oren wrote:
On Fri, 24 Feb 2017 18:01:14 -0600, Dean Hoffman wrote: On 2/24/17 5:43 PM, Oren wrote: Not to pick a nit, but Ken is saying "skirting" which in not the same as "siding" in Dean's link. Skirting can be vertical or horizontal slats ~ 4 inches wide with a minor space between. https://tinyurl.com/hzryr3q The skirting pieces are actually a couple feet wide, at least on my house. One has to cut them the right height then slide the latest one into line. One side of the piece might 27" while the other side is 30". I've done only my house so can't say anything beyond this. I've seen skirting that was cut from sheet of trellis material. Can be in sections, removable for storage under the home. Read once a person used bails of hay for insulation to keep the cold out from under the home. Hay bales are not recommended , they attract mice . -- Snag |
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On Friday, February 24, 2017 at 7:05:37 PM UTC-6, Oren wrote:
I've seen skirting that was cut from sheet of trellis material. Can be in sections, removable for storage under the home. Read once a person used bails of hay for insulation to keep the cold out from under the home. Good idea with the hay bales as a person would surely need them in a colder climate to keep pipes from freezing. My friend did cut a small opening in his skirting and put a 'cat house' under his mobile home for his cat. He also wired it for a light bulb to keep her warm in the winter. But he did gripe once as he couldn't understand why she wouldn't stay in her nice house more than a few minutes even in the bitterest weather. I asked what wattage the bulb was and he said it was a 100 watt!! I told him he was cooking her and in that nice little box he'd made for her house all he needed was something like a 15 watt to no larger than a 25 watt bulb. He changed it to a much lower wattage bulb and she was toasty without being cooked. :-)) |
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On Fri, 24 Feb 2017 21:47:06 -0600, "Terry Coombs"
wrote: I've seen skirting that was cut from sheet of trellis material. Can be in sections, removable for storage under the home. Read once a person used bails of hay for insulation to keep the cold out from under the home. Hay bales are not recommended , they attract mice . .... or donkeys :-) |
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On Fri, 24 Feb 2017 20:24:23 -0800 (PST), ItsJoanNotJoann
wrote: I've seen skirting that was cut from sheet of trellis material. Can be in sections, removable for storage under the home. Read once a person used bails of hay for insulation to keep the cold out from under the home. Good idea with the hay bales as a person would surely need them in a colder climate to keep pipes from freezing. My friend did cut a small opening in his skirting and put a 'cat house' under his mobile home for his cat. He also wired it for a light bulb to keep her warm in the winter. But he did gripe once as he couldn't understand why she wouldn't stay in her nice house more than a few minutes even in the bitterest weather. I asked what wattage the bulb was and he said it was a 100 watt!! I told him he was cooking her and in that nice little box he'd made for her house all he needed was something like a 15 watt to no larger than a 25 watt bulb. He changed it to a much lower wattage bulb and she was toasty without being cooked. :-)) I hate to see a pussy suffer. They need attention. |
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On 2/24/17 7:05 PM, Oren wrote:
I've seen skirting that was cut from sheet of trellis material. Can be in sections, removable for storage under the home. Read once a person used bails of hay for insulation to keep the cold out from under the home. A wise old co-worker gave me a headzup on that. I glued 2" polystyrene against the skirting. My dad suggested burying the bottom rail a couple inches deep to seal it all. Nebraska doesn't have the coldest winters by any means but I don't need heat tape. That eliminates one potential fire hazard. |
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Oren posted for all of us...
On Fri, 24 Feb 2017 20:24:23 -0800 (PST), ItsJoanNotJoann wrote: I've seen skirting that was cut from sheet of trellis material. Can be in sections, removable for storage under the home. Read once a person used bails of hay for insulation to keep the cold out from under the home. Good idea with the hay bales as a person would surely need them in a colder climate to keep pipes from freezing. My friend did cut a small opening in his skirting and put a 'cat house' under his mobile home for his cat. He also wired it for a light bulb to keep her warm in the winter. But he did gripe once as he couldn't understand why she wouldn't stay in her nice house more than a few minutes even in the bitterest weather. I asked what wattage the bulb was and he said it was a 100 watt!! I told him he was cooking her and in that nice little box he'd made for her house all he needed was something like a 15 watt to no larger than a 25 watt bulb. He changed it to a much lower wattage bulb and she was toasty without being cooked. :-)) I hate to see a pussy suffer. They need attention. Yes, they need frequent attention, warming and petting. -- Tekkie |
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KenK posted for all of us...
Oren wrote in : On 23 Feb 2017 17:26:25 GMT, KenK wrote: Some of the plastic (fiberglass?) skirting pieces around my mobile home have small (1" dia. or so) in them. From hitting by weed cutter cord, though I doubt it. Probably just decades of weather. Anyhow, any ideas of something easy to put over the holes, not too obvious? Save me a ton of money and work. TIA Bondo from an auto store, then a spray with Krylon paint - matching color? http://www.krylon.com/ What's Bondo? Heard the name a few times but that's all I know. Small sheets of material for covering rust holes in car fenders, etc.? Geez Ken, don't do much research do you? -- Tekkie |
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