This man's video prevented me an eviction. I have to have skirting on mobile home and a hurricane destroyed it. I had to start all over but could not find any help. I had no money to pay anyone and differnet people said they would come do it and never did. Its been a whole yr waiting for help and the videos I came across for help didn't give enough info and answer questions I had. Then I came across this guy's video. He showed all parts on the kit and how to install. This video saved me. I am a woman that can now put up my own skirting. I am so grateful for his detailed video. Questions I needed answers to that I coudln't get from other videos I got from his. Thank You so much for making that video. So appreciated. Us women who have never done skirting in their life need details and your video provided the details. Again thank You so much for your video. Because you were so detailed, im gonna scan the rest of your videos to see if there is another one that would benefit me as I have many other issues I need help with. :)
This helped us, too. We lost our home to a fire and we are now living in a converted Mennonite 14x48 storage shed. They built it out into a tiny house for us but we need to put skirting around it to keep the cold and animals out. This video saved us!
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I don't know when you wrote this... I didn't even read all of it! This man saved me as well! I can never find anyone to work on my Mobile home! TH-cam videos have been my saving grace! People say they will come and take a look at whatever situation I have going on... they never do. I want to hire people... they can't make it because they just don't have the time because they have so many job's they are on already. If I want anything done, I have to do it myself! If I muck it up! I only have myself to blame! I love my little cabin in the wood's and thanks to this guy, I can start loving the outside as well! Good luck to every mobile home owner out there!❤
Excellent tradesman. Excellent teacher. Seems like a really honest good person as well. Installed skirting some 20 years ago. But really needed a comprehensive overview. This gentleman did it Thank you sir
Well, thank you. I’ve never done this before but the neighbor replaced one section for me, but I have mostly the whole mobile home to do. it’s a mess and it’s pretty much open in the winter time. I have to do something with it now. So now I know how it all goes together. Wondered how in the heck he measured these things, but he didn’t measure. He eyeballed it. I’ll measure and the top on mine is screwed down and the screws are rusted and I need to replace that. so I think I know what I’m doing and I may watch it several times so I can figure it out but that’s really great. You make it look easy, but it can’t be that hard either. Glad to see.
I have a 1964 mobile, never been skirted. Not all rotted out like this one, but no clear place to put the top piece. I appreciate the real world use of a lap piece. And the reality of just trying to get a few more years out of a mobile home as opposed to fixing it in a way that will make it last a couple more decades.
This is, by far, the best video I've seen about skirting. The fact that you showed how to do the corners is great, since that's what I was trying to find out! :)
At about 9:20 you can see termite tunnels on the mobile home blocks. This old house needs more than skirting. Good video. I used to install skirting and this is exactly how we did it. Spot on.
One thing we would do is instead of putting the fronts on and having to deal with them being in the way while we slid panels in is, We would shove spikes in every few panels then put the fronts on afterwards then pull the spikes out lastly. Just a thought.
I would use PT Landscape Timbers or PT 2x4 at the bottom for the track all along the ground. Makes it look better and no wash out from rain under track.
good video; only comment i have read elsewhere is not to screw the panelling onto the backboard as it is meant to float vertically and a screw tight hold on either top or bottom would result in the panel bowing instead of floating. i have in between a 2 inch float and a 6 inch float where i live.
The reason you want to go through the slots and not make new holes is that the plastic expands in the summer and contracts in the winter. The way you did it will buckle the plastic in the summer and will pull the screws out or crack the plastic in the winter. Use the slots they provide.
I thoight i was the only one who felt this way.. it always looks good when they start.. also i caught he butted them together end to end.. that will also cause a problem. No expansion gap at all.. he thinks its tight now wait until 85 95 degrees hots it next year..
@@stoneyislandranch9783 I noticed the same thing about spacing, I'm glad I watched a video a few days ago and was just refreshing myself. Plus going over rotten wood to me is a waste of money
Sure did a great job instructing on how to do this and saved me money. Now I need to find a place that sells the skirting. Im sure google will find it.
It makes me sad that someone has to leave their mobile home exterior in a deteriorated condition because they don't have the money. Probably spent everything they had on replacing the skirting. Thank you for doing such a tremendously nice job on installing the skirting. I hope that every time they look at it, they'll feel a lot more pride in their home.
This is a quote I got from a handyman to put skirting on my mobile home. I went out and looked at what is involved in this process. I called a mobile home supply, gave her the measurements and she quoted me $750 for the size kit I would need. I called the handyman that gave me the quote, told I had the materials and asked how it would cost to put it on. He came out to see the project and quoted me $75.00 an hour. I asked him how long he thought it might take. All he could tell was "probably a day." The quote below was given to me but he hadn't even come to look at what I was talking about. I gave a rough estimate and this is what he based his quote on 👇: "So it's going to be around $2,500-$3,000 to install all new vinyl skirting with vents with top, bottom and corner trim". I'm in California where we had floods and mudslides. These contractors and handyman businesses prowl on vulnerable people. I'm 75 years old. I'm a lot of things but vulnerable is not one of them. After watching this video, I'm going to install the skirting myself. I'm saving this video and I'm going to refer to it often. ❤
@@TheAstonisher1in my mobile park I’ve seen one guy put it all on by noon. They set these new mobiles and in no time have them done . I’ve never seen 2 men take that long on any of these units .
@@Nctbgs Not possible unless he started very early. This had to be without using timbers for a base. Some timbers have to be cut. Each timber requires to holes to be drilled for rebar. Rebar needs to be cut. Panels need to be screwed in at the top. You can do a shitty job and maybe get it done by noon if you start early, but if you want it done right it takes two guys 8 hours, no stopping except for a short lunch. Guess how I know? Because I install underpinning on a regular basis. I have a contracting company.
@@TheAstonisher1 I see it done daily by one man. He’s not taking 8 hours either . Sometimes his wife helps but he’s mostly alone . Some he puts landscape Timbers first and some they don’t .
@@Nctbgs You have the timer on him huh? lol Not possible if done correctly. I've done hundreds of underpinning jobs and I'm as fit as they come. There's no possible way I could do one by myself that quickly.
Someone is a fellow Star Trek fan!! At 6:43 he got a text notification and you can hear Worf saying, "Captain, incoming message." I had that same text notification for years so I caught that!!! 😂
This guy is no vinyl skirting installer. If you follow this video you will end up with bulging and ruined skirting! The corners are not right for the top mount,should be bent around the corner not butted. I've installed thousands of feet of vinyl skirting since it was invented. Also if not installed correctly the warranty is null and void.
To a few of the Numbnuts below who are commenting about the massive shrinkage of the vinyl siding and its attachment to the mobile home... if you actually listened to the video he said atttach every 3rd or 4th panel... not every one. This allows for shrinkage and expansion... the miniscule amount that will take place in this vinyl. Mine was installed over twenty years ago like he showed and not one problem with my skirting except weed eaters and Father Time. Perhaps you should work on that “pay attention to what is being said” thing and quit trying to be the smartest guy in the room... because you definitely aint that guy. If you dont attach at about every 3-4 panels and you get strong winds it will simply “unskirt” your house and she will be naked like a bride on her wedding night. Yall really do need to work on that “reading”/“watching’/“listening” comprehnsion thing.
Hi there. Very nice video. I'm trying to sell my mobile home in California, and the management is demanding I use something called "Masonite" for the skirting. I've worked on this for weeks, Googling over and over looking for photos where Masonite has been used for skirting. They won't allow me to use the "Normal Vinyl Replacement" kit, they won't allow me to use any fake stone, even they won't allow any insulated skirting or fake brick, or anything normal for a contractor or repair person to install. Not easy folks to deal with when trying to get a mobile home prepared for selling it. I would think they would want to attract the normal look to what should be, verses delaying construction with unnecessary demands, and one contractor told me Masonite is never used because it doesn't go with the code & standards of this type of simple replacement of skirting. I never thought after 32 years of living in a home, then trying to sell it that this type of a delay would ever happen. Any thoughts?
Masonite isn’t allowed in many places because it’s such a terrible product. I realize this is a year late, but it’s far more likely management said “anything other than Masonite”.
Going directly into the ground is not the way to go. You're far better off putting down treated 2x4 staking it down then screwing the bottom track to the 2x4's. This accomplishes has 2 things. 1 gives you a much sturdier base and two keeps the track off the ground so it doesn't fill with mud and gunk that not only damages the track but also pushes the skirting out
They do sell a concret anchor you can purchase from Home Depot or Lowes that will allow you to attach it to the concret. You can also use an adhesive silicone to attach the track to the concret. Both options will work.
That is such a great question! Thank you for asking it! So to find out how many 12' sheet you'll need to know a couple of things. 1 - the length of how much skirting is being replaced and 2- the average height of the area you are reskirting. So now we need to know how many individule pieces will you get from the 12' sheet (144"). You will take the 144" divided by your average height #. This will give you how many pieces you'll get from the 12' sheet. Example: 29"-36" you will get 4 individule pieces from one 12' sheet. (144 divided by 30 equals 4.8, you round down) To figure out the trim you may need, you will need to know the length of home. Trim comes usually in 11'8" in length. For example a 16x80 is 192'. You will take 192" divided by 11.8. You get 16.27. We would safely say you would want to purchase 17 trim kits (rounding up). It's better to have more than not enough. Thank you again for watching and asking such a great question! I hope this helps!
And if someone furnishes all the skirting what is a normal price to charge. I'm doing one but the customer wants treated 2x4's on the bottom by the ground
This is the super cheap very short term use of sofet material. It dose not meet fire codes and insurance requirements. As you can see the damage rot to the siding. I'm in the process of replacing the siding now, because of this. The slots are there to fit a loose nail so with hot, cold it can move and not buckle. The siding is damaged from water traped. Bottom part could be cut out and replace with an aluminium trim and new siding.
But u should be using the premade holes in the top edging and leave the screw a bit loose in extreme condition areas especially for contraction and expansion
How do you drill into a concrete foundation to hold your skirting in place (I also have alot of old roof removal wood)-need to drill boards into concrete foundation?? Help….I’m disabled too & unable to work live off SSD disability
Thank you for watching my video. To help with your question, Home Depot / Lowes both sell a handy drill bit that is used for drilling into concrete. They also carry what they call concrete anchors. These look a bit like a nail with a thick casing around the lower half of the nail. After you drill your hole to the size of the anchor, you will push the anchor into the hole, using a hammer hit it down until it is flush. You will want to add the skirting track or what every material you are using, before hitting the anchor into the concrete. I hope that made sense and was helpful. Thank you again for watching!
The slots allow for expansion i dont recommend nailing the starter strip that way it will buckle from expansion and contraction and pull over the screws
you..... forgot the entire skirting frame / wind-bracing.... as required by FHA since 2016... the first strong wind will cave it in or rip it out... how long have you been installing it this way?
The skirting is only needed for a mobile home with the piers or for the permanent foundation as well? Ty im just making sure i dont get charge for something i don’t really need.
Some people will add a 1x2 frame behind the skiritng that is attached to the house, they would then add insulated foam board to that then reattch the skirting in front of it. That is one way to insulate it.
Looks really great. Very nice Job. J am trying to find skirting that has more of a fake stone look. Nothing crazy expensive. Just a faux plastic kind of thing. Just to dress up the front & maybe the patio side of my little winter home I have here in AZ. Any ideas where I could find a lower cost faux stone look skirting ?? Thank you.
Fha inspector asking for skirt to be permanently attached to backer material (pt plywood) i see you put some screws on the top... have you ever come around a requirement like that??
@@jvazquez7160 I hear you, but that doesn't mean they can afford it. As someone who owns a trailer, I can say I'm not here cause I'm swimming in disposable income. When something goes wrong I spend months dragging myself out of the red trying to recover enough for the next crisis. Try not to judge their situation, be grateful that it's not yours.
That's actually not a silly question! Its a great question! We've done it by cleaning the ground smooth and taking a rock -quarter size- and dropping it from the corner of the house. Where it leaves a mark on the ground, that is where your corner would be. It's the next best thing to eye balling it! :) Hope that helps!
How I do my corners is, I screw in my middle piece first, and then I line up my bottom piece, attached to each other. But the key is I USE THE SKIRT ITSELF AS MY GUIDE TO SEE IF THE BOTTOM IS LINE STRAIGHT. Work that skirt into a smooth corner finish. Nail the bottom and then screw the skirt in itself.
Can the top rail be screwed over the top of vinyl siding on new mobile home? I ask because my bottom row of vinyl lap is warping badly. They have that top track screwed tight into lower part of siding...I'm guess this is preventing my vinyl from being about to expand etc. Thanks for any help.
the track on mine is okay but we had a really bad storm hail and a lot of wind it loosened the rails on top of the siding the corner broke off .The skirting is off the track only on one side of the trailer. Could I use my hammer to tap the siding back into the track.I notice there are holes in the tracks I didn't see any screws these guys didn't leave any extra siding .I have no idea where I can buy a piece (Siding)Menards, Home depot and L&M Supply Ace on the lake not a lot of places the rail seem to be okay not broken but very loose .I tried looking on the internet couldn't find any exact information to fix it. The guys that put it up years ago .They just did a fast job on it . Could you please explain how I would go about it to fix it . I don't have a saw . So far the siding is just totally off the track the corner my right side broke. And the rail on top is loose on it .I hope I explained it right. thank you.
The problem is ... You get a good wind it pulls those long nails that have the track in place out the ground ... Pushing your underpinning under the trailer ... Put cement blocks behind the underpinning
@@randydolph852 Well when I say good wind I mean like 65+ mph lol but seriously here in SC we've had some bad storms and the wind has pushed the underpinning inward and pulled the track up and the nails out the ground.
I have a question and hope you can respond soon ☺️ So I am currently redoing the skirting on a friend's mobile home I live in Beaver dam WisconsinI've been searching every mobile home parts store home Depot Menards..no one has ever heard of that corner piece that you are using can you please tell me where you purchased it from? Or can I still do the corner without that piece? Or can I cut that bottom rail myself to form that corner
Hi there! Thanks for the question. I will do my best to answer. For the corners, if you purchase a full box of skirting trim, you should receive 4 top front and 4 bottom corners that were pre-cut. Now if you didn't get a full box or they didn't come with it, then you can easily make one. To do that you make a V cut into the trim on both the top front and bottom rail. This will give you a clean looking corner. Now if you are asking about the panel as a corner, the vinyl is a thin material that you fold to crease a corner. By folding it, it gives you a clean corner I hope this helps! Thank you for watching, Please let us know if we can help further! Thanks!
@@djmike6442 Mobile Home Parts-R-Us. You can order from them and they can ship it to you. Or depending on your location, they can refer you to someone close to you. Thanks!
This man's video prevented me an eviction. I have to have skirting on mobile home and a hurricane destroyed it. I had to start all over but could not find any help. I had no money to pay anyone and differnet people said they would come do it and never did. Its been a whole yr waiting for help and the videos I came across for help didn't give enough info and answer questions I had. Then I came across this guy's video. He showed all parts on the kit and how to install. This video saved me. I am a woman that can now put up my own skirting. I am so grateful for his detailed video. Questions I needed answers to that I coudln't get from other videos I got from his. Thank You so much for making that video. So appreciated. Us women who have never done skirting in their life need details and your video provided the details. Again thank You so much for your video. Because you were so detailed, im gonna scan the rest of your videos to see if there is another one that would benefit me as I have many other issues I need help with. :)
Thanks so much for the feed back. Sooooo glad to be of some help. Super appreciate the compliments.
This helped us, too. We lost our home to a fire and we are now living in a converted Mennonite 14x48 storage shed. They built it out into a tiny house for us but we need to put skirting around it to keep the cold and animals out. This video saved us!
Same here 🙏👍🏻
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I don't know when you wrote this... I didn't even read all of it! This man saved me as well!
I can never find anyone to work on my Mobile home! TH-cam videos have been my saving grace!
People say they will come and take a look at whatever situation I have going on... they never do. I want to hire people... they can't make it because they just don't have the time because they have so many job's they are on already. If I want anything done, I have to do it myself! If I muck it up! I only have myself to blame! I love my little cabin in the wood's and thanks to this guy, I can start loving the outside as well! Good luck to every mobile home owner out there!❤
Excellent tradesman. Excellent teacher. Seems like a really honest good person as well. Installed skirting some 20 years ago. But really needed a comprehensive overview. This gentleman did it
Thank you sir
Thisnis by far THE BEST vinyl skirt video on YT. Thank you!!
Very nice job on the skirting. Thank you for showing us how its done.
4 years ago this man presented the gold standard for DIY videos. Damn fine work
You did a great job. Now I know how to cut a hole in skirting via the tin snip. Thank you for sharing & God blessed!
Very informative and well explained. I just learned the previous person cut them way too tall. At the the instead of in the middle of that track.
Hey man thanks for taking the time to do a great demonstration for all of us backyard carpenters. Wish i could buy you a beer!
Well, thank you. I’ve never done this before but the neighbor replaced one section for me, but I have mostly the whole mobile home to do. it’s a mess and it’s pretty much open in the winter time. I have to do something with it now. So now I know how it all goes together. Wondered how in the heck he measured these things, but he didn’t measure. He eyeballed it. I’ll measure and the top on mine is screwed down and the screws are rusted and I need to replace that. so I think I know what I’m doing and I may watch it several times so I can figure it out but that’s really great. You make it look easy, but it can’t be that hard either. Glad to see.
Awesome Advice! I’m Below a Novice on this Stuff but you Explain things so Thoroughly it’s Super Easy to Follow. Thank You Again 👍🏽
I have a 1964 mobile, never been skirted. Not all rotted out like this one, but no clear place to put the top piece. I appreciate the real world use of a lap piece. And the reality of just trying to get a few more years out of a mobile home as opposed to fixing it in a way that will make it last a couple more decades.
This is, by far, the best video I've seen about skirting. The fact that you showed how to do the corners is great, since that's what I was trying to find out! :)
At about 9:20 you can see termite tunnels on the mobile home blocks. This old house needs more than skirting. Good video. I used to install skirting and this is exactly how we did it. Spot on.
One thing we would do is instead of putting the fronts on and having to deal with them being in the way while we slid panels in is, We would shove spikes in every few panels then put the fronts on afterwards then pull the spikes out lastly. Just a thought.
Good job and explanation. I would consider using 4x8 sheets of LP Smartside to replace the rotted exterior plywood siding on this house.
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I would use PT Landscape Timbers or PT 2x4 at the bottom for the track all along the ground. Makes it look better and no wash out from rain under track.
good video; only comment i have read elsewhere is not to screw the panelling onto the backboard as it is meant to float vertically and a screw tight hold on either top or bottom would result in the panel bowing instead of floating. i have in between a 2 inch float and a 6 inch float where i live.
The reason you want to go through the slots and not make new holes is that the plastic expands in the summer and contracts in the winter. The way you did it will buckle the plastic in the summer and will pull the screws out or crack the plastic in the winter. Use the slots they provide.
I thoight i was the only one who felt this way.. it always looks good when they start.. also i caught he butted them together end to end.. that will also cause a problem. No expansion gap at all.. he thinks its tight now wait until 85 95 degrees hots it next year..
Also leave the screw or nail just a hair loose so it can move on those slots. Not much but just don't go wild with the tightening.
Really should follow the instructions on the box. Vinyl skirting and siding needs to be able to "breathe", as it expands and contracts.
TY. I'm in training for a job, and I'm really working it to inform and sell to our clients correct information. TY.
@@stoneyislandranch9783 I noticed the same thing about spacing, I'm glad I watched a video a few days ago and was just refreshing myself. Plus going over rotten wood to me is a waste of money
Sure did a great job instructing on how to do this and saved me money. Now I need to find a place that sells the skirting. Im sure google will find it.
Great job on this video. Very helpful.
Outstanding explanations!
Loved how you explain every step very good.good job brotha I really thought it was harder than this
Thank you for making the video and you did a great job and helped your client.
Awesome Randy your videos are very informative.
Thank you for the step by step installation.
It makes me sad that someone has to leave their mobile home exterior in a deteriorated condition because they don't have the money. Probably spent everything they had on replacing the skirting. Thank you for doing such a tremendously nice job on installing the skirting. I hope that every time they look at it, they'll feel a lot more pride in their home.
Wow!!! Great video. I'm thinking about installing new skirting on 2 rental units I have.
You sure make it look easy. Looks great!
Excellent informative work, thank you!!
excellent video, one thing I'd like to see is how to make an access door to check water meter or storage.
You look like you've done this once or twice.
Thanks for the help! I was trying to figure out how to do corners.
Great video with detail!
Thx for sharing your knowledge, nice job !
You just saved me 500 bucks thank you thank you thank you
This is a quote I got from a handyman to put skirting on my mobile home. I went out and looked at what is involved in this process. I called a mobile home supply, gave her the measurements and she quoted me $750 for the size kit I would need. I called the handyman that gave me the quote, told I had the materials and asked how it would cost to put it on. He came out to see the project and quoted me $75.00 an hour. I asked him how long he thought it might take. All he could tell was "probably a day." The quote below was given to me but he hadn't even come to look at what I was talking about. I gave a rough estimate and this is what he based his quote on 👇:
"So it's going to be around $2,500-$3,000 to install all new vinyl skirting with vents with top, bottom and corner trim".
I'm in California where we had floods and mudslides. These contractors and handyman businesses prowl on vulnerable people. I'm 75 years old. I'm a lot of things but vulnerable is not one of them. After watching this video, I'm going to install the skirting myself. I'm saving this video and I'm going to refer to it often. ❤
This is a good price. Takes two guys all day to do it. I'm in Kentucky and that is the going rate
@@TheAstonisher1in my mobile park I’ve seen one guy put it all on by noon. They set these new mobiles and in no time have them done . I’ve never seen 2 men take that long on any of these units .
@@Nctbgs Not possible unless he started very early. This had to be without using timbers for a base. Some timbers have to be cut. Each timber requires to holes to be drilled for rebar. Rebar needs to be cut. Panels need to be screwed in at the top. You can do a shitty job and maybe get it done by noon if you start early, but if you want it done right it takes two guys 8 hours, no stopping except for a short lunch. Guess how I know? Because I install underpinning on a regular basis. I have a contracting company.
@@TheAstonisher1 I see it done daily by one man. He’s not taking 8 hours either . Sometimes his wife helps but he’s mostly alone . Some he puts landscape Timbers first and some they don’t .
@@Nctbgs You have the timer on him huh? lol
Not possible if done correctly. I've done hundreds of underpinning jobs and I'm as fit as they come. There's no possible way I could do one by myself that quickly.
Thanks for this video. It will help me a lot.
Nice job. I'm using the same skirting. Looks good...
Great job and video! Thanks
Very helpful thank you!
Great job! Thanks, man!
Excelente trabajo muy profesional.❤
Awesome and excellent video, helps enormous, Very good job sir. Thank You.
Exelent video. Thank for explain so clear.
Someone is a fellow Star Trek fan!! At 6:43 he got a text notification and you can hear Worf saying, "Captain, incoming message." I had that same text notification for years so I caught that!!! 😂
Thank you for sharing your expertise I appreciate cause it helps us diyers like me Thank you
Great video! Thank you!
Great video !!!
great video thank you!
Ideas on how to cut shirt around the tongue of the unit? Great video...thank you!
Great Vid!
This guy is no vinyl skirting installer. If you follow this video you will end up with bulging and ruined skirting!
The corners are not right for the top mount,should be bent around the corner not butted.
I've installed thousands of feet of vinyl skirting since it was invented. Also if not installed correctly the warranty is null and void.
So why don't you make a video?
To a few of the Numbnuts below who are commenting about the massive shrinkage of the vinyl siding and its attachment to the mobile home... if you actually listened to the video he said atttach every 3rd or 4th panel... not every one. This allows for shrinkage and expansion... the miniscule amount that will take place in this vinyl. Mine was installed over twenty years ago like he showed and not one problem with my skirting except weed eaters and Father Time. Perhaps you should work on that “pay attention to what is being said” thing and quit trying to be the smartest guy in the room... because you definitely aint that guy. If you dont attach at about every 3-4 panels and you get strong winds it will simply “unskirt” your house and she will be naked like a bride on her wedding night. Yall really do need to work on that “reading”/“watching’/“listening” comprehnsion thing.
Absolutely noble homes tend to sink down over time not all of them thats really the only movement and weed jacket of course
Very helpful!
How long are the nails? Can one use metal lawn edging nails for the bottom skirting rail? Thank you for the information on skirting install.
God bless you Sir cause my Aunt's trailer is in danger of being Condemned be cause Lightning burned her under pinning/ Skirting off!
Oh no! I hope this video was able to help you replace your aunts skirting. Thank you for checking it out! We appreciate it!
That was a bad ass video my brother
Hi there. Very nice video. I'm trying to sell my mobile home in California, and the management is demanding I use something called "Masonite" for the skirting. I've worked on this for weeks, Googling over and over looking for photos where Masonite has been used for skirting. They won't allow me to use the "Normal Vinyl Replacement" kit, they won't allow me to use any fake stone, even they won't allow any insulated skirting or fake brick, or anything normal for a contractor or repair person to install. Not easy folks to deal with when trying to get a mobile home prepared for selling it. I would think they would want to attract the normal look to what should be, verses delaying construction with unnecessary demands, and one contractor told me Masonite is never used because it doesn't go with the code & standards of this type of simple replacement of skirting. I never thought after 32 years of living in a home, then trying to sell it that this type of a delay would ever happen. Any thoughts?
Vote republican?
Masonite isn’t allowed in many places because it’s such a terrible product. I realize this is a year late, but it’s far more likely management said “anything other than Masonite”.
Thank you.
Liked the video...thank you 👍
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Thanks 🙏 lot randy l dit my mobile home 🏡
Going directly into the ground is not the way to go. You're far better off putting down treated 2x4 staking it down then screwing the bottom track to the 2x4's. This accomplishes has 2 things. 1 gives you a much sturdier base and two keeps the track off the ground so it doesn't fill with mud and gunk that not only damages the track but also pushes the skirting out
veery helpful cant wait to do my 1st skirting
THANK YOU!!!
What do you do when you get to the very last piece? Because the size won't be perfect to use the grooves on the sides of the last panel.
Thanks for an awesome video. To replace a 40ft by 24ft mobile home skirting. What would be the average cost?
Average cost for installation only not material would roughly be $400.
It looks like the bottom you are just putting into dirt or soil, but what would you do if the bottom is concrete like underneath my carport???
They do sell a concret anchor you can purchase from Home Depot or Lowes that will allow you to attach it to the concret. You can also use an adhesive silicone to attach the track to the concret. Both options will work.
Put the bottom track on a 2x4 treated wood makes it easier.
I know this is an older video, but can you tell me how many 16”x96” skirting panels for 16x80 mobile home, or how to calculate it?
That is such a great question! Thank you for asking it! So to find out how many 12' sheet you'll need to know a couple of things. 1 - the length of how much skirting is being replaced and 2- the average height of the area you are reskirting. So now we need to know how many individule pieces will you get from the 12' sheet (144"). You will take the 144" divided by your average height #. This will give you how many pieces you'll get from the 12' sheet. Example: 29"-36" you will get 4 individule pieces from one 12' sheet. (144 divided by 30 equals 4.8, you round down) To figure out the trim you may need, you will need to know the length of home. Trim comes usually in 11'8" in length. For example a 16x80 is 192'. You will take 192" divided by 11.8. You get 16.27. We would safely say you would want to purchase 17 trim kits (rounding up). It's better to have more than not enough. Thank you again for watching and asking such a great question! I hope this helps!
And if someone furnishes all the skirting what is a normal price to charge. I'm doing one but the customer wants treated 2x4's on the bottom by the ground
Thank you
This is the super cheap very short term use of sofet material. It dose not meet fire codes and insurance requirements. As you can see the damage rot to the siding. I'm in the process of replacing the siding now, because of this. The slots are there to fit a loose nail so with hot, cold it can move and not buckle. The siding is damaged from water traped. Bottom part could be cut out and replace with an aluminium trim and new siding.
But u should be using the premade holes in the top edging and leave the screw a bit loose in extreme condition areas especially for contraction and expansion
I used a rotozip to cut the weed wacker proof skirting.
Rustique Ribb.
How do you drill into a concrete foundation to hold your skirting in place (I also have alot of old roof removal wood)-need to drill boards into concrete foundation?? Help….I’m disabled too & unable to work live off SSD disability
Thank you for watching my video. To help with your question, Home Depot / Lowes both sell a handy drill bit that is used for drilling into concrete. They also carry what they call concrete anchors. These look a bit like a nail with a thick casing around the lower half of the nail. After you drill your hole to the size of the anchor, you will push the anchor into the hole, using a hammer hit it down until it is flush. You will want to add the skirting track or what every material you are using, before hitting the anchor into the concrete. I hope that made sense and was helpful. Thank you again for watching!
The slots allow for expansion i dont recommend nailing the starter strip that way it will buckle from expansion and contraction and pull over the screws
good video, but who threw the old skirts under the home instead of disposing of them?
you..... forgot the entire skirting frame / wind-bracing.... as required by FHA since 2016... the first strong wind will cave it in or rip it out... how long have you been installing it this way?
I'm definitely doing this myself no way I'll pay labor you made it very easy
What would you suggest for insulating skirting? For freezing temperatures. Pipes freeze and brake.
The skirting is only needed for a mobile home with the piers or for the permanent foundation as well? Ty im just making sure i dont get charge for something i don’t really need.
You made it look easy thought it was more clo. Complicated
How can you insulate the skirting better than just the vinyl?
Some people will add a 1x2 frame behind the skiritng that is attached to the house, they would then add insulated foam board to that then reattch the skirting in front of it. That is one way to insulate it.
Excelent job
You should notch with a skirting bottom not her so the wind doesn’t blow it inward at the bottom 👍
Looks really great. Very nice Job. J am trying to find skirting that has more of a fake stone look. Nothing crazy expensive. Just a faux plastic kind of thing. Just to dress up the front & maybe the patio side of my little winter home I have here in AZ. Any ideas where I could find a lower cost faux stone look skirting ?? Thank you.
Arizona mobile home supply in Phoenix Arizona thats where we get our supplies. I17 and mcdowell
Fha inspector asking for skirt to be permanently attached to backer material (pt plywood) i see you put some screws on the top... have you ever come around a requirement like that??
May i ask what state youre in? I desperately need advice for the mobile home i purchased about 5 months ago
Good tip with the lap siding first. Mine doesnt have rot but the tin doesnt need replacing so ill just go over it with the lap first ...😅
I like how you explained everything what I don't understand is why the home owner didn't replace the whole home siding
Because sometimes money is an issue. Consider the cost of materials and labor for this job alone. It's not cheap.
@@missi7196 I would think that priority would be fixing the wall first
@@jvazquez7160 I hear you, but that doesn't mean they can afford it. As someone who owns a trailer, I can say I'm not here cause I'm swimming in disposable income. When something goes wrong I spend months dragging myself out of the red trying to recover enough for the next crisis. Try not to judge their situation, be grateful that it's not yours.
Thank you ❤️❤️❤️
Would one of those battery operated 3 inch cut off tools cut that skirting
Good Video. Silly question how do you get the corners lined up on the home and bottom track. Or do you just kinda eyeball it? Thanks Again
That's actually not a silly question! Its a great question! We've done it by cleaning the ground smooth and taking a rock -quarter size- and dropping it from the corner of the house. Where it leaves a mark on the ground, that is where your corner would be. It's the next best thing to eye balling it! :) Hope that helps!
How I do my corners is, I screw in my middle piece first, and then I line up my bottom piece, attached to each other. But the key is I USE THE SKIRT ITSELF AS MY GUIDE TO SEE IF THE BOTTOM IS LINE STRAIGHT. Work that skirt into a smooth corner finish. Nail the bottom and then screw the skirt in itself.
I use a "plumb bob"
Put a screw in the corner, tie a string and put the "plumb bob" down to the ground🙄.
Actually how its supposed to be done 🤷♂️
Use a plumb bob
Can the top rail be screwed over the top of vinyl siding on new mobile home? I ask because my bottom row of vinyl lap is warping badly. They have that top track screwed tight into lower part of siding...I'm guess this is preventing my vinyl from being about to expand etc. Thanks for any help.
Is there any "rule of thumb measurement" for the corner V cuts?
Is there a standard distance between bottom of skirting, and the ground?
the track on mine is okay but we had a really bad storm hail and a lot of wind it loosened the rails on top of the siding the corner broke off .The skirting is off the track only on one side of the trailer. Could I use my hammer to tap the siding back into the track.I notice there are holes in the tracks I didn't see any screws these guys didn't leave any extra siding .I have no idea where I can buy a piece (Siding)Menards, Home depot and L&M Supply Ace on the lake not a lot of places the rail seem to be okay not broken but very loose .I tried looking on the internet couldn't find any exact information to fix it. The guys that put it up years ago .They just did a fast job on it . Could you please explain how I would go about it to fix it . I don't have a saw . So far the siding is just totally off the track the corner my right side broke. And the rail on top is loose on it .I hope I explained it right. thank you.
The problem is ... You get a good wind it pulls those long nails that have the track in place out the ground ... Pushing your underpinning under the trailer ... Put cement blocks behind the underpinning
I appreciate the feedback but in the 20 years I’ve been doing this I’ve yet to see the long stakes pulled out by wind.
@@randydolph852 Well when I say good wind I mean like 65+ mph lol but seriously here in SC we've had some bad storms and the wind has pushed the underpinning inward and pulled the track up and the nails out the ground.
Big oof on screwing into the plastic and not the holes....vinyl expands, that shits gunna buckle
Where can you buy the mobile skirt replacement? My old mobile 1983 need to replace new skirt too
Where's the Z flashing? The owner's going to have more problems in the near future..
I have a question and hope you can respond soon ☺️
So I am currently redoing the skirting on a friend's mobile home I live in Beaver dam WisconsinI've been searching every mobile home parts store home Depot Menards..no one has ever heard of that corner piece that you are using can you please tell me where you purchased it from? Or can I still do the corner without that piece? Or can I cut that bottom rail myself to form that corner
Hi there! Thanks for the question. I will do my best to answer. For the corners, if you purchase a full box of skirting trim, you should receive 4 top front and 4 bottom corners that were pre-cut. Now if you didn't get a full box or they didn't come with it, then you can easily make one. To do that you make a V cut into the trim on both the top front and bottom rail. This will give you a clean looking corner.
Now if you are asking about the panel as a corner, the vinyl is a thin material that you fold to crease a corner. By folding it, it gives you a clean corner I hope this helps! Thank you for watching, Please let us know if we can help further! Thanks!
@@randythemobilehomeguy3715 so you can't purchased separately?
Can you tell me where to purchase?
@@djmike6442 Mobile Home Parts-R-Us. You can order from them and they can ship it to you. Or depending on your location, they can refer you to someone close to you. Thanks!
@@randythemobilehomeguy3715 man I sure appreciate your help