Mobile Home Wall Construction
The wall studs also provide support for the drywall windows and roof.
Mobile home wall construction. Mobile home walls are constructed much like the floors. Previous photo in the gallery is manufactured home construction hud code. Both the interior and exterior of the walls are then covered in panels. This part of the exterior wall is the part exposed to the weather.
Metal hardboard or vinyl. Mobile home walls come in many different materials which can change the way your living room looks regulate the temperature of your house and affect how easily it can be repaired or replaced. They consist of a framework usually in h shapes of wooden joists and supports. The walls inside manufactured homes cover the exterior structure of the home and hold the exterior insulation in place.
This is similar to the framing required for a conventional brick and mortar home but it may be completed in a factory assembly line rather than directly on the foundation. Studs are the vertical boards and are normally 2 x 4 and spaced every 16 in a manufactured home. Thats what the term 16 oc or on center means in construction lingo. Walls are built using wood boards called studs.
Living in a mobile home can be comfortable or frustrating depending on the type of wall you pick. The first step in mobile home construction is to build a wood frame for the walls and roof. The outside component of an exterior wall in a mobile house trailer is typically constructed out of one of three different materials. How thick are manufactured home interior walls.
Previous photo in the gallery is manufactured home hud code construction. In a single wide mobile home there are typically very few load bearing interior walls. In site built construction a wall that runs perpendicular to the roof joists may be carrying weight but that isnt always the case with mobile homes because of their construction. Better quality manufactured homes will have 26 studs and more affordable homes will have 2x3s.
However the perpendicular rule is still a very good rule to keep in mind. Vinyl is the best siding to keep water from getting inside the wall. The space in between these joists forms cavities that are also used for insulation material.