You find that mobile home skirting is vital as it will help in saving money. You find that skirting can be made from a variety of materials, vinyl, and metal being the common ones. By the end of this topic, you will be in a position to choose the right material for your mobile home skirting.
One of the things that you should know is that venting is important for a healthy mobile home. Remember that you must allow air in your home and the best way to do this is through venting. This is because when it is not properly vented, it will encourage mold and mildew to form. You should know that you need air flow to dry the moisture that is rising from the ground. It has been approved that you need around one foot of venting to every 150-250 square feet of floor in a mobile home. This will help you in calculating the number of vents that you need.
You also need to be careful when placing vents in your skirting. Like you would not want vents near your plumbing pipes. It is advisable that you place them within 3′ of your end corners. Because it will allow air to circulate efficiently and you don’t get dead air pockets in the corners. Besides, you should also have small holes with screening that allows only air in.
The other essential thing is ground vapor barriers. Remember to install a new ground vapor barrier before you purchase skirting for your new home. One thing that you should know is that ground vapor barrier is a thick plastic that lies directly on top of the ground under your mobile home. One good thing with this is that it will prevent your home from being damaged by moisture from the earth. You should be aware that this is not a belly wrap. One good thing with this is that when you have a good ground barrier, you will need fewer vents which can be one vent for every 300 square feet. In addition, it is also advisable that when installing a ground vapor barrier, you should do it past 6″ of your home.
Last but not least, you should also buy all the skirting that you need at one time. Regardless of the material, you choose it is recommended that you buy all of them at one time. Like you find that materials like vinyl and bricks are manufactured in bundles. Because of that a slight change in temperature or mismeasure of dye can create differences from one day to the next. Besides, this will also prevent reorder as you may not get the material you bought at first.