Without the roof in place the walls have no lateral support.
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Many homeowners who have a flat or bowed roof are in need of a roof repair or replacement.
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To give a mobile home with a flat roof better protection more energy efficiency and a more modern appearance many homeowners chose a gabled roof over design also known as pitched.
Color material and even the shape of the roof can be changed when a new roof is installed on an older mobile home.
As long as you are somewhat handy all you need is a saw drill and tape measure to install your own mobile home metal roof for a fraction of the cost.
Mobile homes constructed prior to the 1976 implementation of hud code mostly have flat or bowed roofs.
Can i removed the roof and build a whole new one cathedral style.
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As we just covered flat roofs are much less weather resistant than pitched roofs.
The image below shows a pitched roof being built over a single wide mobile home that originally had a flat roof.
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The new roof can be installed in 1 2 days depending upon your skill level.
Mobile homes are built as a single engineered unit.
Manufactured homes the coded homes built after 76 tend to have more pitched or peaked roofs.
Since flat roofs need more maintenance and are more prone to leaks you will need to make sure to fix all leaks and issues before installing a pitched roof over the flat roof.
Flat roofs can become pitched and pitched roofs can go higher.
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The nails screws and glue used in assembly are essential.
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These gabled roofs can be covered with asphalt shingles or metal panels the weight doesn t matter if the roof over has it s own self supporting frame.