We have a double wide and want to take down a closet in the middle of the kitchen to open up to the living area should be be worried about a support beam paul if the wall you want to remove is on the marriage line where the two halves of the house come together you do not want to remove it.
Do double wides have attics.
Ok just for the record a double wide this one anyway has about a 3 gap between the ribbon that the rafters are nailed to.
The manufactured housing construction and safety standards mhcss requires that attics in all double section and shingled single section homes be ventilated.
This is due to the fact that most mobile homes have very little space between the ceiling and roofing so the manufacturers figure why bother with it.
Opening the ceiling to gain access is not a difficult process.
D i got my camera in there for a few shots.
The attic area does have sufficient room for moderate storage or to access for the purpose of running wires and installing various ceiling fixtures.
I pulled the ridge caps cut back the shingles and installed the ridge vent over said gap.
Most mobile homes do not have attic access.
It looks like the seams have leaked a few times and that probably caused the staining.
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I suggested they have a membrane installed over the metal but i am open to better ideas.
Well yes and no.
The roof trusses create an enclosed space between the ceiling and the roof that can be defined as an attic.
Manufactured houses do not usually have attic access because of the limited space between the ceiling and roof.
Nice curved trusses 1970 s single wide with the original metal roof.
As noted above this may not be the common practice for other housing types in many locations.
We just don t get to see the attic except when somebody s cut a hole in the ceiling.