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PREPARING THE HOME ON THE EXTERIOR Remember that the home is going to have a lot of wind resistance on the road. Anything that might blow off will blow off at 50 miles per hour. So remove or secure all of the items that might be impacted.

REMOVAL OF SKIRTING Now here’s one you can do yourself, it you’re handy. Removing skirting can be literally done by kids - we’ve seen them do it - but normally not when they’re supposed to. The essential thing to remember on removal of skirting is to leave the track on the home alone (you can reuse it when you arrive at the new destination, as well as the track on the ground.

The MHBay team would like to announce that our Blog is now live! This section is called "News and Articles" and a link is directly available from the header navigation. Unfortunately, we had to take out the previous Mobile Home Resources link to make room, but the page is still linked from the resource box at the bottom of the homepage, as well as from the blog in the "links" section.

ESSENTIAL HOME PREPARATION FOR TRANSPORT Just like preparing a surface for painting ensures a successful end product, so does the correct preparation of the home to be moved. If you do not use good planning, you will waste substantial funds in repairing unnecessary damage to your home.

THE MOVE The transporter will proceed with the home at a fairly low rate of speed for two reasons. First, it is dangerous hauling something this big, and he wants to keep control of this load. Secondly although he will probable have a truck behind him to warn other drivers of his enormous girth, he is equally concerned about areas of road that are too narrow to accommodate him, or two low to clear, such as a bridge.

The transporter will have to make ready the home to be moved. Assuming the home is already sited somewhere else (of course, if coming out of the factory, no preparation is necessary), the home will have to be separated from its earthly home and made road worthy. The first step is to remove the “skirting” on the home – the material that hides the underside of the mobile home from view.

Many people are amazed when they see a mobile home, which can be up to 80’ long and 18’ wide, being moved down the highway. How can they do that? Well, believe it or not, they were designed to be moved. Unlike when someone moves a stick-built house that was never intended to be moved down the highway, every mobile home comes off the factory floor on wheels and ready for its first outing.

Today we will begin a new article series that explains how one actually moves a mobile home. This series is from a 30 page ebook published by Dave and Frank, so expect a VERY detailed explanation about moving a mobile home.

Are you in the process of buying a mobile home? MHBay.com has recently partnered with Lending Club, a lender who specializes in offering lower rates to well-qualified borrowers. Loans are available up to $35,000, and even if this doesn't cover the entire portion of the home you are trying to buy, it could definitely help cover a significant portion of your new home.