Mobile Home Skirting Installation Tips for New Homes

Jan 22, 2025

Newer manufactured homes might seem like the perfect candidates for easy mobile home skirting installation: they’re fresh, new, and haven’t been exposed to the elements for years. However, while skirting is essential for protecting and enhancing the look of these homes, the installation process isn’t always as seamless as one might hope. Even new homes can have imperfections, and when installing skirting, these flaws may become more noticeable.

Here are three practical tips for installing skirting on a newer mobile or manufactured home and ensuring it looks professional:

1. Recognize that your home might not be perfectly square or level.

Mobile and manufactured homes are built in factories. Depending on the manufacturer, many homes may not be perfectly square or level. This is important to acknowledge before starting your mobile home skirting installation project. Knowing what to expect will help you plan appropriately and make adjustments as needed.

The good news? Advances in robotics and technology over the past 30 years have greatly improved the construction of mobile and manufactured homes. While imperfections may still exist, modern homes are significantly squarer and straighter than older models. Plus, they remain a cost-effective alternative to traditional stick-built homes, offering homeowners significant savings.

2. Shape the skirting material to match your home.

Even with modern advancements, your home may still have minor imperfections. When working on mobile home skirting installation, it’s important to shape the skirting material to fit the unique contours of your home. The finished look of the skirting will largely depend on how well you adapt the material to these imperfections. Taking the time to carefully shape and install the skirting will result in a more polished appearance.

The same principles apply to shed skirting. Sheds often have uneven surfaces or challenging layouts, but with careful attention to detail, you can achieve a clean and seamless look. Be patient, and don’t rush the process—your effort will pay off in the end.

3. Equip yourself with the right tools.

Each skirting material has specific tools recommended for installation, but these may not always be enough. For a successful mobile home skirting installation, you may also need additional tools to measure accurately, account for imperfections, and cut or shape the skirting material. Having the proper equipment on hand ensures you can adapt the skirting to your home’s unique needs.

When working with shed skirting, this tip is even more crucial. The smaller size and varied designs of sheds can make installation trickier, so having versatile tools is key to achieving a neat and durable finish.

Additional Tips on Tie-Downs

Before starting your skirting project, ensure that your home is properly secured. A solid tie-down system is essential for safety and can prevent damage to both your home and the skirting. For more guidance, check out our blog post on hiring a tie-down pro: Read more here.

Get Expert Help with Skirting Projects

Whether you’re tackling mobile home skirting installation or shed skirting, having the right support makes all the difference. If you’d like more information about skirting products or installation tips, contact DURASKIRT™ at (360) 964-9238. Our team has extensive experience working with both older and newer manufactured homes and is happy to assist you. Let us help you protect and beautify your home or shed with high-quality skirting solutions.

What Is Cement Board and What Is It Used For?

Jan 8, 2025

Cement board may be a familiar product to carpenters and even some ambitious do-it-yourself homeowners, but what is it, exactly?

Is there exterior cement board verses interior cement board?

Cement board is a tough, large panel composed of cement and other fibers that comes in different sizes and thicknesses, most often ¼” or ½” thick and 3 feet by 5 feet in size. Like drywall, it is sold in sheets and can be purchased at hardware or home improvement stores.

Cement Board vs Drywall

Cement Board – Not A Cheap Mobile Home Skirting

Cement board has a different use than drywall, however. While drywall panels create smooth walls and ceilings and are appropriate for most rooms, cement board is best suited for bathrooms and other areas that are prone to humidity and frequent moisture.

Cement board is used as the wall-backing behind shower tile and bathroom tile. It is much tougher than drywall and can resist mold, mildew, and other moisture-related issues prone to bathrooms. It’s a better option for rooms where moisture, sitting water, and humidity are common, because cement board is heavy and tough and creates a great base for tiles.

Exterior Cement Board?

Some homeowners have used this product as exterior cement board for the house skirting around their mobile or manufactured home, treating it as a cheap mobile home skirting alternative.

Unfortunately, this does not work out well for them.

While cement board is good for bathrooms, it does not hold up as well outside where it is highly susceptible to weathering and a lot more moisture. When used on a home’s exterior as house skirting, cement board often doesn’t last long. The nylon component on the cement board begins to deteriorate and then the cement itself begins to crumble. This causes holes in the house skirting.

Cement Board Should Be Used Inside

It is best to use cement board with indoor locations like bathrooms where it is used as a backing for tile and helps prevent mold and other common moisture problems. However, if you are looking for skirting for your home, there are other options for house skirting for homeowners of mobile or manufactured homes.

DURASKIRT™ offers a house skirting product similar to cement board but it is thicker, tougher, and designed to be used outdoors. It won’t crumble or fall apart and will holds up to weathering and outdoor elements. If you are searching for a cheap mobile home skirting option that will last, get in touch with us at (360) 419-9909. We can help answer any questions you might have and share more information about our house skirting product: a durable, efficient option that does a great job.

Cement Board Well

Q. Can you bury cement board?

Our 10x Prayer and Declaration for 2025

Jan 1, 2025

We’re Going to Thrive in 2025

We Decree and Declare A Year of Thriving in 2025

Christmas Revival 2024. This Christmas, make Jesus King!

Last year, my wife and I served at four revival tents and various other events. Notably, we had many highlights, including our five-year-old winning a family to the saving knowledge of Jesus. Going into 2025, I want to begin this year with Thanksgiving and Praise.

I thank You, Lord, for 2024 for enlarging our businesses and ministries. I pray we never leave our home this year without purpose and prayer. May we be on fire to touch lives in 2025. We are asking for partners to pray with us for the following:

An intercessory prayer team to pray into our business and ministry vision.
A large salvation tent to fulfill our calling for more than a million souls.
A team to manage the tent.

Where There is Vision, There is Provision.

The Great Commission, Matthew 28:16-20 NKJV

16 Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, to the mountain which Jesus had appointed for them. 17 When they saw Him, they worshiped Him; but some doubted it.

18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all things that I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” Amen.

Are You Questioning Your Faith? Know This, Jesus Came to Set the Captives Free!

Are you ready? Are you willing? If so, you can say this simple prayer and this time be genuine and know Jesus came to set the captives free. The question is, “What is “Revival” waiting for?”

A Plan for Redemption

If you are like me and need to examine the things you are allowing to take up your time and make an effort to ask God to show you what needs to be removed and what needs to be added. You can begin by saying this simple prayer…..

Now Pray:

Jesus,

I am a sinner. I’ve done a lot that is wrong or evil. Furthermore, I cannot do anything good in my own power. I need your love and forgiveness. Lord, I am sorry for all the sin that I have committed in my life, and that I know I will commit in the future. I want to live my life for You, doing what is right, and pleasing to You. I need a Savior, because I can never pay the debt that my sin has incurred. Jesus, thank you for dying on the cross, and shedding your blood to pay the price for my sin. I accept that You did this for me, and I ask that You extend Your eternal grace to me. Lord, please transform my heart and my life in Your image, write my name in the Lamb’s Book of Life, and fill me with the Holy Spirit. I praise You for Your love, Your righteousness, and Your infinite mercy. Thank you for saving my soul.

Today, I desire to go all in with you, Jesus. I want that set-apart life that leads me to wholeness and real happiness. I desire peace beyond understanding, as your word promises.

In the name of Jesus Christ, my Lord and Savior,

Amen.

Now that you received Jesus and placed your faith in him, it’s time to know that He has given you His authority. You are a son or daughter of the most high God! Begin using seeds, words, that build yourself and others up and expect them to bring the peace that is promised to the sons of God.

Now share the Good News!

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