On older mobile homes where the roofs are nothing more than a covering of thin sheet metal the lines of the support beams are clearly visible through the metal.
Mobile home trusses over current roof.
An easy to understand and follow how to video showing how to inexpensively repair sagging mobile home roof trusses.
You can t roof over your mobile home without fixing damages first.
Nail the shingles to the felt starting from the outside in and cutting to fit when you reach a corner or edge.
Roof trusses are almost universally spaced 24 inches on center.
It will require some work but cheaper in.
Nail the trusses into the existing room fasteners.
You can then apply the chosen roofing material to this roof deck.
Make sure you extend any vent pipes through the new roof pitch and seal it with flashing.
Once the trusses soffit and fascia are in place lay the roofing felt in place.
Built to give the roof a sloped design to shed water trusses are the studs that support the roof sheeting.
Structurally they cannot withstand a lot of weight.
Most mobile homes will have bowstring trusses made with 2 2 or 2x3s.
Generally you ll need to build a frame for your new roof pitch and attach it to your mobile home s roof.
First there are three common types of mobile home roof or truss designs.
Look around for light showing through cracks dark spots on your ceiling or walls peeling wallpaper or paint and or sagging in the ceiling walls gutters or siding.
You can tell a roof is damaged from the inside of your mobile home.
Flat standard slope half truss and bowstring trusses.