Your Mobile Home: Energy and Repair Guide for Manufactured Housing, 5th Edition [Paperback]

John T. Krigger (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1, 2006

A guidebook to answer your questions about mobile and manufactured homes. 224 pages contain the collective experience of many experts in construction, weatherization, and repair. More than 200 drawings, photos, charts, and graphs complement the useful text. The graphics combined with easy-to-understand writing, make technical information readily understandable. A must have for mobile home owners.

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About the Author

John Krigger is the founder of Saturn Resource Management, and a nationally recognized expert in the field of energy conservation for buildings. For over 20 years, he has presented seminars and produced publications on residential energy-efficiency, building maintenance, and health and safety. John combines years of hands-on energy service experience with solid academic knowledge, and is the author of 5 books and numerous publications on energy efficiency. His publication Residential Energy is used as a training manual by some of the largest weatherization organizations in the country. John is a Certified Energy Manager of the Association of Energy Engineers.

Product Details

• Paperback: 252 pages
• Publisher: Saturn Resource Management (March 1, 2006)
• ISBN-10: 1880120143
• ISBN-13: 978-1880120149
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #264,347 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Must Have Book for Mobile Home Owners, May 30, 2007

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Barbara J. Brown "Barbara J. Brown" (Stilwell, OK, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Your Mobile Home: Energy and Repair Guide for Manufactured Housing, 5th Edition (Paperback)

Excellent book covering all aspects of mobile home ownership. I purchased an old mobile home for storage use. The book lists by chapter the materials needed by name, description, with complete detailed description with photos on how to complete repairs. I plan to do repairs on the roof, floor, walls, and insulation myself. I am woman 68 years old with basic cut and hammer skills and on a limited budget. The directions, tips, and step-by-step instructions are very informative. I now know what to fix first, how to do it, and what I need to complete the repairs. The tips are very useful, and I will use them. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK!! Barbara J Brown, Stilwell,OK

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Really good reasource, March 8, 2007

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Peggy Ridge "Peggy" (Forest Knolls, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Your Mobile Home: Energy and Repair Guide for Manufactured Housing, 5th Edition (Paperback)

This book is what I was hoping for. It explains how to work on Mobile Homes, including older models such as my 1965 Flamingo. It explains, for example, the difference between how a mobile home door hinges are installed, versus those in a normal home. I'm having doors replaced and was wondering why the exterior doors are so oddly attached. It also goes into great detail about methods of insulation, which I have to do, and tells which parts of the trailer (floor vs walls vs ceiling) receive the most benefit from insulation. Also, doing construction on a mobile home, such as changing out old windows, is something I have to face. Most carpenters I've spoken to have had doubts about how to go about this, and this book details out what they can expect.

There are plenty of illustrations too. I'm really glad I bought the book. It will be an often-used resource.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Clear, Detailed, Expert advice for everyone, April 1, 2008

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L. McDonald "happy sleeper" (Upper Captiva Island, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Your Mobile Home: Energy and Repair Guide for Manufactured Housing, 5th Edition (Paperback)

I am very impressed with this volume. I am needing skills to inspect older mobile homes and get beyond the knee-jerk reaction that they are old and ugly. Mr. Krigger's expertise with this kind of housing and respect for it is extremely useful as a place to start. Then he takes the reader through all the component portions of the housing--how it was build, what its common weaknesses are and how to look for problems--before going through how to address the issues and make the repairs. I am finding this approach very useful in acquiring the new skills I need in moving from stick built to this type of housing.