How to replace walls in single wide mobile home

I can't picture your floors are under the walls. Please give us a better idea what your talking about. The more information about this problem will help us help you.

I changed the flooring in my mobile. I just removed the floor boards on the walls and left the vinyl under the walls. I cut the vinyl close to the walls with an Exacto knife. After replacing the flooring with laminate, I installed new floor boards.

Be very cautious that the walls you want to remove are not load bearing. I removed an interior wall to give a more open look and that's how I found the wall was put in after the flooring. You will have to repair the ceiling if you don't replace the wall.

When mobiles are built, the manufacturers put down the vinyl flooring then builds the interior walls on top of it. It is quicker and cheaper that way. They can also modify the floor plan to suit the buyer without building new.

Ebbjdl, I think the flooring is running under the wall structure. Another way to describe is that the floor went down first and the walls were placed atop as they were erected. I haven't a clue what to do unless, as they remove the existing floor, they take it to the wall and cut along the base thereby leaving the original floor and walls intact. Then new flooring can be placed up to that point.

In 1962 Mobile Homes were not constructed to HUD specs and as such are generally a very poor build. When you remove the paneling on the walls you will most likely find very small studding, maybe as small as 2" x 2". This is not only not very strong, but allows not much room for insulation.

Basically I would say the unit is not worth updating, the money invested in the rebuild will not be recoupable in the market. No financial organization will loan against it as it does not meet HUD standards.

I completely remodeled a manufactured home. You maintain these homes and because they're made like a tin can, they will last a long, long time. Sal is correct, watch out for structural walls. While most of them are not, I wasn't going to take the risk. So I left "pillars" for electrical wiring and support. It still updated the home, but kept support in place. Cutting the carpet out was a pain, but with carpet cutters and patience, it all came up along the walls and the new 3 inch baseboards covered any carpet strands. Just be prepared. Mobile home parts are very expensive. Good luck!

Removing walls can be complicated... and a temporary wall may be needed to hold up the roof while you restructure with heavier construction than original.... we have a 2000 era mobile home and the wall construction is 2X3s and we needed to restructure and reinforce just to put in sliding barn doors.

You can find out online if you are supposed to get a permit for the work you're planning. In Washington State, the only permit they will issue for a mobile that old is for demolition. Good luck on your project.