Congrats on your move out to the country and away from the city. We started buying our land back in 2004 and finished in 2009 and lived in a small cabin for 6 months until the loggers and the house was built.Take all the photo's that you can from start to finish because you, your friends and family will enjoy them later.
Moving to the Farm
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EddieWalker
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Do you have to pour a concrete pad for the mobile home? I've seen that done a few times, but it's not very common around here.
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oosik
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Congratulations - country living is the best!! We moved to the country 32 years ago. Have never regretted the decision or the move. From a suburban environment in Anchorage to the middle nowhere in EA Washington state.
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Tororider
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We don't have to, but we figured with drilling forty something holes 42" deep for the pilings we may be just as well off with a slab. The contractor that we are talking to now thinks that either the helical piers or drilling holes and using sonotubes will be the easiest and fastest. I will let you know.
creekbend
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In some areas, the County will not issue a permit for a mobile home that is over ten years old. That issue involves if a mobile home is brought in from another County. This is the law in our County.
EddieWalker
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Drilling in the helical piers is the most common method for anchoring a mobile home in this area. Sit it on blocks to level it, then anchor it with the piers. It takes them a couple of hours to do it all. A lot of the time they put plastic down first, but I've seen houses with and some without the plastic. I'm not sure which is better, but it is nicer to have the plastic under there when you have to work under there.
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Tororider
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Eddie, are you talking heavy duty sheet plastic? I know that if we don't do a slab, that the county requires us to remove any vegetation, ie grass. Putting plastic down on top of the dirt would make it much nicer if I had to go under there to do any work, and wouldn't take much time on the front end. Thanks for the tip.
Stimw
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Here in Florida the plastic is required, they call it a vapor barrier.
Also the "Pad" has to be "Crowned" so water won't build up.
I removed a 35 year old 24' X 60' and I had to place 10 loads of dirt (a friend's 9 yard truck) to get above grade for a good crown.
I replaced with a 28' X 56'.
Pics are the pad, rear view and front view after installed.
Also the "Pad" has to be "Crowned" so water won't build up.
I removed a 35 year old 24' X 60' and I had to place 10 loads of dirt (a friend's 9 yard truck) to get above grade for a good crown.
I replaced with a 28' X 56'.
Pics are the pad, rear view and front view after installed.
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Tororider
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So our first setback. Not that it is a big one, or unexpected. One of the contractors, who I had hoped would work out to do most of the prep work for the mobile home and the septic called today. He gave me the name of a guy who he said does more mobile home preps and would be more affordable. No problem with that. I then asked him if he had been able to get an estimate together for the septic system. He proceeds to inform me that his septic certification has lapsed and he would have to take a class and pay the county/state several hundred dollars to get his re-cert. A friend and neighbor at the property had suggested this guy, and I don't blame him. He knew the guy did cement work and asked him if he could give me an estimate. The contractor then informed my neighbor that he does septic systems as well. Apparently the last system he did was over two years ago.
Oh well. As I said it's not as thought I didn't expect things like this, but I don't understand why he wouldn't just tell me up front he can't/doesn't want to do my septic. It was just a waste of over a week of my time. On to other things.
Oh well. As I said it's not as thought I didn't expect things like this, but I don't understand why he wouldn't just tell me up front he can't/doesn't want to do my septic. It was just a waste of over a week of my time. On to other things.
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Maybe pne thing to think before putting your septic in.... Do you have a RV ? Planning to eventually have one ? Or friends and relative with o e that may visit ofently ? When I put my septic in, I pay the backhoe an extra hour .... And I run an oter line approx 100 feet from the house. I do have a rv, and now I have my own dump station , in fact , now I have a 1 rv spot with 50 amp full hook up for my rv, or when famillt and freinds are coming by. It might be something to think. Ot is really cheap to add this when it's planned ahead.... Just a tought !!