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How to Winterize Your Mobile Home If you live in a mobile home, there are many things you have to think about and consider that regular homeowners do not have to think about. You are probably already aware that bills can reach astronomical levels when you live in a mobile home. This happens because you need to turn the air conditioning up very high to keep your home cool during the summer, but you also have to keep your heating system turned up very high to keep your home warm in the winter. One of the reasons why you must either heat or cool your home so much is because mobile homes usually do not have great insulation. Reinforce the Insulation Reinforcing or even reinstalling the insulation in your mobile home can help you reduce the amount of money you spend on heating or cooling your home by at least $60 per month. This difference can be enormous when implemented over time. You can try to work on your insulation by yourself, but you’ll have to have pretty extensive knowledge of how to complete the task. If you’re intent on doing it yourself, you can look online for tips or go to your local hardware store and talk with an employee. Visiting a hardware store is a good idea anyway. You can go there and buy all the supplies you need. Winterizing your mobile home is very important. Making small changes to help winterize your home will help you save money, energy, and will help to reduce stress in your life. Keep Cold Air Out and Warm Air In One of the main things you can do to get started on winterizing your mobile home is to check your storm windows. Many mobile homes have storm windows and it is important to make sure that they are in working order. Storm windows will greatly affect how comfortable you feel in your mobile home, so check them every few months to make sure they aren’t broken or cracked. Most storm windows are installed on the interior of your home rather than the exterior. If you find that any of your storm windows are broken or cracked, you can get a glass repair business to fix them. The money that it costs to get your storm windows fixed will definitely be less than the money and discomfort it will cost you if you continue to live with faulty storm windows.

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Page 1: How to Winterize Your Mobile Home

How to Winterize Your Mobile Home If you live in a mobile home, there are many things you have to think about and consider that regular

homeowners do not have to think about. You are probably already aware that bills can reach

astronomical levels when you live in a mobile home.

This happens because you need to turn the air conditioning up very high to keep your home cool during

the summer, but you also have to keep your heating system turned up very high to keep your home

warm in the winter. One of the reasons why you must either heat or cool your home so much is because

mobile homes usually do not have great insulation.

Reinforce the Insulation Reinforcing or even reinstalling the insulation in your mobile home can help you reduce the amount of

money you spend on heating or cooling your home by at least $60 per month. This difference can be

enormous when implemented over time.

You can try to work on your insulation by yourself, but

you’ll have to have pretty extensive knowledge of how

to complete the task. If you’re intent on doing it

yourself, you can look online for tips or go to your

local hardware store and talk with an employee.

Visiting a hardware store is a good idea anyway. You

can go there and buy all the supplies you need.

Winterizing your mobile home is very important.

Making small changes to help winterize your home

will help you save money, energy, and will help to reduce stress in your life.

Keep Cold Air Out and Warm Air In One of the main things you can do to get started on winterizing your mobile home is to check your

storm windows. Many mobile homes have storm windows and it is important to make sure that they are

in working order.

Storm windows will greatly affect how comfortable you feel in your mobile home, so check them every

few months to make sure they aren’t broken or cracked. Most storm windows are installed on the

interior of your home rather than the exterior.

If you find that any of your storm windows are broken or cracked, you can get a glass repair business to

fix them. The money that it costs to get your storm windows fixed will definitely be less than the money

and discomfort it will cost you if you continue to live with faulty storm windows.

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Another thing you can do to winterize your mobile home is to try and seal and air leaks you may hear

around your house. Wait until a windy day to check for air leaks; this will help you hear where air is

whistling through certain sections of your house.

Make sure to also seal around any pipes or wires that under your sinks or in electrical boxes. They will

help you to save money because you are not wasting energy.

Mobile homes in Utah in particular are susceptible to brutal winter conditions. If you a proud owner of

one of the many mobile homes in Utah, take these tips into consideration.

They will most likely help you to save money and energy this winter season.