He "manages" his family condo business, so he has some knowledge. I'm old and my knees and back are shot, but I grew up doing some renovation work and part of my career included renovation of shipboard living quarters, and that's somewhat similar (but not the same). We hope we can move in by the end of April by working weekends and weeknights after work.
The list seems long, but I think most of it can be done in grouped stages, and that's what I'm trying to figure out; how to coordinate both my work and when to call in contractors to do their work. I don't want to mess with siding or anything that can affect the structure and might cost more to "fix" if I screw something up (like door or window installation) since this is a manufactured home with not a lot of space between the aluminum roof and the ceiling board, and I certainly don't want to mess with the old vapor barrier between the crawlspace and the structure.
We do have a friend who lives at the park, who had found out this trailer - a REO - was getting ready to go on the market and let us know as soon as it listed because he knew we were looking and needed something that either had been or could be converted to ADA requirements for accessibility at a reasonable price. He's also the park handyman (retired C-27 - mobile and manufactured home contractor) and has been a great help by knowing what the regulations are; he's agreed to help us (for a fee, of course) to manage some of the mobile home specific work and perhaps help out between his other jobs.
My husband will be overseeing any contractor work; as he's disabled, he's indicated that so long as he's provided with a comfy chair, his books, and some music, he'll be there during the day to "let the contractors in, out, and to get parts as needed."
Again, I guess my main concern after budget would be about "prioritization". I'll be posting pictures on this project if anyone's interested. Except for the stuff under the crawlspace. I can't get down into the posture needed to do things like hit the few jacks with WD-40, a wire brush, and Rustoleum to get surface corrosion off anymore. And I sincerely doubt that the FSIL (who would begrudgingly help with some demo, hauling, painting and flooring) would be willing to do jobs like that without us providing a significant dowry as incentive.
Haele
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