Skirting

Skirting is a basic necessity for mobile homes. It  hides the structural elements, adds a barrier to keep pipes from freezing, protects the home from sizable wild animals, helps retain heat in the winter and gives the mobile home a finished look. Skirting can help maintain an average temperature beneath the home, too. Preventing cold winds, hot summer sun and extreme temperatures from building under the mobile home can reduce your heating and cooling costs.

 

Skirting allows the home to store seasonal goods; holiday decor, mowers, weed-eaters, and other various necessities that are only needed in certain seasons as well. Every mobile home should have skirting and in most parts of the country it is even a law. Vinyl skirting is the most popular for a few reasons: it is easy to install, not hard on the wallet and very attractive. Most kits run about $600 and up for a basic sized single wide and will include all the pieces you need to completely skirt the entire home. There’s 4 basic pieces needed for vinyl skirting:

• The panel itself which is sold in 12 foot lengths. This is to make it easy for homes that are sitting on an incline, you simply cut the panels at the right dimension you need for the area. You can start at 2′ on one side and end up with 12″ on the other. You’ll need to use the average height method to order the correct amount of skirting.
• The ground track which is what is bolted into the ground with long rods. It is U-shaped channel and the panel will fit down into it and keep is secured.
• The top back is what goes on the bottom of the home before the panels are set into place. It has a top J channel that the top front piece will fit into.
• The top front piece is the horizontal strip in front of the panel. It gives the entire system a more polished appearance and allows the skirting more security. It’s the last part you add.