Three Popular Mobile Home Roof Over Materials
When a home’s roof begins to fail or needs an upgrade, the owners have two choices; a complete mobile home roof replacement or a mobile home roof over.
A mobile home roof over involves placing a new roof or roofing material over your existing roof. There’s little to no material removed and that can keep costs down.
A mobile home roof over creates a unique opportunity to completely change the look of the home. Color, material and even the shape of the roof can be changed when a new roof is installed on an older mobile home. Flat roofs can become pitched and pitched roofs can go higher.
Flat to Pitched Mobile Home Roof Over
Mobile homes with flat roofs aren’t as popular as they once were. Maintenance is a burden because of the re-coatings required. Flat roofs with no overhang or gutter system create more opportunity for water to damage the exterior walls of the home, too.
Turning a flat roof into a pitched or peaked roof and adding an overhang is a popular mobile home improvement project. It helps with water runoff and adds value and lifespan to the home.
This single wide went from a flat roof to a pitched roof:
Mobile Home Roof Over Materials
There are a variety of options available that can give your roof the protection and look you desire without the need to remove your existing roof. Mobile home roof overs for flat roofs typically involve metal or rubber or PTO.
Mobile Home Roof Over with Single-Ply TPO
White, single ply TPO membranes are a very popular choice for mobile homes with flat or low slope roofs. TPO membranes are a polyester reinforced, reflective covering made of a blend of rubber and plastic that can protect your roof from rain and the wind. It can also lower your energy bills by about 30% in a hot climate by reflecting light and heat away from the home.
Firestone defines TPO Roofing as:
Thermoplastic Polyolefin (TPO) is a single-ply reflective roofing membrane made from polyprophylene and ethylene-propylene rubber polymerized together. It is typically installed in a fully adhered or mechanically attached system, allowing the white membrane to remain exposed throughout the life of the roof.
Here’s a double wide before the TPO is installed over the shingles:
Here’s the same double wide after the TPO membrane mobile home roof over:
TPO membranes come in several different thicknesses ranging from 45 to 90 millimeters. It is a fast and relatively easy installation and often the least expensive option for a mobile home roof over.
Shingled Mobile Home Roof Overs
For those that want a real shingle roof for mobile homes that have a higher pitch or gables, there are roof over options that include shingles. Shingle roof overs are also installed right over your existing roof, as long as you have not already had[…]
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