Hereās the scoop on Harperās new room! We took down the wall strips, added recycled denim insulation for soundproofing, and some new drywall and paint!
Check it out here part 1 & 2 š©µšāļøš“š”
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Itās been a while since I shared all the details on our new construction manufactured home so here goes..
Our home is manufactured by Live Oak Homes in Georgia, and this model specifically is The Fancy! We love it because not only was it affordable at $179,000, it also came fully furnished with all the furniture, home decor, rugs, and appliances!
A little more details, itās 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, and 2254 sqft, plenty of room for our family of five! We love the fact that it has 2 living rooms, a dining area, and an island big enough to fit the whole family (itās 11.5ā long!)
We have made some changes over the past year with things like the kitchen backsplash, board and batten siding, and refinishing the walls to name a few.
The home came with a home warranty and they were able to change some things out for us at no additional cost, like a chip in the counter top being that it was the model home. We had a couple of foggy windows that were replaced, and a crack in the ceiling from the delivery process that they were able to patch up.
If youāre thinking about a manufactured home, I would definitely recommend one if you are looking for that affordable lifestyle and a home that is easy to customize and upgrade!
We just finished giving Milesā room a fresh new look! He requested a Supercar theme bedroom with ferrari red sheets. Checkout the before and all the demo here:
And hereās a video on how it all came together
Paint colors:
ā¢Voyage
ā¢Almost Charcoal
I have links for everything I used to put the room together from my amazon store ā¤µļø
https://amzn.to/4oQbKVA Red sheets
https://amzn.to/3Hv2wNB Gray Duvet Cover
https://amzn.to/45pFjUM Frames
https://amzn.to/46WLimx Curtains
https://amzn.to/4lrgzSg Check engine sign
https://amzn.to/3JhGH4A Checkered rug
https://amzn.to/4oBck9t Velvet Bedframe
https://amzn.to/3V2C3de Gaming chair
https://amzn.to/4llLOxT Car wall art
https://amzn.to/45AY3B0 Lego Lamborghini
https://amzn.to/3JiBdqa Lego pagani
https://amzn.to/4fFbbtB Lego ferrari
https://amzn.to/3V1voA4 Rope light
Leave a comment and let Miles know what your favorite supercar is! šļøšš
Weāre still removing those ugly wall strips and smoothing out the walls. Right now weāre working on Liamās room, its getting an upgrade with a wood accent wall and some fresh paint. Scroll to the bottom for links on what we used, and donāt forget to watch and like our video!
Heres what we used to smooth the walls
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Paint colors:
Bedding: Grey plaid Duvet
Curtains: Room Darkening Greyish White
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Come take a tour of our 2024 double wide! We moved in last August so itās almost been a year. A lot has changed but a lot of it still looks the same, so come check it out!
Check out the tour here
Weāve been working on giving our home a facelift with some Board and Batten siding, and weāre painting it white to give it that Farmhouse style look!
We started by removing the vinyl siding that came with our home. Looking dingy, I held off on washing it because I knew it would be taken down soon. What bothered me the most was all the different directions of the lines, and how high up the skirting was. We also made sure to be extra careful removing the old vinyl siding because itās getting repurposed on our well house.
James first built a frame to extend the wall down and shorten the look of the skirting. The frame is made with 1x4s across the top and bottom and 1×2 furring strips for vertical supports.
Weāre using the LP engineered panel siding from Lowes. The panels come primed and are light weight which makes them really easy to work with and they come primed with Smart Guard technology helping make them resistant to water damage, pests, and fungal decay. We liked the panels because they didnāt require a special blade and you could cut them with a regular saw.
For now weāre just redoing the front until we decide if the garage will be attached or not. Donāt want to do all that work if itās going to be covered up!
And weāre just cutting down the original skirting and putting it back up, so no animals get under our home, but we do plan to add a brick skirt soon.
Here you can see the height difference on the skirting
In total we ended up spending $1640 but we were able to save a little money by keeping the trim around the windows and top edge of the home.
Hereās a cost breakdown with links showing just exactly how we spent our money:
Wood for frame $96.76
House wrap $36
Caulking $63.84
Flashing tape $28
Battens $111.20
Lp Panels $933.24
Paint $234.32
Screws $102.64
Stay tuned to see what we tackle next, if it all works out we plan to widen the front steps or add a big front porch!
Wallpaper makes it easy to transform any space. Checkout our latest projects and click each image to shop each one!
Weāre slowly adding new furniture and decor to our new home, checkout this beautiful dresser from Vabches itās a mix of modern and farmhouse style and fits our home so well. I styled it with fall decor, it comes in 5 different colors, this one is the white!
You can checkout all the details on the dresser here: Vabches 6 drawer dresser
New prints for our new place. Checkout Poster store and all their beautiful prints, frames, and canvas art! Weāre excited to start decorating and make this place feel like home.
For a limited time you can use my code EMELIA45 and get 45% off (excludes personalized prints and canvas)
I canāt wait to order more! They have so many beautiful designs that I want to get for the kitchen but weāre taking it slow, one room at a time.
Ever since we first toured our home we knew the strips on the walls had to go. At first we were going to rip everything out and put standard drywall, but after talking with our home contractor we decided to keep the VOG walls and just fill in the joints. VOG is a type of drywall Vinyl on Gypsum thatās typically found in these homes.
If you order a brand new manufactured home it is an option to have drywall, and that was around an $8,000 upgrade, but since we got the model home ours came as is.
Right now weāve completed the main living areas, and as soon as my arms recover from all the painting we will start on the bedrooms.
Everything in our home is a different shade of gray, so Iām happy to see it get a little brighter in here with the white.
Hereās everything we used to fill in the joints
After you layer on joint compound, fibafuse tape, and more joint compound, let it dry then sand, reapply, and sand some more until everything is completely smooth.
It took about 3 or 4 layers of paint before the gray walls were completely gone, but the results are so worth it. Hereās how the living room looked before:
Did our new manufactured home come with a warranty?
YES! After our home was delivered we went around and made a punch list of things to be fixed. A couple weeks later a contractor was sent from Georgia to work on our home and fix any concerns. So far nothing major has come up, but we did have a few things.
Like this crack that appeared in the kitchen ceiling. Itās pretty common to have cracks from everything shifting during the move and itās also an easy fix. The contractor is actually working on patching that right now, and you canāt even tell it was ever there.
Another issue is this gap around the kitchen sink, we thought it just needed extra caulking, but it turns out the hole is cut too big so a new countertop for the island has been ordered.
And then thereās the issue with this window in one of the bedrooms, Iāve tried everything to clean it but the foggy look will not go away. So they are just going to be replacing it with a brand new window.
Then we have the front door, I wish I would have waited to paint it black! The storm door has always given us trouble because everything shifted during the move, so they will replace both doors and Iāll have to repaint the new door.
Keep your fingers crossed these are our only issues and nothing big comes up, but thankfully if it does weāre covered under the warranty! š
These three know just how lucky they are to have the best dad in the whole world. Always putting us first and working so hard to make everyoneās dreams come true! Happy Fatherās Day, we love you BIG ā¤ļø
Emelia Simoneau 