Emelia Simoneau

Tag: farmhouse style

  • Details on Our Manufactured Home

    It’s 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, it’s 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 (it’s 11.5’ 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 you’re 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!

  • Manufactured Home Board and Batten Siding

    Manufactured Home Board and Batten Siding

    Before

    We’ve been working on giving our home a facelift with some Board and Batten siding, and we’re 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 it’s 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.

    We’re 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 didn’t require a special blade and you could cut them with a regular saw.

    For now we’re just redoing the front until we decide if the garage will be attached or not. Don’t want to do all that work if it’s going to be covered up!

    And we’re 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.

    Here’s 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

    Z channel drip edge $34

    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!