Dear Tim,
My husband and I are in the process of purchasing a double wide trailer, (1990) we had it inspected today and found that one of the walls is "soft" and needs to be water -proofed. What is the easiest way to do this? Will it be necessary to build another wall behind the soft wall in order to protect it from futher damage? Thank you in advance for your help with this matter.
Jemmy D.
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Jemmy,
If you are talking about one of the walls that supports the roof and forms the outside wall of the structure, not a foundation wall (I have never seen a foundation under a traditional manufactured home), waterproofing will not solve your problem. It sounds to me as if this wall needs to be rebuilt so long as the source of water infiltration is uncovered and that problem solved.
Tim Carter
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