Cob: OFF TOPIC: any ideas on a roofover for my mobile homes?

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This is exactly the job I'm facing come spring. Our plan is post-and-beam,
or what they call pole frame. Posts form support for roof trusses above the
existing mobile roof. Posts about 8 feet apart from ground to just above
the roof, bolted into the mobile frame bottom and top. This gives the
mobile added strength and stability, with posts resting on concrete footers
so the entire structure floats as one unit with frost heave. The mobile
itself is blocked, not tied to a ribbon foundation, so it floats with the
posts it's bolted to. The posts can be infilled with sheathing or exterior
covering, giving further insulation and dead air space between the
sheathing and the outside mobile wall. Any other ideas or thoughts on this
most welcome! 

paul & barb - on the continental divide
http://globalcircle.net

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On 10/15/2002 at 3:34 PM W wrote:

>Post-and-beam with salvaged galvanized roofing?  this could create a
>small covered "porch" area as well...
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