How to Winterize Your Mobile Home

1. How to Winterize Your Mobile Home
If you live in a mobile home, there are many things you have to think about and consider that regular
homeowners do not have to think about. You are probably already aware that bills can reach
astronomical levels when you live in a mobile home.
This happens because you need to turn the air conditioning up very high to keep your home cool during
the summer, but you also have to keep your heating system turned up very high to keep your home
warm in the winter. One of the reasons why you must either heat or cool your home so much is because
mobile homes usually do not have great insulation.
Reinforce the Insulation
Reinforcing or even reinstalling the insulation in your mobile home can help you reduce the amount of
money you spend on heating or cooling your home by at least $60 per month. This difference can be
enormous when implemented over time.
You can try to work on your insulation by yourself, but
you’ll have to have pretty extensive knowledge of how
to complete the task. If you’re intent on doing it
yourself, you can look online for tips or go to your
local hardware store and talk with an employee.
Visiting a hardware store is a good idea anyway. You
can go there and buy all the supplies you need.
Winterizing your mobile home is very important.
Making small changes to help winterize your home
will help you save money, energy, and will help to reduce stress in your life.
Keep Cold Air Out and Warm Air In
One of the main things you can do to get started on winterizing your mobile home is to check your
storm windows. Many mobile homes have storm windows and it is important to make sure that they are
in working order.
Storm windows will greatly affect how comfortable you feel in your mobile home, so check them every
few months to make sure they aren’t broken or cracked. Most storm windows are installed on the
interior of your home rather than the exterior.
If you find that any of your storm windows are broken or cracked, you can get a glass repair business to
fix them. The money that it costs to get your storm windows fixed will definitely be less than the money
and discomfort it will cost you if you continue to live with faulty storm windows.

2. Another thing you can do to winterize your mobile home is to try and seal and air leaks you may hear
around your house. Wait until a windy day to check for air leaks; this will help you hear where air is
whistling through certain sections of your house.
Make sure to also seal around any pipes or wires that under your sinks or in electrical boxes. They will
help you to save money because you are not wasting energy.
Mobile homes in Utah in particular are susceptible to brutal winter conditions. If you a proud owner of
one of the many mobile homes in Utah, take these tips into consideration.
They will most likely help you to save money and energy this winter season.