Comments on: You’ll Love It—It’s a Doublewide

By: right winger

right winger — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:20:37 +0000

Why don’t you just live in a yute? I’ll be tearing up my yard with 4 wheelers, drinking beer and smoking cigarettes, while you listen to Al Gore tell you the world is coming to an end while he flys around in his private plane.

By: Jean

Jean — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 06:35:06 +0000

I live in a doublewide. Ok, it is on 16 gorgeous acres on a bluff overlooking the Mississippi with horsebarn, large garage, 1/2 wooded, but I digress… The plan is to “green-up” my doublewide and why not? I own it right? Since it is constructed of 2×6 material a “gut job” will resolve most of the issues. A new roof-line to improve appearance, low/no voc sheeting, soy insulation and cement siding should do the trick. This house costs us about $600/yr to heat now – after some modifications it will be a fraction of that and we live in Wisconsin! The wiring and plumbing are already to code. So I say, bring on the doublewide! New roof, siding, in-floor heat and hardwoods should make it a great, and affordable place to live! I know I can’t build a new house for the 40K it will take to remodel. I have priced the ‘new’ alternatives and they are expensive for what you are getting. Living in a doublewide was not my dream, but neither was having a bunch of debt. The remodel is looking better everyday.

By: Wendy Hughes-Jelen

Wendy Hughes-Jelen — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:15:11 +0000

Fabulous! This is a great summary of what the current prefab options are. Thank you so much for taking the time to put it together.

Personally I moved to a Built Green Community and live in a townhome to get away from all of the outside maintenance of a large yard (I lived on 1/4 acre in West Seattle). Someday I will have a mountain retreat and I can’t wait to drop one of these modern prefab beauties in the woods!!

Thanks again.
@GreenSpacesRE

By: cathy

cathy — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:41:38 +0000

I live in a 100 year old foursquare, but I dream of a second home on the lake and it looks something like the lost rive modern. BTW..I totally agree “no job is worth it if I have to live in an ugly, vinyl-clad sardine can.”

By: Mike

Mike — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 01:13:22 +0000

Wasnt meaning to be a killjoy LOL
Just stating that the writer is comparing apples to oranges in my opinion. While some of the buildings may look similar to a “trailer” they are much different in structure and ecofriendlyness. The latter are much better built and much safer structurally than the “trailer/ mobile home” For those not in the know of architecture and building.
The new prefab stuff is much better today in these eco homes than any trailer ever was or will be.

By: Lola

Lola — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:38:02 +0000

Geez, what a killjoy the first commenter is! This is called evolution, what was once a prefab/low cost dwelling has moved on. It’s still a valid comparison and a nice segue into the glorious photos of the new lo-cost houses. Nicely written intro btw!

By: livinglopez

livinglopez — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 10:36:41 +0000

Fortunately, natural cleaning products are gaining in popularity and offer an environmentally-friendly and cost-effective alternative to the toxic household cleaning products used in many homes today.

By: Mike

Mike — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:16:49 +0000

There is a big difference in the construction of the first picture and the rest of the photos.
The first is what I call a double wide trailer. Its what attracts tornados. The construction is poor at best. It uses phemaldehyde in the insulation and press wood they make the cabinets out of.
Structurally it cant withstand the pressure of wind from tornados like the concrete and steel structures that most of the other photos show in the lower part of the article.
They could still use chemical laden toxins in the new home but most people these days are opting for more eco friendly choices.

I’m just saying the comparison of the steel, concrete, and metal constructed homes compared to the mobile home trailer are far different than you may expect. Even though there are some visual similarities.