So, they say mobile homes are a little less safe than brick homes built on a slab when it comes to withstanding high winds such as a tornado passing near by (I know, a tornado could take out a brick home if hit directly)
Since double wide mobile homes are pretty nice these days, it seems more cost effective to buy one of these and I like the idea of pouring a slab to set it on so keep it nice and lever for years to come.
My question is.... what can be done to strengthen the double wide to enable it to be able to withstand really high winds?
I saw someplace where a guy had used I-beams like used in steel building frames and he put a roof over the entire double wide mobile home where there was a pretty wide overhang on each, enough to park vehicles under....
And then, he bolted in to the concrete additional I-beams that were flat up against the walls of the double that went5 all the way up to the structure above and bolted in to it.
Do you think this is worth doing to help make the double wide more ridged and stronger to be able to withstand higher winds than it would be able to without all this?
I know putting a roof over the top should help keep the double wide cooler as that would block the sunlight during extreme heat, and I like the idea of having the roof extend way out to prove a place for parking vehicles.
Just curious what the resident structural engineers and wanna be engineers think about doing all this.
Since double wide mobile homes are pretty nice these days, it seems more cost effective to buy one of these and I like the idea of pouring a slab to set it on so keep it nice and lever for years to come.
My question is.... what can be done to strengthen the double wide to enable it to be able to withstand really high winds?
I saw someplace where a guy had used I-beams like used in steel building frames and he put a roof over the entire double wide mobile home where there was a pretty wide overhang on each, enough to park vehicles under....
And then, he bolted in to the concrete additional I-beams that were flat up against the walls of the double that went5 all the way up to the structure above and bolted in to it.
Do you think this is worth doing to help make the double wide more ridged and stronger to be able to withstand higher winds than it would be able to without all this?
I know putting a roof over the top should help keep the double wide cooler as that would block the sunlight during extreme heat, and I like the idea of having the roof extend way out to prove a place for parking vehicles.
Just curious what the resident structural engineers and wanna be engineers think about doing all this.