Re: [GBlist] shading my trailer

["Steven Shepard" <sbtdesigns@earthlink.net>]

I've seen many mobile homes down here with a second roof structure built over the mobile home.  It is not uncommon for these homeowners to use steel roof material, radiant barrier decking and to insulate these second structures.

 

Seems like after all that it would have cost the same to build a small home.

 

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----- Original Message -----

From: Martin&Caruso

To: greenbuilding@crest.org

Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2002 8:20 PM

Subject: [GBlist] shading my trailer

Hi everyone,

 

While still in the formative stages of housebuilding (that is we are still checking out the options at this point), we are living in a mobile home that was stupidly set up (not by me, mind you) to be completely exposed to the afternoon sun.  It is hot here again and the place is already unbearably hot by around 2:30pm.

 

Growing trees for shade would take too long to be any use to me.  I have this kind of nutso idea I am thinking about carrying out, namely erecting some kind of poles in the front yard upon which to put some kind of shading material.  Does anyone out there have any suggestions?  I had to run my AC today and yesterday-Ugh.  It is still really hot in here, at 9:20 pm.  Outdoors it has cooled down some but it is boiling in here.  Yes, I have the door wide open.

 

Thanks in advance.

Elizabeth