Can A Basement Be Dug And Finished Beneath An Existing Double-wide Mobile Home? How?
I have an aprox. 60 x 24 mobile home with a “bump out” of 39.5 x 13, sited on a slope where I can walk under one end of the home (I’m 6’6″). Want to see if it will be possible to excavate, and build a full basement uder it all. Or if it will be too costly.
Tags: Basement, Beneath, Doublewide, Existing, Finished, Home, Mobile
January 18th, 2010 at 12:25 pm
My daughter did this to her home on the lake. The house was valued at 60K we moved it off the footings and, she lived with us for awhile. We moved the house completely off the footings and, then dozed the bottom out. We built, or made the bottom a “berm” put it down about five feet, then raised the block sides about three feet. We jacked the house up when the time was right and, moved it back on. After it was finished the value went up to 164K and, she sold the place a few years later for 184 after the landscaping was done.
The total price was the price of the material and labor, about 18K for a total.
January 18th, 2010 at 5:45 pm
this would be very costly……but it can be done.
January 18th, 2010 at 10:20 pm
Yes, it can be done. Consider (if you have the room) putting the foundation near the trailer then moving the trailer onto the ready foundation. If you have the room this will save a ton of time, planning and money. Not to mention the inconvenience of digging a hole under your home.