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work under some circumstances. First you are going to need a ���better installation���. This will be hard for some installers, our business plan, if we actually have one, is easy, ���faster and cheaper wins!��� It has ever been so and it is the only thing that will work for some people (see the $18 fishing reel) but we can do better and sometimes we probably should try because it just might work every now and again! Some of us have to buy the $18 reel but we at least ���want��� and appreciate the other. What could we do to create a far better than standard minimum installation. Some things are not all that hard and some are quite a bit more involved. Let���s list a few easy ones: 1. Insulate the first bay in the marriage wall end. Right now there is only a mateing gasket there and in 99.9% of the homes, there is no insulation in the last bay of each marriage wall. This leaves a 6 to 8 inch gap with no insulation on the end of the home. 2 X 4���s have a pretty low ���R��� value. Do this and the bathroom (?) wall there will not be cold in the winter. 2. Take foam tube pipe insulation and make a special strong gasket around in-floor crossover ducts holes. It opens up and you can staple the inside edge to the sill around the duct opening. Cut ���V���s��� at the corners, but leave most of it intact and silicone the joints where you have to splice another length in. This gives a great ���squishy��� gasket because it is hollow in the middle and it will last forever. (About 38.88 times better than duct board!) 3. Super anchoring! Can���t decide which is better, pan systems or screw in earth augers? Here is an idea, use both! One will not interfere with the other and you have got to be as safe as you can get! (adds $1 to the monthly payment!) I really like this one, kind of kills your liability doesn���t it? 4. Gutters (no-brainer here) More of this next month, to be continued. T J George Porter is a consultant to the manufactured housing industry. His Company is Manufactured Housing Resources, P.O. Box 9, Nassau, DE 19969, (302) 645 5552, Web: www.george-porter.com. Some of his services are both in person and On-line training for certification in many states plus expert witness and investigation for the industry. MHARR Moves To New Offices Effective December 1, 2012, the Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform has moved its offices to a new location as shown below: Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform (MHARR) Suite 512 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20004 Tel. (202) 783-4087 The Association���s offices thus continue to be housed in the same building on Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., in accordance with the vision of its founders, 28 years ago, as well as the continuing preference of its leadership and members. The Association���s telephone and facsimile numbers will remain the same following this move, as will its email address. The Manufactured Housing Association for Regulatory Reform is a Washington, D.C.based national trade association representing the views and interests of independent producers of federally-regulated manufactured housing. America���s #1 Marketplace to Buy, Sell or Rent Manufactured Homes More Tra���c More Leads More Sales November Results Website Visits Sales Leads* Homes Sold November 2012 1,352,193 55,641 5,036 Year to Date 17,542,805 534,172 61,709 * Does not include an estimated 40,000 phone inquiries generated each month. Showcase your homes and communities today! 800.397.2158 | mhvillage.com No. 9 on Get It Quick Page JANUARY 2013 15 THE JOURNAL