Structurally they cannot withstand a lot of weight.
Mobile home trusses over current roof.
Built to give the roof a sloped design to shed water trusses are the studs that support the roof sheeting.
Flat standard slope half truss and bowstring trusses.
You can t roof over your mobile home without fixing damages first.
Nail the shingles to the felt starting from the outside in and cutting to fit when you reach a corner or edge.
You can then apply the chosen roofing material to this roof deck.
It will require some work but cheaper in.
Most mobile homes will have bowstring trusses made with 2 2 or 2x3s.
Bowstring trusses are a dome shape.
Nail the trusses into the existing room fasteners.
Roof trusses are almost universally spaced 24 inches on center.
Once the trusses soffit and fascia are in place lay the roofing felt in place.
Make sure you extend any vent pipes through the new roof pitch and seal it with flashing.
An easy to understand and follow how to video showing how to inexpensively repair sagging mobile home roof trusses.
On older mobile homes where the roofs are nothing more than a covering of thin sheet metal the lines of the support beams are clearly visible through the metal.
Generally you ll need to build a frame for your new roof pitch and attach it to your mobile home s roof.
Then add trusses to the frame and to the roof of the mobile home.
First there are three common types of mobile home roof or truss designs.