Skirting is basically panels that run along the perimeter at the bottom of the mobile home and covers the open space between the home and the earth.
Mobile home ceiling looks like attic opening.
The roof trusses create an enclosed space between the ceiling and the roof that can be defined as an attic.
Opening the ceiling to gain access is not a difficult process.
But most mobile homes do not have enough height in that space for someone to actually climb in and move around or store something which is necessary for most people to call it an attic and not just a gap above the ceiling.
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Interestingly most manufactured homes do not come with an attic access for new homeowners.
The attic area does have sufficient room for moderate storage or to access for the purpose of running wires and installing various ceiling fixtures.
Mobile homes are required to be a certain level above the ground so there is almost always a gap.
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Most mobile homes do not have attic access.
Here are some common ways in which the looks of mobile homes are augmented.
But a higher ceiling may mean higher construction and energy costs.
I always assumed that there was no space between the ceiling beams and the roof however there is about a four foot high factory installed duct through the roof near the marriage line to the the ceiling in the living room for the evap.
This is due to the fact that most mobile homes have very little space between the ceiling and roofing so the manufacturers figure why bother with it.
Manufactured houses do not usually have attic access because of the limited space between the ceiling and roof.
After peering into their attic they wondered if it was possible to raise the height of their standard 8 foot ceilings to turn the family and living room into one lofty great room.
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