Hello,

Thanks for your inquiry, apologies for the late response. When we got the job, the trailer had been on site among the trees for 20 years. I do not have a bird's eye view of the exact tree locations, we just responded to what was there and what spaces we had between trees! As you can see from the photos, we added a carport at one end of the trailer (next to kitchen), and added the new office space with wrap-around porch at the other end (off the master bedroom).

For the interior, we did the following:

- Painted all existing dark wood walls in an off-white color to visually make the spaces larger.

- Painted the dark-stained wood kitchen cabinets off-white.

- Found a local mill that makes oak flooring, and bought a load of left-over cuttings (from 12" long to 24" long) that were left over from milling flooring for different projects. Since the pieces were random sized (and short), they were cheap to buy and use for the flooring throughout the trailer, giving it an upgraded feel and tying together all the spaces.

- Upgraded the master bath vanity cabinet and new sinks and faucets.

So all in all, we did a lot with very little on the interior, keeping costs low.

This trailer was originally a 2 bedroom 2 bath, but at some point in the past the previous owner had added a small wing with two tiny bedrooms, for a total of 4 bedrooms & 2 baths.

Hope that helps,

Ignacio

Thank you so much for your comments. Your design is such an inspiration for me. I recently (finally) sold my in-town home and am now on my small farm property where I am living in an RV until the existing (ancient) double wide can be upgraded to live in. Prior to this step, I laid down over 100k to upgrade the existing falling down run-in barn into a 2-stall horse barn and changed a double garage into an art studio with skylights, french doors, a ceiling fan and overhead lighting under a cathedral ceiling. Since I have never contemplated or desired living in a double wide, the fact that I now have limited funds for this upgrade does make me a bit concerned. I think I am going to be using the contractor I had for the garage reno as he is very flexible, etc.

Do you think getting a designer/architect to do drawings will help me in the long run? I can do drawings myself, but am not licensed.

If you think your firm could supply the drawings, I would be happy to contact you.

Thank you again.

I would recommend that you find and talk to a local architect. They are trained in probl solving and how to do a lot with very little. They are also trpained to respond to any particular budget size. An Architect can help you with a phasing plan to transform your Doublewide in phases over time. The cool thing about already having a Doublewide is that you can live in it and upgrade parts of it over time as funds become available. You can easily do what we did – paint walls and ceilings and cabinets. Change out old light fixtures for new, even if you can only afford to do one or two at a time. An element that makes a huge visual impact on what is essentially a long box, is a covered porch.

Thank you for this comment. Yes, the covered porch on your project was especially nice and really gave a substantial and ranchhouse feel to the whole. I may be able to find an architect willing to help me plan this type of remodel in my general area.

I wish you all the best