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We're looking at buying a house that is in a great area where we live. Below is a picture of the main living space. Is this house a manufactured/modular building? It looks like it given the ceiling in the picture, right? What kind of ceiling is this? Is there any way to change this look or "embrace it" with other design features?
Manufactured or not, makes no difference when it comes to the ceiling. The ceiling is painted wood plank, which can be installed in Any home and is typically considered an "upgrade".
Don't like it? Take it down or cover it up with a layer of drywall.
The vast majority of manufactured homes (not trailer/mobile homes) are rectangles with a long center wall that is either 6 or 8" thick. But you should be able to check the county tax records on the home to see, I can do so online in my county.
No; it's not modular or manufactured. It would be considered an MCM.
The ceiling is tongue&groove. When the house was originally built it was probably just sealed and/or stained. If you were to remove the "T&G" you would expose the insulation and rafter/joists. If you want a smooth ceiling it would need to be covered with drywall.
Those types of roofs are called "buildup" roofs. Its a shed roof with a buildup of roofing materials (tar&gravel)- or at least that was probably the original roof. But it's possible it's been changed to a membrane material.
Need to get a full inspection, but that is the case with ALL homes!!!!!
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Originally Posted by K'ledgeBldr
No; it's not modular or manufactured. It would be considered an MCM.
The ceiling is tongue&groove. When the house was originally built it was probably just sealed and/or stained. If you were to remove the "T&G" you would expose the insulation and rafter/joists. If you want a smooth ceiling it would need to be covered with drywall.
Those types of roofs are called "buildup" roofs. Its a shed roof with a buildup of roofing materials (tar&gravel)- or at least that was probably the original roof. But it's possible it's been changed to a membrane material.
I completely agree with K'ledge that this is NOT a modular or "manufactured" home; it was "site built" and seems to have many appealing features of the once again popular "mid-century modern" style home.
The info about the EXTERIOR ROOF condition is also something I agree with AND I will add that there is the possibility that the INTERIOR CEILING was "dressed up" with painted tongue & groove paneling to conceal stains or other damage that may have resulted from failure to maintain the roof. Of course if the exterior roof has been replaced with a modern membrane and the interior ceiling was just painted to update it there would be nothing to worry about...
Depending on other factors this is actually a VERY flexible type interior "look" that is considered an "upgrade" though for larger more custom homes that were built in the MCM style most aficionados would likely prefer to see clear cedar or redwood that has a natural finish. Some folks think that looks like a "ski chalet" but I have seen it used to very dramatic effect in many very costly homes...
Looking at the pics, I would say the roof decking is a 2x 6 T&G decking popular back in the 60's and 70's. There is no attic, the material clear spans the rooms and the walls are placed for the support. There were some houses that used open trusses to make the spans. There was also a 4x 6 used the same way for longer spans. The 4x materials had a double T&G. The V groove edge would have been common on this type of materials. While wood is a great insulator, I can say it worked all that good here. My running buds parents built a house with this type of decking arrangement. The house never really cooled off in the summer regardless of the A/C setting. Theirs was stained, not painted.
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Need to get a full inspection, but that is the case with ALL homes!!!!!
