Posted by Brenda (OH) on June 07, 2008 at 11:02:42:
really tall flowers across the front side, ignore the rest?
brenda
Weed eater damage to skirting - Posted by JimAL
Posted by JimAL on June 06, 2008 at 14:26:37:
How can I patch about 50 holes my yard man put in my skirting? I am using a vinyl tape, but it does not seem to have alot of “stick to it”.
Re: Weed eater damage to skirting - Posted by marshall woods
Posted by marshall woods on July 01, 2008 at 16:14:34:
i always replace vinyl skirting with colored metal roofing works perfect
Re: Weed eater damage to skirting - Posted by Phil (AL)
Posted by Phil (AL) on June 10, 2008 at 16:44:12:
Jim, I don’t have a solution to your problem, but I have a heads for others. I bought roofing shingles (does not matter what color so get the cheapest) and turned them upside down, and slid under my skirting, over lapping the ends and only extending about four inches out from skirting. If you pull a string four inches out from the skirting at each end of the mobile home and use it as a guide this can be done very neatly. this will prevent any grass or weeds from growing, thus preventing the need to get a weed eater close to the skirting. I hope this helps others.
Regards, Phil
Re: Weed eater damage to skirting - Posted by Rob Wilson (SC)
Posted by Rob Wilson (SC) on June 09, 2008 at 13:40:42:
You need to prevent this by spraying weed killer around the edge of the skirting so the yard man doesn’t even need to come close to the skirting…
Re: Weed eater damage to skirting - Posted by Don-NY
Posted by Don-NY on June 09, 2008 at 09:24:14:
As an ex dirt track stock car racer, I use a body patching method. Go to your local race shop (or buy online from performance bodies ) “racers rivets” they come pre painted and “back up washers”. Cut a patch from scrap skirting and rivet on from the back.
Re: Weed eater damage to skirting - Posted by Gary
Posted by Gary on June 07, 2008 at 12:03:21:
Maybe time for a new yard man. Gary
Re: Weed eater damage to skirting - Posted by Michael(KCMO)
Posted by Michael(KCMO) on June 07, 2008 at 05:57:52:
You want skirting withOUT holes?! Wow, I didn’t think they made such a thing. Here all these years buying homes and I’ve never seen one with out holes. I thought they were supposed to be there!
Just kidding, of course.
I don’t have a useful suggestion. Just do what I do and don’t worry about it. They all look that way!
Michael(KCMO)
Sounds like a Do Over - Posted by Keith (OH)
Posted by Keith (OH) on June 06, 2008 at 21:55:11:
50 holes, Yikes !! I don’t know of anything that patches quickly for the long term. I have caulked a few holes here and there but if you are looking for neat and tidy you may be in for a skirting replacement. Blevins carries a nice “Skirt-Guard” that covers weed wacker damage but it only goes 4" high. http://blevinsinc.com/customer/bleinc/customerpages/pdf/BlevinsA_Skirting.pdf.
If most of your damage is above that I would just bite the bullet and re-skirt.
Re: Weed eater damage to skirting - Posted by Tim (NC)
Posted by Tim (NC) on June 06, 2008 at 18:39:31:
Jim,
I just had a trailer painted and the painter “hid” the holes with painter’s tape. I didn’t expect very good results but was pleasantly suprised. Of course it isn’t permanent but its been on a couple months and it held well enough for me to sell the place earlier this week. I had never heard of painting the skirting either but its easier to paint it than mask it off. Good Luck.
Tim
Re: Weed eater damage to skirting - Posted by Brenda (OH)
Posted by Brenda (OH) on June 06, 2008 at 16:58:47:
hide it behind a row of landscaping timbers?
Don can you post a pic? nt - Posted by Ryan (NC)
Posted by Ryan (NC) on June 09, 2008 at 19:53:06:
really nt
Re: Sounds like a Do Over - Posted by marshall woods
Posted by marshall woods on July 01, 2008 at 15:58:37:
i own 3 mobile homes on land that i buy and fix up, all 3 had torn up skirting. the absolute best fix is to remove vinyl skirting and replace with colored metal roofing weedeaters cant eat this up
Re: Weed eater damage to skirting - Posted by JimAL
Posted by JimAL on June 06, 2008 at 17:01:49:
Many of the holes are about 18 inches off of the ground. Thanks for the suggetion.
Re: Weed eater damage to skirting - Posted by garanger
Posted by garanger on June 11, 2008 at 10:03:41:
"Many of the holes are about 18 inches off of the ground. "
Definitely time for a new yard man.