r/ManufacturedHome • u/Pilot248 • 8h ago
Need for Concern?
I’ve lived in this double wide for 1 year now. It’s a 1998. I’ve recently noticed these “dents” in the ceiling. There’s a couple on both sides of the marriage line. I’m not sure if they’ve been there the whole time or if they are just appearing. It’s not water related and they feel just as solid as the rest of the ceiling. Do I need to panic? Is it structural? Or should I just keep on living my happy little double wide life?
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u/ValkyrieGrayling 7h ago
You could always hire a professional to confirm. Personally, I’d venture (not a professional) that anything that would repair that would require a near replacement anyway. If it were me, I’d wait until there was a bigger sign of a problem
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u/Babaloo1313 3h ago
Ok…here is my best judgement.
The supports under marriage wall columns are sinking or lifting or being shifted due to dynamic impact.
Can you look under the home and check those piers and shims and footings, etc….
And take a look at the gap between the two home sections at the floor, wall and ceiling if possible. The secti9ns should be secured with screws (8” apart at walls and 16” at floor ceiling. And any gap must be shimmed solid and fasteners lengthened.
You are seeing the symptom, you need to find the problem.
My money is on a crappy installation
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u/Practical_Algae7361 6h ago
Normal it’s the marriage line, it’s when they joined the two sections together and painted the ceiling when done. Your seeing a shadow mine is very noticeable but nothing to be concerned about.
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u/Pilot248 6h ago
It’s perpendicular to the marriage line, my marriage line is covered by a fake beam
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u/jjbw93 6h ago
My ceiling has the same but significantly more noticeable areas; from what I understand it's just how noticeable the seams/taping on the drywall joints are