How Sturdy Are Your Mobile Home Steps?

If you have a raised back door, front door, or side entrance into your mobile home, you’re going to need a set of good mobile home steps. There are three basic types of stairway in use for mobile homes today: Wood, concrete, and fiberglass. Let’s take a look at these three types.

Wooden Mobile Home Steps

Wooden stairs are by far the easiest and cheapest method of adding stairs to your mobile home. They’re great if you want something with a no-frills style or a staircase for a temporary solution. They’re also perfect if you want a do-it-yourself solution. However you get your wooden steps, you’ll need to invest in a concrete or composite pad underneath the stairs to avoid the supports sinking into the ground or being damaged by water. Weather is one of the biggest enemies of wooden steps, and it’s something you’ll need to think about, particularly if you live in a humid or rainy climate. Untreated stairs can be susceptible to rot and swelling of the wood that can significantly degrade their lifespan.

Concrete Mobile Home Steps

Like permanent foundation homes, concrete steps are also available for your mobile home and offer a much more sturdy solution than wooden stairs. Once they’re in place they’ll last for years, but first you’ll have to get them there. A team of strong men might be able to move a two-step set of stairs, but anything more will probably require a forklift or a hoist to move into position. Concrete steps can weather and chip, but that will only damage the looks, not the structural integrity.

Portable Fiberglass Mobile Home Steps

A set of mobile home steps made from fiberglass combine the best of both worlds. They are much more portable and lightweight than concrete steps, but also much sturdier than a set of wooden steps. Fiberglass steps are built using a wooden skeleton covered in glass-fiber reinforced resin. This construction can withstand all sorts of weather with ease. Fiberglass steps are typically pre-textured for slip resistance and won’t ever require painting. They also won’t chip over time like concrete. Most even come with a handrail that can be installed in pre-drilled mounting holes.

As always, check your local building codes to see what the regulations regarding steps and handrails are before you start your project.

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