Used Ice Castle Once Over

[coombia21]

I am going to be picking up a used ice castle next week and I want to make sure that I check it out very well before I pay for it. What are some of the key things that I should look at when looking at the house. The house is a 2010-2011 and looks to be in great shape from the pictures with just some surface rust on the frame. Please let me know if there is anything I should look for when looking at the house.

 

Thanks

[Lip_Ripper Guy]

They switched to an all tube steel frame around then. If it is angle iron, I'd move on. Way too many broken frames on the side of the road. 

Check the wear on the tires.  If they are worn on the insides, it has been overloaded.  Very common.

Another (relatively) common issue is moisture damage from a leaky roof, and also around the floor. 

If the floor isn't insulated, you'll want to do so.  It'll also make any moisture issues around the floor that much worse.

Make sure the frame goes up and down with ease.  Very common to have them seize up.  Big project. 

 

 

[Boar]

yes check the piviot poits for smooth operation, lowering and raising smoothly,  check cables and pullies, dependi g on size, if its 20ft or larger it needs a 30,000 btu furnace. been thru that, i had to upgrade to a 30 in my 20ft v.  fire up the furnace, make sure u open the valve slowly, a rush of propane cantrigger an sensor shut down. once the valve is open the furnace should fire up by just move th the thermostate to a desire setting, let it run for awhile, bring a  tempnthermomenter and se if it can reach a high desired temp lie say 75 degrees,  check windownrames for leakage.  ask how old the batterie is. 

[coombia21]

Thanks for the help, picked the house up this morning. 

Edited October 14, 2015 by coombia21

[perchking]

Lets see some pics of the little bundle of joy!!!

 

Congrats