However, I need to have a way to do my part in bringing in income, my husband may need back surgery soon.

K sent me a photo with the intake vent covered with plastic.

I have several mobile homes on private land and they have appreciated more than my stick built homes.It is true that some mobile homes are built with cheap fixtures like plastic faucets, thin plastic tubs, cheap cabinets ext.

Oil costs runs through everything due to plastic content or transportation costs.    

We were advised to line the perimeter of the house with plastic and hose the siding down while carefully pulling off mostly whole pieces. 

Also taped a funace type plastic drain hose to garden hose from dehumidifier and ran it directly into floor drain & zip tied it to drain.

We also had an iron tub in the front yard that my mom would fill with water and put black plastic over to help warm the water, then a little hot water from the wood stove, and we would take turns bathing in the great outdoors.Rough stuff, but I don't recall ever being unhappy at that time.

But you wouldnt want the "extremely gifted" medical student to perform brain surgery on you if they have never done an operation before in their life right?

The space was heated, but cold air goes to the ground, which is where the water pipe was.Another thing to keep in mind is that PEX pipe is less likely to burst when it freezes, since it is plastic.

SPC (Stone Plastic Composite aka Solid Polymer Core) seems to be the latest, greatest product, better even than LVT/LVP.