Grab TCMH RSS FeedMany homebuyers assume that the primary advantage of modular homes is lower home prices. However, that is the third most important reason for building a modular home. Faster construction time is the second, and superior quality is the first.
The construction applications that strengthen a modular home include:
- The window and door casings are reinforced with metal splines in the corners
- Drywall is bonded to the wall studs and the ceiling joists with super adhesive
- Larger sheets of drywall are used on the walls and ceilings
- The first-story ceiling and second-story floor systems are separate on two-story homes
- Floor sheathing is both glued and nailed
- The basement ceiling is flush with the main carrying beam built into the floor system
- Double or triple perimeter joists are used at the marriage walls (marriage walls are where wall meet)
- The modules are joined together at the marriage wall with bolts in the basement and attic
- Corners of the perimeter floor joists are also strapped