Many 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