How Are Modular Homes Stronger Than Stick Built Homes?
The modular building industry uses the strongest of all construction methods based on the 2×4 platform framing system. This is the same system that a conventional stick builder would use, but the differences in the construction process and materials differ. Modulars have the reputation of being over built. The process of building in a factory allows the structure to be “open” while being built. Workers are able to access the inside of the walls and ceilings, between the wall board and framing members, to glue and seal the wall board from the rear, before the outer sheathing and insulation are attached. These types of extra applications to the building process make a very ridged structure. Precision cuts, which are fit and fastened in the factory, along with the technology of glue-nailed sheathing and decking, additional framing members, and metal strapping insure less movement in the structure. A Modular home’s strength speaks for itself when one considers that the structure is moved b
