Michael Dayer, the president of Jersey Shore Modular Homes, says the workers at Pennsylvania’s factories that build modular homes love their jobs.
They don’t have to deal with the work-unemployment-work dance that builders of site-built homes are often forced to do, completing a job and then waiting for the next one to come along. A typical modular home factory builds a few hundred homes a year. In other words, steady employment, steady paychecks and benefits.
And they get to do their building inside, away from summer’s heat, winter’s cold, spring’s winds and fall’s tropical storms and, most importantly, an all-season element – rain.
That last element, rain, should also be a major concern for people considering purchasing a new home, said Dayer. Not only are site-built homes built outside, but materials are stored outdoors during the construction process. It is pretty close to impossible for a site builder to get a home framed and watertight before weather hits, before a rainy day or week comes along.
Precipitation produces mold, and as survivors of Superstorm Sandy can attest, mold is a serious problem.
Modular homes, on the other hand, are built inside and materials are stored inside as well. That means mold is virtually eliminated in a modular home.
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