I went and looked at some of these modular homes, and found they are
very costly compared to stick built homes. But the sales people
insisted they are better. I was allowed to go to one of the sites
where they were placing a home on the foundation. What I saw was a
house built of all sorts of oddly sized lumber covered with lots of
particle board. The roofs are hinged and when they are lifted into
place, they are extremely flimsy. The siding is plastic, and looked
cheap. The amount of damage that occurred during setting the home on
the foundation was hard to believe. They cracked some of the sill
plates, busted off the pvc sewer drain pipes, ripped out some wiring
and crushed at least half of the furnace ducting. The walls cracked
noticably, and when the roof was hinged into place, several rows of
shingles were torn and damaged. The guys doing the work said this was
all normal and they repair everything after the house is set.

I dont know about you, but a new home should not be patched together
and require a hundred or more repairs.

I also noticed that they joining walls end up being almost 10 inches
thick and consist of way too much lumber. In fact, in order to keep
these homes in one piece during the move, they all consist of way too
much lumber. In the end, the house looks attractive, but they are not
structurally sound, and are filled with flaws, patched items and other
defects.

I decided that I will build a stick built home which will be superior
and in the end, much less costly. I know my home will outlast all of
those modulars too.

J Tamier

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I decided that I will build a stick built home which will be superior
and in the end, much less costly. I know my home will outlast all of
those modulars too.

J Tamier

A friend of mine purchased a modular a few years ago; 2 story, anout 2500 square
feet. The house came in 4 sections, and the assembly crew did a superb job.
They did NO damage; everything fit together as it should, and worked as it
should. Unless you watched the assembly, you can't tell by looking wither
inside or out that it's a modular. I can't comment on lasting; it's 8 years old
now, and I KNOW they've had no problems.

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like everything its a balance between money and quality. both build and
assembly.

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I decided that I will build a stick built home which will be superior
and in the end, much less costly. I know my home will outlast all of
those modulars too.

J Tamier


Yeah, well, remember the 3 little pigs and the big bad wolf? I will
build a BRICK home and it will outlast the stick-built!

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Larry Wasserman - Baltimore, Maryland -

Yeah, well, remember the 3 little pigs and the big bad wolf? I will
build a BRICK home and it will outlast the stick-built!

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No dumb questions, just dumb answers.

Larry Wasserman - Baltimore, Maryland -

odd a buddy of mine watched a bunch of neighbors home be demolished for
interstate construction.

he reported wood homes were harder to demolish than brick, his theory
was the wood siding helps hold everything together better.

sadly the tore down most of the homes and moved a few.

my buddy came within a few feet of losing his........

then they didnt need much of the vacated land. what a waste