In July, the Pennsylvania Cable Network (PCN) stopped by our Liverpool facility to shoot an episode of the behind-the-scenes factory show, PCN Tours. The episode aired in August, but it’s available online for the first time and we’re happy to offer that video on our website.

Highlights from the first half of the video  include:

• 3:42 – Excel Homes director of architectural design and innovation, Steven Saffell, discussing the critical role that our builder partners play in the modular home construction process and how they work with the customer to create the home they want.
• 6:28 – Excel Homes Sales Manager Dave Reed offering a glimpse of the raw materials that go into building a modular home.
• 8:09 – Using an automated four-head saw to create precisely cut floor joists.
• 9:27 – Making floors, including the use of floor glue (in addition to nails) to add strength to the floors.
• 11:26 – Building interior walls, which includes mounting drywall with both glue and screws.
• 16:00 – The advantages of building indoors, including the ability to caulk and seal all plumbing penetrations
• 16:50 – Using lags to keep interior walls square and true and using spare sheeting behind drywall to provide support for shelving and reinforce drywall seams to make the walls stronger.