At every Excel Homes manufacturing facility , we build every home with attention to detail. That includes keeping each module as clean as possible, inside and out.

Cleanliness is actually one of the many benefits of the modular construction process. Building homes indoors prevents wind, rain and other natural elements (like tiny things with lots of legs) from getting into the home while it’s being built. That can happen in a stick-built home, but it can’t happen to a modular home. In fact, even when the modules are completed and are being transported to their final destination, they’re tightly sealed in a waterproof plastic wrapper.

While each module is being built, our workers are careful not to track in dirt or allow dust to settle in areas where it shouldn’t. And, at the end of the line, a finishing team goes through each modular to clean and touch up any areas that might need it.

Below is a photo of the base of a module at the beginning of the construction process. A plastic cover is used on the floor to keep dust and dirt off of it, even though this surface will later be covered with carpet or tile. That’s right – even in places where you’d never see the dirt, we take measures to make sure it stays clean!

We already know that modular construction is faster, more affordable and more energy efficient which makes modular homes better for the environment, but did you also know that modular homes are also stronger and higher in quality than site-built homes?

There are two main reasons why modular homes are stronger and higher in quality: the materials they’re made from and the inspection standards they are subjected to. As we’ve reported previously on Modular Musings, modular homes typically use 20 to 30 percent more materials (and are therefore even stronger than site-built homes) in order to ensure a safe trip to their final location. FEMA studies conducted after Hurricane Andrew have confirmed that modular homes are indeed stronger than manufactured or site-built homes.

Modular homes are also held to much higher inspection standards. These checks begin with quality and strength inspections in the factory (Excel uses independent, third-party inspectors in our plants) and are conducted again by local inspectors on-site to make sure the homes meet state and local building requirements.

Both factors add up to a home that not only feels stronger, but one that actually is stronger. As for the lifespan of a modular home, 100 years from now, the homes Excel is building today should still be standing.