American Homes of Rockwell/Trailers & Sheds

Modular homes stronger than site built, free report from FEMA says. Proponents of modular homes have long maintained that the building system produces structures that are far stronger than site-built housing. For instance, the modular sections contain up to 30% more building materials than a comparable site-built home to withstand the stresses of highway travel. Drywall is often both glued and screwed to wall studs and triple headers are used over window openings and around stairwells, to withstand the stress of transportation and being lifted by a crane.