Tour of the Simplex Modular Home Factory
Bob tours the Simplex Industries manufacturing facility where workers are precutting the plywood as they construct the interior and exterior walls.
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Bob tours the Simplex Industries manufacturing facility where the plant workers are precutting all the plywood. The efficiencies enabled by using large industrial saws to make precision cuts save the homeowner time and money.Dave Boniello from Simplex guides Bob to where construction of the interior and exterior walls is taking place. (Modular homes are built from the inside out. Instead of starting with the exterior framing, roof, and sheathing, construction of a modular home starts with the interior walls and drywall).
The wallboard is glued and screwed to the stud walls, which have additional steel plates to maintain rigidity during transport.
Bob points out that the inspection process for a modular home is different than for a site-built home, as local inspectors would be hard-pressed to visit the Simplex plant in Pennsylvania. Simplex hires independent inspectors that are certified in multiple states.
