The New York Times has an article today Katrina Victims Find a Solution: Modular House.
Worth reading but you have to register or find a password from a place like Bug Me Not.
PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss. — Of the hundreds of houses swept away by Hurricane Katrina in this small Gulf Coast town, only a fraction have been replaced. The price of building materials has skyrocketed, and the services of even mediocre contractors can be hard to come by. But on East North Street recently, a swarm of workmen put the final touches on Gwen and Rudy Cardreon’s new home, a tan ranch house that sprang up, on 11-foot piling, in a matter of days. Constructed in three pieces in a factory hundreds of miles away, the house came equipped with carpets, curtains, even ceiling fans, but looks as if it were custom built in the Cardreons’ yard.
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can you imagine when things get rolling the demand for piling contractors down there? and same with material suppliers, i guy hauling treated wood piles on a fifth wheel trailer with a one ton duallie would make a killing not to mention what an enterprising trucking outfit could do.
i was very surprised at the mess that was still in that area after all this time. it seems things are progressing at a snails pace. whats up with that?
things are progressing at a snails pace. whats up with that?
The gubmints involved.SamT
Now if I could just remember that I am a businessman with a hammer and not a craftsman with a business....."anonymous". . .segundo <!----><!---->
things are progressing at a snails pace. whats up with that?nobody has any money, alot of people left and never came back. new building codes, crooked contractors, etc.
Edited 1/6/2007 4:24 pm by brownbagg
problem with piling contractor are, every tom dick and harry are buying POS worn out crane and putting in piles. The good contaractor have wait times of a year. The others are just down right dangerous to be around. OHSA having a field day. and as of Pass chritian, it aint there, gone. But it was like 100 feet off the gulf at sea level.