[StBernard] Modular Home Show

[Westley Annis]

Do you honestly think these "modular homes" will stand up to a cat 4 or 5
hurricane next year?

Jenny

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	Modular Home Show 
	
	December 14 , 2005
	
	By: Steve Cannizaro
	
	
	
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	Modular homes that can be delivered in six weeks being shown on
Paris Road
	
	St. Bernard Parish land developer Terry Tedesco is showing modular
homes
	that can be delivered within six weeks at a demonstration site in
the 4100
	block of Paris Road in Chalmette.
	
	The homes being shown, built by a Texas company, Palm Harbor, are
available
	in 1,800 square-foot and 1,500 square-foot models. Two homes were
delivered
	to Chalmette on Wednesday and are being placed on foundations by a
crane.
	
	"There's no way you can stick-build a home one at a time,'' said
Tedesco. He
	said it is difficult to get the needed materials at a fair price and
trained
	labor, including electricians, are also hard to find. "If you could
get
	everything it could cost $150 per square foot.''
	
	But modular homes, with a strong exterior, are available for $80 per
foot,
	Tedesco said. That includes demolishing a landowner's current home
and
	placing the new home on the same foundation, he said. For more
information,
	call 259-5556 or 250-4771 or email to terrytedesco.com