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Home Depot to Sell Modular Housing at New Orleans Stores
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Home Depot and Homestar Builders will begin selling modular homes in New Orleans through Home Depot stores. |
The Home Depot and Homestar Builders will begin selling modular housing at Home Depot stores in New Orleans as part of a pilot program launched in conjunction with the New Orleans Home and Garden Show this week.
The modular housing pilot program will address some of the housing and housing labor shortages affecting the region as it continues to rebuild in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
The modular homes produced for the program are manufactured in Texas and Alabama and will be built to meet the International Residential Building Codes — the same as required of site-built homes. Code compliance will be inspected by third-party inspectors to assure quality and compliance.
“There’s such a high demand for skilled home construction labor in New Orleans that it really makes it difficult to meet the overwhelming need for affordable quality housing there,” said Steve Chittenden, project manager for The Home Depot’s Home Services. “Working with Homestar Builders, we believe we can help meet this need by offering uniquely designed, quality-built homes that are manufactured offsite, transported to the owner’s property and finished using products and services offered through The Home Depot.”
The size of the homes will range from 620-square-foot homes with one bedroom and one bath, to 2,078-square-foot homes with four bedrooms and two baths.
Homestar Builders will provide on-site project supervision including site preparation, set and build out, and financing and insurance if requested. The homes will be for sale with options so home owners can customize their homes.
For more information, visit www.myhomestar.com.
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