Katrina cottage plans

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After Hurricane Katrina, more than 20,000 campers and trailers were sent to the Gulf Coast. FEMA has been providing emergency housing, but it was meant to be temporary. This time the areas affected…

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Marianne Cusato’s Katrina Cottage began as a dignified alternative to a FEMA trailer. The concept has evolved into a series of very cute small house plans available through Lowe’s home improvement stores. In fact Lowe’s can sell you the plan, materials and even assist with financing. You’ll still need to work to get the necessary permits and build the house. Essentially it’s a tiny house kit. Marianne Cusato is a nationally known architectural expert,has a degree in architecture from the…

“Katrina Cottages” are small house plans intended to provide New Orleans residents with simple replacement homes when they needed to quickly rebuild following the devastating Hurricane Katrina. They were designed in styles traditional to the area, scaled-down in size for affordability and the quick construction of many units. Our Katrina Cottage is a quaint 3BR with a Master on the first floor. The pleasing comfort of this design pairs with ease of construction for a popular, economical…

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For those who don’t remember, after Hurricane Katrina (August 2005) there was an urgent need for housing in the Gulf Coast. Katrina Cottages were an alternative to trailers and temporary housing. A…

Looking for charming small house plans that can fit any size of family? Consider these cottage-style homes, which are all less than 3,000 square feet.

The small cottages designed to replace FEMA trailers after Hurricane Katrina are popular, so popular that Lowe's has decided to offer them in their stores. "We had so many requests that the company decided to make them available nationwide," said Chris Ahearn, spokeswoman for Lowe's at the company's Mooresville, N.C., corporate office, told the Contra…