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Modular Homes in West Virginia

In any part of the world, calamities are very common these days because of the rapid change in the environment. In most cases, calamities appear to be more destructive than it were before. Typhoons, hurricanes and other calamities that shake different parts of the world seemed to have more disastrous effects nowadays.

In West Virginia, calamities are evident as well. Residents in this part of the world suffer from floods, landslides and other calamities that caused some of them to be homeless. In July 2004, residents in West Virginia suffered a great disaster when several residents became homeless due to a severe flood and landslide. Because of this, the West Virginia Governor at that time, Bob Wise, placed a service and consumer sales tax exemption from residents that will purchase modular homes and the like.

The growing popularity of the benefits of modular housing may have been one of the reasons why the government chose to exempt people from paying for taxes if they will purchase modular housing units. It might be one of their calls for the residents to choose modular houses in exchange of the conventional ones.

West Virginians who became aware on the benefits of modular housing helps the advocates of modular housing to disseminate the information to their fellowmen. Like what the Center of Disabilities of the University of West Virginia did, they provided detailed information on the factors to consider when you are planning to build a house in West Virginia. And as expected, modular housing is included.

In the article found in the website of the Center of Disabilities of West Virginia University, they stated the benefits a person can have if he or she chose to own a modular house. The article stated that each module were built in accordance to all regional, state or local building codes depending on the destination where the modules will be built, that modular homes are sometimes less expensive than site built homes or the fact that modular homes have the same durability from its site built counterparts and increases its value over time. The organization further explained how modular houses are built. The article stated that each module are created in the factory under strict standards and delivered on the building site where local building inspectors see to it that each module has been properly placed and requirements have been met.

For the fourth quarter of 2006, the National Modular Housing Council reported a slight decline in the shipment for modular houses in various states in the United States. This report is the sum of all the shipments in the different states of the country. For several years, the economic status of modular housing in West Virginia has been doing well. As a matter of fact, the state of West Virginia was included as one of the state that experiences a year over year growth in shipment for modular houses. This is a clear sign that the promotions done by various sectors like the West Virginia University for modular houses, is paying off.