I don't know how "lucky" they were if they got loaded into shipping containers with the timbers...

Oh, man, I've been away for so long I didn't realise there were pending questions....Sorry about the late response...


* Big Island - Kukio golf course and a few private homes and developments.

* #1

* Green

* The timbers take about 2 wks to get to Hawaii, and we send it immediately after cutting/testfit. A crew follows and installs, occasionally there's some shifting, but for the most part it stays true.

* Cedar is toxic to termites, and many other insects and plants (and people...always use a mask when cutting) This is why people use cedar pillows for their pets, keeps fleas and tics away, cedar sachets in their closets and drawers to keep moths out, and cedar chips in the garden paths to keep weeds down.

* I believe it costs $2000 for a container to Hawaii, not including the shipping to the port or to the site at the other end.


Hope this is helpful...and not too late

$2000? That doesn't sound bad to me to ship your house Then again It may take several containers for other materials depending on how it's done. Stress skin or sips will take up some room IF used. Roofing material? Sheathing? Flooring? Cabinets, sinks, toilets, siding, decking materials etc. Pack those containers full! Looks like it going to be all about organization and coordination. You also need delivery from the Hawaiin port to the jobsite. I wonder if they will deliver the container itself or if it has to be unloaded at the port? Hopfully deliver the container and unload at jobsite.

As far as I know you gotta unload it at the docks onto a flat deck, but you might be able to move the whole container...they're pretty big, though. Think 'train'.
Anything can be done for a price $$$.

Here's some of the homes we've done in Hawaii.
Just click on the last pic in the lineup at the bottom, and scroll thru using the arrow on the right.
They're mostly cedar scissor trusses.

Wow!!! Thanks Timber Goddess and Chris great information and pictures!!! I had trouble imagining what a timber frame in the tropics should look like, these pictures provides the tantalizing possibilities.

Yes bb, cost of shipping and timbers are in the realm of possibilities. I guess the next step to come up with a plan of what to build and figure out the costs.

Thanks
Ajit

Hey Derek, Bamboo and hemp rope sound great, let see some designs/pictures... :-)

Is hemp even legal in the States?

Ahem.

Derek, ya know there is no hard feelings.

I want to timberframe in Hawaii, what trees do you use?

They do build bamboo homes in the Tropics and most probably did use hemp to hold it together... Derek thanks for pushing the issue, interesting stuff.

http://www.bambooliving.com/homes.html
http://www.bambootechnologies.com/

"Bamboo is versatile with a short growth cycle. It can be harvested in 3-5 years versus 10-50 years for most softwoods and hardwoods. Bamboo is the fastest growing plant on this planet. It grows one third faster than the fastest growing tree. Some species grow as much as four feet a day. Thanks to its rapid growth, the yield (weight per acreage and year) is up to 25 times higher than that of timber."

Even books on bamboo building...
http://www.amazon.com/New-Bamboo-archite...2133&sr=8-1