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Package Homes - Hunt Stoddard - 11-11-2017
Does anyone have opinions on the various home package offerings from HPM, Argus, Honsador, and whoever else does them?
I have noticed the Argus packages are cheaper but provide less than HPM. Basically they are house shells. You don't get drywall, exterior doors, flooring (other than plywood subfloor). And of course, no electrical, plumbing or fixtures.
Honsador seems to have a pretty polished selection, but I haven't had a chance to get a price list.
I'm planning on doing owner/builder and going with post and pier. One question I have in particular is how to get the trusses up. I'm assuming you have to hire a crane or something. Trusses for a 3br 2ba house must weigh a few hundred pounds each.
RE: Package Homes - Mangosteen - 11-12-2017
Check out Castle Block package homes.
http://castleblock.com/Affordable_Housing/faq.html
No wood, no termites.
Love mine.
RE: Package Homes - Seeb - 11-12-2017
HPM is pretty full service if you’re going frame. If you haven’t set trusses get someone to do it for you - there are too many opportunities for disaster.
RE: Package Homes - Susan - 11-23-2017
We are owner builders with a package from Argus. The building went up super fast. It’s all the stuff after ward that takes so long. We are almost two years into it and close to being finished.
RE: Package Homes - Hunt Stoddard - 11-27-2017
Were you satisfied with the quality of materials they provide?
RE: Package Homes - Susan - 12-01-2017
Yes for the most part. There were a couple of boards interior framing that i would have asked to be replaced had i seen them before they went up. We are about to start a second building. I will tell Argus and my builder to make sure that doesn’t happen again. Over all very pleased. Working with Argus was one of the easier parts of getting this house up.
RE: Package Homes - laurarice - 12-22-2017
I bought one from Pan Abode. They have been on island for about 30 years and have a good reputation.
The local sales person is very responsive and organized. I highly recommend this one. You can start with a basic design and modify it so that it no longer looks"kit" too.
Laura
RE: Package Homes - laurarice - 03-12-2018
I bought from Panabode cedar homes which has a local representative who has been here for years and has an excellent reputation.
I have heard no bad reports about them at all.
Laura
RE: Package Homes - Malapuaao - 03-13-2018
Related to this post is the foundation question: slab vs pier. Puna is persistently wet and it takes it toll on wood, especially pier posts.
Those of you with slab foundations, do you like it in rainy season?
Being higher up catches the breeze and keeps away bugs and mold, but 4x4 pier posts end up rotting out fast.
aloha
RE: Package Homes - Tink - 03-13-2018
Slab is easier to get through plan check if they decide that day to enforce seismic loads, but a post of 12 inch diameter concrete with beam saddles on top for wood the rest of the way up work very well to have the wood above "splash" level, and have a bit more seismic/weight strength than wood. To at least tempt them to plan check it without "Engineering".
2 piece rebar 2 inches inside of the cardboard tube from Home Depot with a Simpson saddle and go.
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