11-28-2010, 02:51 PM
I know when I retire we will have to DRASTICALLY downsize in order to afford to stay in Hawaii, so these are very appealing plans, most of the 500-850 sq. ft. plans are based on the Craftsman and other Vernacular housing from before World War II. They would need enough adaptation to not be worth buying since you would need to get them redrawn and stamped in state anyway, but are a very good starting point.
I think the idea of a small house on the inside with wraparound covered lanais on the outside makes a lot of sense for Hawaii. Particularly for a single person or couple with grown children. Raising it up a story and enclosing one area for storage of bulk items would help. Most guests from the mainland would be perfectly comfortable sleeping on a screened in porch so who needs a guest room?
There is a woman in Waimea who was selling a Hawaii equivalent of the rolling houses for much, much, less money. I stumbled across her stuff during an internet search not long ago. Building on a trailer will of course cost more and require a little different engineering than building on a foundation. There are many companies in the Pacific Northwest selling "park model" RVs that are very attractive cabins on wheels for much less than the Tumbleweed homes. www.richsportablecabins.com is one example, but I don't know how hard it would be to get it into Hawaii.
Carol
I think the idea of a small house on the inside with wraparound covered lanais on the outside makes a lot of sense for Hawaii. Particularly for a single person or couple with grown children. Raising it up a story and enclosing one area for storage of bulk items would help. Most guests from the mainland would be perfectly comfortable sleeping on a screened in porch so who needs a guest room?
There is a woman in Waimea who was selling a Hawaii equivalent of the rolling houses for much, much, less money. I stumbled across her stuff during an internet search not long ago. Building on a trailer will of course cost more and require a little different engineering than building on a foundation. There are many companies in the Pacific Northwest selling "park model" RVs that are very attractive cabins on wheels for much less than the Tumbleweed homes. www.richsportablecabins.com is one example, but I don't know how hard it would be to get it into Hawaii.
Carol
Carol
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