05-14-2012, 10:48 AM
Fast is very relative here (& I really do mean the related part...)
Our simple electrical service upgrade permit sat in the building department ALL of last fall - ie. over 3 months, for simple a thing like an electrical service upgrade, with a licensed electrician, who is very highly recommended. (I had upgraded the service in both of my previous mainland homes, the electrician took the permit application & power co. approval of the upgrade request into the building & came out with a permit, no sitting for months for a review....)
So even IF your method of construction & contractors are fast, there are many chances here to bog down the process, including material order hold-ups if from off island, permitting time, inspection delay, then add to it all of the other "stuff" that seems to happen here, like surfing weather, rainy weather, working on an other job, relatives visiting, workers off island.... (have heard all of these, a few even on this electrical upgrade that is STILL "in progress" from last August.....)
My advice, don't even try for fast, it will only get you soooo frustrated & 'over it'....I would love to even get slow & STEADY on our project now.....as we are sooo over the slow part of this....
Our simple electrical service upgrade permit sat in the building department ALL of last fall - ie. over 3 months, for simple a thing like an electrical service upgrade, with a licensed electrician, who is very highly recommended. (I had upgraded the service in both of my previous mainland homes, the electrician took the permit application & power co. approval of the upgrade request into the building & came out with a permit, no sitting for months for a review....)
So even IF your method of construction & contractors are fast, there are many chances here to bog down the process, including material order hold-ups if from off island, permitting time, inspection delay, then add to it all of the other "stuff" that seems to happen here, like surfing weather, rainy weather, working on an other job, relatives visiting, workers off island.... (have heard all of these, a few even on this electrical upgrade that is STILL "in progress" from last August.....)
My advice, don't even try for fast, it will only get you soooo frustrated & 'over it'....I would love to even get slow & STEADY on our project now.....as we are sooo over the slow part of this....