07-01-2014, 05:46 AM
Our house is not new, it was an early 1970's SIP (structurally insulated panel) house that was built in Keaau (there are 4 of them that I know of)... old neighbors say that the homes were shipped in a container (don't know if all 4 or one at a time...) & assembled on-site is less than a week (many of the old guys scoffed at the design & didn't think they would last...but they all made it through the 1975 earthquake...so...)
Our home needed a redo after a permitted remodel in the early 2000's did not use any structural framing when installing new, larger windows & doors... idiot builder just cut larger holes & it was finaled...so... earthquake of 2006 found all of the defects!
From what I have been able to piece together, the most likely origin of these were either Washington state or Indiana, as these were the 2 hubs of aluminum structure mfg. in the country in the '70s.
We started using the Hardie panel in the interior only because of the thickness (our SIPs have a set wall covering thickness) but did find out from a Hardie rep, that was here for a home expo, that Hardie panels are used in some higher end homes...sometimes they will double panel for theater rooms...
Good luck on your adventure!
Our home needed a redo after a permitted remodel in the early 2000's did not use any structural framing when installing new, larger windows & doors... idiot builder just cut larger holes & it was finaled...so... earthquake of 2006 found all of the defects!
From what I have been able to piece together, the most likely origin of these were either Washington state or Indiana, as these were the 2 hubs of aluminum structure mfg. in the country in the '70s.
We started using the Hardie panel in the interior only because of the thickness (our SIPs have a set wall covering thickness) but did find out from a Hardie rep, that was here for a home expo, that Hardie panels are used in some higher end homes...sometimes they will double panel for theater rooms...
Good luck on your adventure!