11-14-2005, 12:50 PM
Some good points there for those on a serious budget, I'm sure that there are some who thought that living in Hawaii wasn't going to any more exspensive that where they were from. The estimator that Rob suggested will actually compare the difference in percent of the cost of material, labor, and equipment between all zip codes anywhere. Pretty cool actually.
Ajit did you miss the thread from Emily when she spoke of buying a used container from the Illinois company. I checked it out and they submitted a quote to me shipped from New Jersey to Maine $1850. for a 40 footer $1600. for a 20 footer, wind and water tight used, you just have hire someone to off load the thing from the shipping chassis. and so on. but You should be able to put a modest size home, of materials, in the thing Matsons quoted me 7500. door to door 881 of that was for my p/u.
You can also shop Home Depot anywhere by putting in the zip code of the store you want to shop. On tools same price there as here in Maine. Materials hard to compare because the materials there are somewhat different than here eg; framing, sheathing etc.
Dave
Ajit did you miss the thread from Emily when she spoke of buying a used container from the Illinois company. I checked it out and they submitted a quote to me shipped from New Jersey to Maine $1850. for a 40 footer $1600. for a 20 footer, wind and water tight used, you just have hire someone to off load the thing from the shipping chassis. and so on. but You should be able to put a modest size home, of materials, in the thing Matsons quoted me 7500. door to door 881 of that was for my p/u.
You can also shop Home Depot anywhere by putting in the zip code of the store you want to shop. On tools same price there as here in Maine. Materials hard to compare because the materials there are somewhat different than here eg; framing, sheathing etc.
Dave
Aloha HADave & Mz P
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Hawaiian Acres
The best things in life are free.... or have no interest or payments for one full year.