12-17-2005, 09:49 PM
According the Hawaii County Planning Department, 35% of current construction is single wall and 65% is double wall. Also, they mentioned that single wall is legal, and there is no plan to make it illegal.
However, most of the building supply companies indicated that most people are building double wall, not sure why there is discrepancy between the county and building supply companies….
I also talked to many people on the issue and as expected different people had different stories. It appears the influx of mainlanders on the Island is slowly shifting the tide to double wall construction, difficult to say if this is for the better or worse I guess only time will tell.
What is not clear is if it is going to be difficult to find carpenters with the necessary skills required to build single wall structures.
Ajit
Edited by - adias on 12/18/2005 01:51:11
However, most of the building supply companies indicated that most people are building double wall, not sure why there is discrepancy between the county and building supply companies….
I also talked to many people on the issue and as expected different people had different stories. It appears the influx of mainlanders on the Island is slowly shifting the tide to double wall construction, difficult to say if this is for the better or worse I guess only time will tell.
What is not clear is if it is going to be difficult to find carpenters with the necessary skills required to build single wall structures.
Ajit
Edited by - adias on 12/18/2005 01:51:11