01-24-2008, 04:23 AM
desoleta, we are on building our second package home her in Hawaii.
We used Honsador lumber for our first home and are now with trojan. Our experience with Honsador was not so good. Trojan is very good to be working. One benifit Trojan offers is that they alter your plan for you,
take $2000,00 refundable deposit. Refundable if you buy the majority of
your packge from them. Trojan picked up extra lumber from our job site at no restocking fee.(Honsador charged a %). We had them run out lumber when we ran short and they we quick and only charge for the lumber. Working with the lumber company does allow you to tap into a knowledge base that comes in very handy.
We did alter our floor plan,added sliders,changed window sizes and elevated the house 10'. We framed it ourselves. I would recommend using the packed homes and advise you to not hesitate to change your floor plan. The lumber company also walks your plans through the permit process for you.
Good luck
Wyatt
We used Honsador lumber for our first home and are now with trojan. Our experience with Honsador was not so good. Trojan is very good to be working. One benifit Trojan offers is that they alter your plan for you,
take $2000,00 refundable deposit. Refundable if you buy the majority of
your packge from them. Trojan picked up extra lumber from our job site at no restocking fee.(Honsador charged a %). We had them run out lumber when we ran short and they we quick and only charge for the lumber. Working with the lumber company does allow you to tap into a knowledge base that comes in very handy.
We did alter our floor plan,added sliders,changed window sizes and elevated the house 10'. We framed it ourselves. I would recommend using the packed homes and advise you to not hesitate to change your floor plan. The lumber company also walks your plans through the permit process for you.
Good luck
Wyatt
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