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quote:
Originally posted by Tink
I imagine Alaska is too cold for SWF ...
I've recently moved her from Ak after living there for over 30 years.
I have lived in SWC buildings up there.
Granted, they were older buildings built pre-pipeline, built before HD, Lowes, big box stores, and spiraling oil prices, when importing building materials was much more expensive than now.
Tongue and groove 2X6s on a 2x4 frame heated with an oil stove made a nice comfortable cabin year around.
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A.A.C. is single wall fire proof,pest proof provides R value.It is easy to work with not treated with chemicals.It will outlast wood by many years.
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newbie here.
trying to navigate through the code requirements in Hawaii is more than difficult for a non contractor/architect.
I simply cannot find the requirements for insulation in new home construction on my own. Also, the adoption of 2006 codes dictates double wall construction, yet I notice here some are talking of building single wall (just one of the many, many contradictions in trying to get meaningful information). I have found requirements for r30 in roof and r15 in walls; then if you meet other requirements it is reduced to r15 roof and r10 walls. Then I read somewhere if you don't install any hvac then there is no requirement. Attempting to find a pdf. that entails all the current r3 requirements is impossible to find. Even the Hawaii gov website is insufficient and time consuming.
Does anyone know where I can actually get a printable or pdf. of everything I need to follow for an owner/builder? At this point, I am forced to pay my architect to give me information (That I should be able to find somewhere on my own) so I can simply design my house plans to give to him/her for stamping and permit appliction.
thanx, pat
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Ask how easy is it to move? singlewall on piers, easy, Single wall on slab, not so easy, block, stucco, concrete, impossible. If you're looking to make your home portable in any way, it has to be light and most likely wood. Lava is a fact of life here.
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the last i knew hawaii doesn't have the code in one place. the state code references the IBC ( which you have to buy) then you have to flip back and forth to see what parts they adopted or amended
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hawaii doesn't have the code in one place
That's exactly the point: you're supposed to hire an expensive consultant to help you navigate the applicable codes and/or find exemptions thereto.
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You can search the IBC on the web. Just type IBC requirements for...
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Single wall goes back to the days of cheap redwood 1x12 and 1x3's. So start over with what you have available now.
John Maloney
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Hawaii Architect AR8082
John Maloney
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Hawaii Architect AR8082
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I believe he is referring to autoclaved aerated concrete.
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