Yurt Builder?

[DoryGray]

Taking bids on install of 30' yurt. Needs post & pier floor. Just a rough idea of labor cost so I can decide if I can afford the whole job. Mahalo

[Linchpin]

I was interested in getting a yurt for the family.
It's still not off the table, but a small cabin or two is more likely for us... in Ranchos.

Check this out. It should give you a very good round-about pricing for everything.
http://www.yurtsofhawaii.com/media/docs/FLOW%202016.pdf

[terracore]

I know a guy trying to build one and the county has held up his permit for over a year (maybe he said almost a year, I don't remember exactly). He was using Melissa Fletcher (the yurt girl, http://www.yurtsofhawaii.com/ ). He originally wanted a yurt because he thought it would be faster than traditional building, and now I think he regrets his decision.

[Tink]

The Building Department is probably stalling, trying to get him to give up. They(Building Department) are probably confused on the structural (no shear), and how it achieves insulation factors for the climate zone described in the Code, and not what it really is. Probably be better to go with the "alternate methods of construction" rule in the Code and challenge it that way.

Community begins with Aloha

[kalakoa]

go with the "alternate methods of construction" rule in the Code

Color it Hawaiian, get a free pass, your structure is clearly designed to protect a sacred place (that happens to be in the middle of your lot, right at the end of your driveway).

[terracore]

I interpreted what he told me such that Fletcher had previously figured out how to work the permits through the county in a "regular" amount of time but that something had changed within the dept and now they were getting a lot of grief.

[shockwave rider]

Looking at the document Linchin linked there are several references that indicate the county has changed the height and number of hoops required to jump through to erect a yurt. Rob has also had problems, but the "good old boys" network of contractors sure are throwing up butt ugly 3/2s on a slab like crazy in HPP and Ainaloa. My in-laws went in to talk to one of the kit home providers and the owner said he couldn't promise that anyone could get permitted to build one of their standard plans at this point. Some go through, some don't, for no rhyme or reason.

[Lee M-S]

I helped build a yurt (from a kit) several years ago. Homeowner first built a raised platform, then four of us raised the yurt in 4 or 5 hours. It's on the Kona side, still in use.

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[BigKEO]

Maybe you can save $ with materials here:

https://honolulu.craigslist.org/big/mat/5934859065.html

[terracore]

Put the yurt platform on wheels. It's an RV, no county permit required.