Tents or Tipis?

[leilaniguy]

There are two good examples of cane or plantation style houses on the first corner lot at the entrance to Leilani Estates at Hwy 130. The house facing hwy is average camp house, the one on Leilani Blvd. is more upscale, large, with a curved roof. Both were moved from Hilo. These houses were built of old growth heart redwood, have a very long lifespan if maintained.

[StillHope]

Thanks,Leilaniguy.Made from a redwood -sounds wonderful.

[Kapohocat]

I bought a lot in HPP years ago and moved a old cane house to 19th from up Wainuenue. All heart redwood floors and the walls all REAL 2x8 T&G as opposed to 1 5/8" x 7 5/8" T&G. Surprisingly very little termite damage and we got the house for zero (it was to be a tear down) so just cost to move it and rewire... (old knob & tube and HELCO said uh uh - no no no until it was rewired!! hahaha)

Okay back to yurts - yurt girl how long has it taken you to put one up? platform and all?

Catherine Dumond
Blue Water Project Management
808 965-9261
"We help make building your dream home a reality"

[StillHope]

Sorry,Kapohocat,but I have one more question -why that house type is called "cane" house ?

[YurtGirl]

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Originally posted by Kapohocat


Okay back to yurts - yurt girl how long has it taken you to put one up? platform and all?

Catherine Dumond
Blue Water Project Management
808 965-9261
"We help make building your dream home a reality"

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Set up time for Yurts, tents or tipis? A 30' diameter, 706 sq. ft. yurt takes us about 5 days to erect a post and pier, T&G platform and 2-3 days for yurt set up. With full insulation add a day to set up.

Tents and tipis take half the time for a platform and a just a few hours for set up. If anyone wants to see more information on these structures go to www.coloradoyurt.com

Each structure has it's own spec page and pic gallery on their website.

Aloha!

YurtGirl

[Kapohocat]

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Originally posted by StillHope

Sorry,Kapohocat,but I have one more question -why that house type is called "cane" house ?

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Although I can't verify it - probably because they were the houses on the sugar cane land or for sugar cane workers...

Just shortened from sugar cane to cane....

[StillHope]

Thank you,Kapohocat,for the explanation.I thought so too,but wasn't sure.

[jdirgo]

I think a lot of those "cane houses" were built by a contractor named Hicks. So, you'll see "Hicks home" used often too -- much the same style, mostly redwood and VERY solidly built.

Correct me if I'm wrong, Cat.

John Dirgo, R, ABR, e-PRO
Aloha Coast Realty, LLC
808-987-9243 cell
http://www.alohacoastrealty.com

[Hotzcatz]

The term "cane house" is interchangeable with "plantation house" and "camp house". The first ones were built by the sugar cane companies using company workers and building the houses on company property. They were small houses which would occasionally get relocated on a flatbed truck. Each sugar company had a specific style or set of plans they would use and they would make lines of identical houses on small lots for the company workers to live in.

The houses would be in groups out in the sugar cane fields so the folks wouldn't have to commute very far to work. Considering a lot of field work was still done with mules when the whole camp house system was started, I don't think folks really wanted to commute very far. Each camp would have their own little store, usually a gym, tennis court or other athletic sport field, some camps had a dispensary for medicine, our camp had a really good theater but it's gone now.

Hicks Homes built a lot of similar types homes although I don't think they constructed them for the cane companies.

And to get back to the original subject, I don't think the cane companies ever built yurts but they did have a few grass shacks way back when.

[YurtGirl]

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Originally posted by Hotzcatz

The term "cane house" is interchangeable with "plantation house" and "camp house". The first ones were built by the sugar cane companies using company workers and building the houses on company property. They were small houses which would occasionally get relocated on a flatbed truck. Each sugar company had a specific style or set of plans they would use and they would make lines of identical houses on small lots for the company workers to live in.

The houses would be in groups out in the sugar cane fields so the folks wouldn't have to commute very far to work. Considering a lot of field work was still done with mules when the whole camp house system was started, I don't think folks really wanted to commute very far. Each camp would have their own little store, usually a gym, tennis court or other athletic sport field, some camps had a dispensary for medicine, our camp had a really good theater but it's gone now.

Hicks Homes built a lot of similar types homes although I don't think they constructed them for the cane companies.

And to get back to the original subject, I don't think the cane companies ever built yurts but they did have a few grass shacks way back when.

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Thank you Hotzcatz, for trying to end the hijack of the conversation! Just a note though, the initial post wasn't about yurts this time... [] It's about tents and tipis. I realize that many people have land and are still paying rent and sometimes even a yurt might be out of people's price range. Because our manufacturers also make an excellent quality tents and tipis, I thought I'd pass that along. The link again, www.coloradoyurt.com
Go to gallery to see some great photos.
My aim is to help people quit paying rent and get onto their land. In our wonderful climate we don't have to pay a ton of money on rent if we have land. With a tent or tipi that will last 10 - 15 years, it leaves plenty of room to build something more permanent leisurly and carefully.